Suppressed, Forced Out and Fired: How Successful Women Lose Their Jobs
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Review
“This well-written book covers more than its title implies. Reeves (Univ. of Georgia) relates the stories of ten women to describe the process of terminating middle- or upper-management women and to discuss gender discrimination and reasons for its continuance. Almost all the women profiled are white, English, and worked in the UK. Reeves draws on literature from both the UK and US, and the incidents she relates are recognizable in a US context. The ten careers she describes reveal how successful women are disparaged, relieved of responsibility, harassed, and finally let go. Their experiences also illuminate the careers of other women--those who crack the glass ceiling, leave voluntarily, or plateau. These accounts are relevant to all groups different from the dominant, white male leadership. Of special interest is a chapter explaining differences in female and male careers: patriarchy, human capital, Marxism, and dual systems. Reeves concludes that patriarchy is the underlying principle that explains the exclusion of women from upper-management levels. Apparently, discrimination in the UK has not decreased as much as in the US; a stronger patriarchal culture may be one reason. One may disagree with some of Reeves's analyses, but they are provocative nonetheless. Recommended for upper-division undergraduate through professional labor and women's studies collections.”–
Book Description
So entrenched, long established, and powerful is the "patriarchy" within organizations that women have serious difficulty acquiring positions of real importance, even when it is in the organization's best interest to use their talents fully (and reward them equitably). Reeves surveys the structural obstacles to women's advancement within organizations and explains the mechanisms by which gender discrimination operates. Her book combines theory with case study accounts of 10 women who were suppressed, then fired, and documents how that sort of termination process works. The result is a fresh, new look at a seemingly intractable problem, presented readably and objectively.
Suppressed, Forced Out and Fired: How Successful Women Lose Their Jobs
Suppressed, Forced Out and Fired: How Successful Women Lose Their Jobs,Martha E. Reeves,Quorum Books,1567203566,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,Case studies,Employment,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Labor,Organizational Behavior,Sex Discrimination In Employment,Sex discrimination in employme,Women,Women's Studies - General,Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management
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