Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits

• Author : Randy Pearl Albelda,Randy Lalbelda,Chris Tilly
• Publisher : South End Press
• Release : 05 August 1997

'This extraordinarily lucid book demonstrates that women from all walks of life get the short end of the stick because of their gender. From welfare mothers to corporate executives, Albelda and Tilly show and why the powers-that-be benefit from scapegoating and marginalizing women.' Professor Mimi Abramowitz, author, Regulating the Lives of WomenA cogent analysis of the economic and social realities for women in the United States, across class lines. In an age when the right wing manipulates the dialogue

• Author : Jonathan Gressel
• Publisher : JHU Press
• Release : 03 March 2020

A compelling synthesis of ideas from agronomy, medicine, breeding, physiology, population genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology, Genetic Glass Ceilings presents transgenics as an inevitable and desperately necessary approach to securing and diversifying the world's food supply.

• Author : Deborah Woo
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 05 August 2021

Throughout the history of the United States, fluctuations in cultural diversity, immigration, and ethnic group status have been closely linked to shifts in the economy and labor market. Over three decades after the beginning of the civil rights movement, and in the midst of significant socioeconomic change at the end of this century, scholars search for new ways to describe the persistent roadblocks to upward mobility that women and people of color still encounter in the workforce. In Glass Ceilings

• Author : Daniels, Glenda,Tarisai, Nyamweda
• Publisher : Gender Links
• Release : 05 November 2018

The third Glass Ceilings survey of South African media launched on 19 October - national press freedom day - 2018 shows there have been dramatic shifts in the race and gender composition of media since the first study twelve years ago. But black women are still not fairly represented in media decision-making; the pay gap is widening, especially in the age of digitisation; and the old boys’ network is alive and well. In the #MeToo and #TotalShutDown era, the conversation is moving

• Author : William B. Harvey
• Publisher : SUNY Press
• Release : 01 April 1999

African American university and college presidents, vice presidents, and deans offer firsthand reflections on their encounters with racism in higher education and the strategies they use to overcome obstacles they face.

• Author : Christine Firer Hinze
• Publisher : Paulist Press
• Release : 05 August 2021

• Author : Karine S. Moe,Dianna J. Shandy
• Publisher : University of Georgia Press
• Release : 05 August 2021

When significant numbers of college-educated American women began, in the early twenty-first century, to leave paid work to become stay-at-home mothers, an emotionally charged national debate erupted. Karine Moe and Dianna Shandy, a professional economist and an anthropologist, respectively, decided to step back from the sometimes overheated rhetoric around the so-called mommy wars. They wondered what really inspired women to opt out, and they wanted to gauge the phenomenon’s genuine repercussions. Glass Ceilings and 100-Hour Couples is the fruit

• Author : DIANE Publishing Company
• Publisher : DIANE Publishing
• Release : 01 October 1995

A study, in Minnesota, of the manner in which organizations in Minn. fill management decision-making positions; the practices used to foster the necessary qualifications for advancement; & the compensation & reward programs currently used in the workplace. Results obtained from a survey sent to nearly 2,000 Minn. organizations. Also studied the effects of the educational & socialization processes on attitudes & stereotypes. Charts, tables & graphs. Extensive bibliography.

• Author : Linda González MSW MFA
• Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
• Release : 21 July 2020

Breaking Through Your Own Glass Ceiling offers simple, proven prosperity practices to address power dynamics faced by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and other underrepresented communities. You can begin today to identify and uproot unhealthy patterns and replace them with consistent thoughts and behaviors to embrace a full-hearted life—even in environments that do not support your well-being. Many people attempt to navigate glass ceilings by reading self-help and motivational books that send the message that vision boards,

• Author : Charles S Areni ,Stephen S Holden
• Publisher : DARLINGTON PRESS
• Release : 13 May 2014

The other glass ceiling offers an insightful male perspective to a debate on the lack of work-family balance in modern day families. Based on research and full of entertaining anecdotes, this book challenges the predominant gender roles that expect a mother to care for her family and doubt her commitment to a career, while at the same time requiring a father to provide for his family financially and doubting his ability to look after his own children. This is the

• Author : Lesley Abdela
• Publisher : Nelson Thornes
• Release : 05 August 1991

• Author : Carole K. Adair
• Publisher : Universal-Publishers
• Release : 05 August 1999

Barriers which hinder career advancement of women are complex and varied. They have become top agenda items for most corporations and the gov-ernment. The "glass ceiling" is a term that symbolizes a variety of barriers that prevent qualified individuals from advancing higher in their organization. Although many women hold management positions, few have made the breakthrough to top-level positions. To determine what conditions are required for women to attain top executive positions, an ethnographic study was conducted at a hospital.

• Author : Rainbow Murray
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 05 August 2021

This examination of the role of gender stereotyping in media coverage of executive elections uses nine case studies from around the world to provide a unique comparative perspective. * Essays by 13 distinguished scholars combining research on gender and elections with expertise in a particular country * A table highlighting key findings for each case study, facilitating comparison in a way that has not previously been possible * A bibliography that brings together readings on gender, elections, and media stereotyping from the United States

• Author : Barbara Palmer,Dennis Simon
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 01 November 2010

Why has the integration of women into Congress been so slow? Is there a "political glass ceiling" for women? Although women use the same strategic calculations as men to decide when to run, the decision regarding where to run is something else. While redistricting has increasingly protected incumbents, it also has the unintended consequence of shaping the opportunities for female candidates. The political geography and socio-economic profile of districts that elect women differ substantially from districts that elect men. With

• Author : Nina Anderson
• Publisher : Safe Goods
• Release : 05 August 2021

Retired corporate pilot, Nina Anderson not only tells her story but worked in collaboration with several other women pilots who forged new territory in the 1970s and 1980s by being the first hired by their airline or their corporate flight department. In a time when women were mostly excluded from executive positions, including the front office of a jet, these woman persevered. Their stories give inspiration to anyone who has the qualifications to achieve their career goal but finds the