043 - Thematic Session. Sexuality in the Workplace

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

The workplace is a key site for the reproduction of sexual identities and sexual inequalities. Through routine social interactions, managers as well as workers police the boundaries of acceptable sexual expression.  This panel will bring together scholars studying sexuality in a variety of employment settings to explore: how sexual identities and sexual inequalities are created in a variety of work organizations; how gender, race, and class inflect the sexual norms of workplaces; and how increasing legal protections for LGBT people is transforming work organizations.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• Christine L. Williams, University of Texas-Austin

Panelists

• Adia M. Harvey Wingfield, Georgia State University

• Kristen Schilt, University of Chicago

• Catherine Connell, Boston University