TY - GEN T1 - Gaslighted : how the oil and gas industry shortchanges women scientists A1 - Williams, Christine L., 1959- LA - English PP - Oakland, California PB - University of California Press YR - 2021 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1249713110 AB - "The oil and gas industry is one of the richest and most powerful industries in the world. In recent years, company avowals in support of diversity, much-touted programs for 'women in STEM,' and, most importantly, a tight labor market with near parity in women pursuing geoscience credentials might lead us to expect progress for women in this industry's corporate ranks. Yet, for all the talk of 'the great crew change,' the industry remains overwhelmingly white and male. Sociologist Christine L. Williams asks, where are the women? To answer this question, Williams embarked on a decade-long investigation--one involving one hundred in-depth interviews, a longitudinal survey, and ethnographic research--that allowed her to observe the industry in times of boom and bust. She found that when the industry expands, women may be able to walk through the door, but when the industry contracts, the door becomes a revolving one, whirling ever faster, as companies retreat to their white male core. These gendered outcomes are obscured by firms' stated commitment to diversity in hiring and the language of merit. The result is organizational gaslighting, a radical dissonance between language and practice that Williams exposes for all"-- CN - HD8039.O52 U69 2021 SN - 9780520385290 SN - 0520385292 SN - 9780520385276 SN - 9780520385283 KW - Oil industries : United States : Employees. KW - Gasoline industry : United States : Employees. KW - Women earth scientists : United States. KW - Sex discrimination against women : United States. KW - Essence : Industrie : États-Unis : Personnel. KW - Femmes spécialistes des sciences de la terre : États-Unis. KW - Discrimination à l'égard des femmes : États-Unis. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies KW - Oil industries : Employees KW - Sex discrimination against women KW - Women earth scientists KW - United States ER -