Feminism, Diversity and HRD

Feminism, Diversity and HRD aims to enhance critical understandings of feminism, diversity and HRD theorization and practice in the global political economy. This involves addressing race, class and intersectional approaches to evaluating inequalities in society/organizations.

The book will bring together cutting-edge analysis to offer a critical interdisciplinary overview of the feminism, diversity and HRD debates that are only just emerging. Crucially, it will offer new insights on the governance and policy-making dimensions of national HRD, and the gender agendas advocated by global institutions which are influenced by social justice themes.

In this respect, the contributions in this volume offer more than just a tried and tested analysis of the political, knowledge and skill gap problems that face organizations and nation states. Rather, they are agenda-setting and forward-looking since they critically consider what the HRD solutions currently on offer are, and how they can be further improved. Thus, the contributions will cover theoretical and policy perspectives not previously covered in a critical text of this kind.

Beverly Dawn Metcalfe is Senior Research Fellow in Women Leadership and Sustainable Development at ESA Business School. She has held Visting Professor positions at Monash, and Griffith University in Australia, Helwan University in Egypt and AUB in Lebanon. Beverly researches the management aspects of international development and social change, especially in MENA. Her work addresses the intersections of culture and leadership, women’s studies, and HR/public policy issues that are emerging in environmental, climate change and human rights debates. Her work focuses on feminist theory (especially Islamic feminisms), women’s empowerment, SDGs, and Human Rights. She is co-editor of Routledge text Women, Entrepreneurship and Development 2023; and is Series Co Editor for the Routledge Gender, Race and Diversity in Organizations.

Yasmeen Makarem is an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Development at the S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Yasmeen has built a portfolio of work related to three core areas: (1) women in STEM and related career ecosystems, (2) critical perspectives on management studies and (3) inclusive HRM/D practices and policies. Her work’s primary focus has progressively embraced an interdisciplinary and critical approach, considering multiple levels and paying careful attention to the contextual impacts of patriarchy, gender, power, and cultural nuances