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Telling stories out of court : narratives about women and workplace discrimination
Title
Telling stories out of court : narratives about women and workplace discrimination / edited by Ruth O'Brien ; foreword by Liza Featherstone.
ISBN
0801445302 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801445309 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801473578 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801473579 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
xiv, 241 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Fictional short stories illustrating the experiences of women who have faced sexism and discrimination at work, grouped into thematic clusters with interpretive commentary and legal analysis.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 27, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-233) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. In their proper place. Dream man / Susan Oard Warner
LaKeesha's job interview / Bebe Moore Campbell
Games women play / Achim Nowak
Gender roales : roadblocks to equality? / Risa L. Lieberwitz
pt. 2. Unfair treatment. Getting even / Harriet Kriegel
Trading patients / C.G.K. Atkins
Flint / Ellen Dannin
Bad intentions / Risa L. Lieberwitz
pt. 3. Sexual harassment. Plato, again / Stephen Kuusisto
Be who you are / Aurelie Sheehan
Hwang's missing hand / Eileen Pollack
Sexual harassment : gaining respect and equality / Risa L. Lieberwitz
pt. 4. Hidden obstacles. Artifact / Catherine Lewis
Final cut / Kristen Iversen
Vacation days / Alice Elliott Dark
It's all in the numbers : the toll discrimination takes / Risa L. Lieberwitz.
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