Gender in a Transitional Eraaddresses a range of issues relevant in current gender and sexuality studies scholarship which span many disciplines. The contributors prioritize the critical thinking that continues to support the notion that we, as a society, still have a ways to go toward full gender equality in all spheres of life. This collection positions marginal voices at the center of complex gender issues in todays society. Broad thematic topic areas include parental identities, advice, and self-help; gender performances and role expectations in media; interacting within organizational and social spaces; and tensions and negotiations on politics, health, and feminisms. Though there is still much work to be done concerning an array of gender equality issues, scholars in this collection interrogate a transitional era of gender in which changes are evident, yet challenges persist.

Amanda R. Martinez is assistant professor in communication studies, sociology, and gender and sexuality studies at Davidson College.Lucy J. Miller is adjunct professor in the Department of Arts and Humanities at the University of Houston-Downtown.

Introduction: Gender in a Transitional Era,Amanda R. Martinez and Lucy J. MillerSection I: Parental Identities, Advice, and Self-HelpChapter 1: Are You Managing it All? Just Read This:Working Mothers Search for Work-Life Balance through Therapeutic Discourse and Self-Help Texts,Katherine J. DenkerChapter 2:Valuing Work, Valuing Family:A Comparison of Balance Discourse Targeting Mothers and Fathers,Elizabeth Fish HatfieldChapter 3:Mommy Bloggers: Who They Are, What They Write About, and How They Are Shaping Motherhood in the Twenty-First Century,Brittney D. Lee and Lynne M. WebbSection II:Gender Performances and Role Expectations in MediaChapter 4:Masculinity and the American Dream inAmerican Dreams, Art HerbigChapter 5: Isnt that Bromantic? Rearticulating Male Emotionality and Homosocial Intimacy in Hollywoods BromCom,Ryan Castillo and Ashley N. MackChapter 6: Cattiness as Credibility in Neoliberalism,Krista McQueeney and Kim Hong NguyenSection III: (Inter)Acting Within Organizational and Social SpacesChapter 7: Sacralizing the Politics of Visibility: Coming Out, Spirituality, and Gay Clergy,Leland G. SpencerChapter 8: Disciplining the Transgender Body: Transgender Microaggressions in a Transitional Era,Lucy J. MillerChapter 9: Emerging Adults Casual Sexual Involvements and the Ideal Worker Norm,Kendra Knight and Benjamin WiedmaierChapter 10: Computer-Mediated Leadership and Disciplinary Action: Using New Technology to Dismantle the Social Stereotypes and Gender Performances that Invade Face-to-Face Communication,Ashley K. Barrett and David W. SchlueterSection IV: Tensions and Negotiations on Politics, Health,& Feminism(s)Chapter 11: War on Women: Democrats Interpretations of Messages Regarding WomensHealth at the 2012 Democratic National Convention,Jillian A. Tullis and Margaret M. QuinlanChapter 12: Savvy and Susceptible: Diverse American Women Discuss Beauty, Body Image, and Identity in Media,Amanda R. MartinezChapter 13: Reclaiming Connections: Constructing a Web-of-Feminisms,Debbie S. Dougherty and Katherine J. Denker