Research Catalog

Title

Cult of power : sex discrimination in corporate America and what can be done about it / Martha Burk.

Author

Burk, Martha, 1941-

Publication

New York : Scribner, c2005.

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Description

viii, 262 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"In dynamic, no-nonsense prose, Burk weaves together anecdotes, documents, and other previously undisclosed material with a discussion of why gender discrimination is still accepted at the highest levels of business and how it affects all working women, from the top tier to the rank and file. Like Susan Faludi in Backlash, Burk addresses the systematic nature of the barriers: barriers ranging from male acculturation to employment laws that don't work to the hypocrisy of corporate diversity initiatives and "awards" for good works." "Cult of Power is an important contribution to our understanding of how the attitudes, rules, processes, and pastimes of corporate America perpetuate an antiquated and unbalanced system. But it also provides real solutions and concrete examples that clearly show what must be done to end gender discrimination and bring about true parity in the workplace."--Jacket.

Subject

• Augusta National Golf Club
• Sex discrimination against women > United States
• Sex discrimination in employment > United States

Note

• "A Lisa Drew book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-249) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A simple letter-about discrimination, not golf -- The deep divide -- It's perfectly legal-or is it? -- Corporate America closes ranks -- The (corporate) good old boys club exposed -- Power will out -- Buying a pass: our record is good on race, isn't that enough? -- Gender baiting and bad girls: how women who charge discrimination are punished, threatened, and marginalized -- Mixed messages in the marketplace -- The diversity dodge -- Old barriers, new solutions -- A few good men -- Women in high places: why a gender lens matters -- Augusta National Members and Affiliations.

ISBN

0743264509

LCCN

^^2004061604

OCLC

56912067

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library