Gender and Communication at Work

Mary Barrett is Professor of Management in the School of Management and Marketing, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia. Her research and teaching interests are in the fields of human resource management, employment relations and general management, with special emphasis on gender issues in management, organizational communication, and family business, including women in family business. She has published over 60 academic articles and 6 books. Marilyn J. Davidson is Professor of Managerial Psychology in the Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK. She is Head of the Occupational Psychology Group and Co-Director of the Centre for Diversity and Work Psychology. Her research and teaching interests are in the fields of occupational stress, the management of diversity, equal opportunities, women in management, ethnicity and female entrepreneurs. She has published over 150 academic articles and 19 books.