Executive Sexism: How Men Treat Women at the Highest Levels, Why Law Does Not Protect Them, and What Should...

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Elizabeth C. Wolfe (Specialist, USA)

Executive Sexism

How Men Treat Women at the Highest Levels, Why Law Does Not Protect Them, and What Should Change...

Elizabeth C. Wolfe (Specialist, USA)

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
30 May 2024

Politics & government; Gender & the law

"In the context of the 2016 presidential election, which was rife with charges of sexist actions, this book explains how common such behavior is among executives, why law doesn't protect victims, and how female professionals can bring change.

Who do you report sexism to when the offender owns the company?

""Overt and intentional sexism"" against women by powerful men in politics, business, academia, and across the white-collar world in public and private institutions is common. Elizabeth C. Wolfe, a conflict analysis and resolution specialist, details how female executives, even at the pinnacle of their careers, remain vulnerable to their male colleagues.

In this book, women executives from nine countries explain how their career advancement and earning potential are continuously harmed though overt sexism, sexist social behavior, and microaggressions—those damaging behaviors that are in a gray area but are not legally actionable. Wolfe further examines why law does not protect these women: sexism, like racism, is a way of thinking and so cannot be legislated. Each ""-ism"" has legal protections against documentable actions, but ways of thinking, socializing rituals, and microaggressions are not actionable by law. Wolfe details the minds of sexists, describes how sexism is ""socialized,"" and explains how to name each sexist behavior, address it, and take action to stop it."

By: Elizabeth C. Wolfe (Specialist USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: NIPPOD
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9798765125908
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Part One: Facing Gradual and Sudden Sexism 1. It's Not Just You 2. Systematizing Culture and Structure 3. Verbal Messages and Social Cues 4. Sexualization 5. Why Women Remain Silent 6. The Role of Pornography Part Two: Why Bystanders Don't Speak Up 7. Cultural Gaslighting: The Double Standard 8. Not a Sexist, He Says 9. How Women Try to Control Sexism 10. It Isn't about a Particular Woman 11. How Women Are Pitted against Each Other 12. The Double Bind of Advancement Part Three: Intervention Strategies to Activate Bystanders 13. Speaking Up 14. Naming the Behavior 15. Addressing the Behavior 16. Destabilizing Sexist Environments References Index

Elizabeth C. Wolfe is a conflict analysis and resolution specialist. Her work's focus includes human trafficking, child soldiering, LGBTQ issues, homophobia, and gender violence.