Telling stories out of court : narratives about women and workplace discrimination /

Telling stories out of court : narratives about women and workplace discrimination /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Description:	xiv, 241 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Sex discrimination against women -- United States. Sex discrimination in employment -- United States. Sexual harassment of women -- United States. Sex discrimination against women. Sex discrimination in employment. Sexual harassment of women. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7794133

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Other authors / contributors:	O'Brien, Ruth, 1960-
ISBN:	0801445302 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801445309 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801473578 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801473579 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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. Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-233) and index.

Table of 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.