Entre-employees are those who work for an organization while running their own company, with no interest in the transition to full-time entrepreneurship. This book explores the history, challenges, and leadership development of women entre-employees. The author examines the impact of COVID as well as race and sexism in the workplace on women entre-employees. She also discusses how women are more likely to embrace community-driven businesses, which often face slow growth. Given these challenges, the author proposes ways that employers can support women entre-employees, who have been proven to be valuable workers. Using the life stories of women entre-employees, this useful addition to the entrepreneurship field will appeal to entrepreneurship scholars as well as those interested in topics related to leadership and gender at work.
Author(s): Sydney D. Richardson
Series: Palgrave Studies in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization in Business
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 142
City: Cham
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
1 Introduction
My Story
What Is a Woman Entre-Employee?
The Participants
Leadership
Workplace Challenges
Method for Research
Storytelling Through Narrative Research
Chapter Outlines
References
2 History of Women Entre-Employees
Women and Work in the Twentieth Century
Early 1900s and World War I
Late 1900s
Women and Part-Time Work
Women Entrepreneurs
Women Entrepreneurship in Research
Women and Twenty-First-Century Work
Conclusion
References
3 COVID’s Influence on Women Entre-Employees
Scenario of the Woman Entre-Employee
COVID’s Impact on Working Women
Pandemic, Women, and Family
COVID and Business Launching
Challenges for Entre-Employees
Funding of Women-Owned Businesses
Social Entrepreneurship of Women Entre-Employees
Positive Business Aspects Due to COVID
Conclusion
References
4 Women of Color Entre-Employees
African American Women in the Workforce
Work Discrimination
Invisibility and Hypervisibility in the Workplace
Entrepreneurship
Entre-Employment as Liberation
Conclusion
References
5 Gender and the Entre-Employee
Women in the Workplace
Inequities at Work
Workplace Flexibility
Striving at Work
Happiness at Work
Gender Discrimination
Conclusion
References
6 Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility for Women Entre-Employees
Leadership Challenges
What is Ethical Leadership?
Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility
Influence of Ethical Leadership on Employees
Ethical Leadership and Role Modeling
Ethical Leadership/Moral Manager in the Participants
Consequences of Unethical Leadership and Lack of Social Responsibility
Conclusion
References
7 Leadership Development of Women Entre-Employees
Ethic of Care Leadership
Ethic of Care as Inclusive Work Environments
Ethic of Care Within Social Entrepreneurship
Self-Advocacy
Authentic Leadership
Is Authentic Leadership Real?
Cultural Views of Authentic Leadership
Authentic Leadership and Entre-Employees
Conclusion
References
8 Reimagining Quiet Quitting
What is Burnout?
Disengagement with Organizational Values
Disengagement and Customer Service Roles
Other Reasons for Burnout
So, What is Quiet Quitting?
A Closer Look at Quiet Quitting
Conclusion
References
9 Ways Organizations Can Support Women Entre-Employees
Ways to Support Women Entre-Employees
Autonomy on the Job
Highlight Learned Skills and Talents
Help Employees Start and Grow Their Businesses
Establish Equitable Workplace Policies and Practices
Address Gender Pay Gaps and Equitable Work
Clearly Address Discriminatory Practices
Provide DEIBJ Training
Openly Support Entrepreneurship
Conclusion
References
10 Conclusion and Further Research
What We Now Know About the Woman Entre-Employee
Further Research Needed
Index
