Panes of the Glass Ceiling
The Unspoken Beliefs Behind the Law's Failure to Help Women Achieve Professional Parity
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- Author: Kerri Lynn Stone, Florida International University
- Date Published: April 2022
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- isbn: 9781108446464
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More than fifty years of civil rights legislation and movements have not ended employment discrimination. This book reframes the discourse about the “glass ceiling” that women face with respect to workplace inequality. It explores the unspoken, societally held beliefs that underlie and engender workplace behaviour and failures of the law, policy, and human nature that contribute “panes” and (“pains”) to the “glass ceiling.” Each chapter identifies an “unspoken belief” and connects it with failures of law, policy, and human nature. It then describes the resulting harm and shows how this belief is not imagined or operating in a vacuum, but is pervasive throughout popular culture and society. By giving voice to previously unvoiced – even taboo – beliefs, we can better address and confront them and the problems they cause.
Read more- Looks at the basics of the law to help readers understand how complex and nuanced flaws in the law take hold and contribute to the “glass ceiling”
- Shows how legal problems and issues may be connected to societal beliefs as evidenced by current events and social studies
- Provides a contemporary understanding of legal problems and employment discrimination against women and the social context in which it occurs
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'Although the term “glass ceiling” entered gender-discrimination discourse over thirty years ago, Kerri Lynn Stone presents a creative and provocative reimagination of it as nine “panes of clear glass” or unspoken beliefs that “eventually form a thick and opaque barrier.” In all my years pondering and experiencing this problem, I've never come across a more translucent articulation of these institutional barriers or how they contribute to systemic, gendered workplace discrimination.' Anne Marie Lofaso, Arthur B. Hodges Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law
See more reviews‘A valuable addition to the literature, this thoughtful book should find a home on the shelves of academics, students, advocates, and policy makers alike.’ Morgan L. W. Hazelton, Perspectives on Politics
‘… the book explains the relevant legal doctrines for those who are not as familiar with United States law, [and] its real contribution is in laying bare the connection between the doctrine and specific cultural/societal beliefs … this book [is] a complement to a law school casebook, to draw attention to the unspoken beliefs that find their way into the law and are normalised there.’ Emily Gold Waldman, Feminist Legal Studies
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- Date Published: April 2022
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108446464
- length: 257 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.38kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. “We see you differently than we see men” (but)
2. “We expect you to take your (verbal) punches like a man” (and)
3. “Accept 'locker room' and sexist talk” (but)
4. “You don't operate with full agency” (but)
5. “Women are the downfall of men” (so)
6. “Just be grateful that you're there” (and)
7. “Don't burden us with your (impending) motherhood” (because)
8. “He has a family to support” (and besides…)
9. “Bad people don't do good things, and good people frequently say bad things,” (and employment discrimination plaintiffs can't be fully trusted).
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