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Author Reeves, Martha E., 1951-

Title Suppressed, forced out and fired : how successful women lose their jobs / Martha E. Reeves.

Imprint Westport, CT : Quorum, 2000.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  331.133 R332S    Check Shelf
Description 241 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index.
Contents Women's Subordination in the Workplace -- Understanding Women's Subordination -- Profiles of the Women -- Becoming "Difficult": Women Managers Encounter Subordination -- Finally Forced Out -- Patriarchy and Personality -- The Present and the Future.
Summary "Reeves surveys the structural obstacles to women's advancement and argues that successful women executives threaten their male counterparts and patriarchal culture, who respond by punishing them. Unlike other studies on the topic, Reeves explains the mechanisms by which gender discrimination operates - the dynamics of discrimination and the processes by which women in business are marginalized, subordinated, and excluded. Her book combines theory with first-person, case study accounts of 10 women who were suppressed, then fired. The result is a compelling argument that, despite claims to the contrary, the glass ceiling still exists. Patriarchy has simply devised subtle new ways to circumvent the legal remedies meant to crack through it."--Jacket.
Subject Sex discrimination in employment -- Case studies.
Women -- Employment -- Case studies.
Sex discrimination in employment. (OCoLC)fst01114408
Women -- Employment. (OCoLC)fst01176715
Werkende vrouwen.
Discriminatie.
Arbeidsomstandigheden.
Genre/Form Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
ISBN 1567203566 (alk. paper)
9781567203561 (alk. paper)
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