{"product_id":"gray-areas-adia-harvey-wingfield-9780063079816","title":"Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEXT BIG IDEA CLUB's November 2023 Must Read Books - LIBRARY JOURNAL EDITOR PICK - \u003cem\u003e\"This vital and accessible study is a must-read for anyone concerned with workplace equality.\"\u003c\/em\u003e--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today's multi-billion-dollar diversity industry--and provides actionable solutions for creating a truly equitable, multiracial future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work--from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility--ignored and failed Black people. While explicit discrimination no longer occurs, and organizations make internal and public pledges to honor and achieve \"diversity,\" inequities persist through what Adia Harvey Wingfield calls the \"gray areas: \" the relationships, networks, and cultural dynamics integral to companies that are now more important than ever. The reality is that Black employees are less likely to be hired, stall out at middle levels, and rarely progress to senior leadership positions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWingfield has spent a decade examining inequality in the workplace, interviewing over two hundred Black subjects across professions about their work lives. In \u003cem\u003eGray Areas\u003c\/em\u003e, she introduces seven of them: Alex, a worker in the gig economy Max, an emergency medicine doctor; Constance, a chemical engineer; Brian, a filmmaker; Amalia, a journalist; Darren, a corporate vice president; and Kevin, who works for a nonprofit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this accessible and important antiracist work, Wingfield chronicles their experiences and blends them with history and surprising data that starkly show how old models of work are outdated and detrimental. She demonstrates the scope and breadth of gray areas and offers key insights and suggestions for how they can be fixed, including shifting hiring practices to include Black workers; rethinking organizational cultures to centralize Black employees' experience; and establishing pathways that move capable Black candidates into leadership roles. These reforms would create workplaces that reflect America's increasingly diverse population--professionals whose needs organizations today are ill-prepared to meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time to prepare for a truly equitable, multiracial future and move our culture forward. To do so, we must address the gray areas in our workspaces today. This definitive work shows us how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGray Areas\u003c\/em\u003e includes 15 black-and-white images and a photo insert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adia Harvey Wingfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006307981X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063079816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.34w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 100","brand":"Adia Harvey Wingfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132877926655,"sku":"9780063079816","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a462577a-157d-4b29-a065-6499ca220f6c.jpg?v=1687482841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gray-areas-adia-harvey-wingfield-9780063079816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}