Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits

• Author : Randy Pearl Albelda,Randy Lalbelda,Chris Tilly
• Publisher : South End Press
• Release : 03 February 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

As the world’s population rises to an expected ten billion in the next few generations, the challenges of feeding humanity and maintaining an ecological balance will dramatically increase. Today we rely on just four crops for 80 percent of all consumed calories: wheat, rice, corn, and soybeans. Indeed, reliance on these four crops may also mean we are one global plant disease outbreak away from major famine. In this revolutionary and controversial book, Jonathan Gressel argues that alternative plant crops

• Author : Karine S. Moe,Dianna J. Shandy
• Publisher : University of Georgia Press
• Release : 25 February 2010

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 : Deborah Woo
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 03 February 2023

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 : Christine Firer Hinze
• Publisher : Paulist Press
• Release : 03 February 2023

• 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 : Dr. Indu Prabha Pathak,Dr. Payal Khurana
• Publisher : Shanlax Publications
• Release : 03 February 2023

According to Oxford Dictionary, “Glass-Ceiling is an unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities.” It remains the invisible barrier which resists the efforts of women to reach the top level. The term became recurrent in late 70's and early 80's as many women entered the workforce and found themselves unable to advance beyond a certain level of management. This book is dedicated to unsung women who have faced or are facing a constant

• Author : Jerlando F. L. Jackson,Elizabeth M. O'Callaghan,Raul A. Leon
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 30 July 2014

This volume offers readers a comprehensive means to understanding glass ceiling effects in higher education. Each chapter approaches the glass ceiling from a different perspective, providing compelling arguments that truly highlight the importance and usefulness of collecting data on this topic. Institutional decision makers will find valuable information to confront the challenge of glass ceiling effects across different institutional environments. Likewise, institutional researchers will find step-by-step protocols to collect and analyze glass ceiling data as well as a variety of

• Author : Dr Miriam David,Miriam David,Diana Woodward
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 10 August 2005

Why is it that in many universities the number of women professors can literally be counted on the fingers of one hand while the number of men number in the hundreds? Why are women academics so relatively disadvantaged and men so firmly in control? In an attempt to find answers to these questions Negotiating the Glass Ceiling gathers together the unique personal reflections of 16 eminent women working in higher education across the world. These personal reflections document some of the

• Author : Carole K. Adair
• Publisher : Universal-Publishers
• Release : 03 February 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 : Paul Emmons,Federica Goffi,Jodi La Coe
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 02 August 2019

Where is the space for dreaming in the twenty-first century? Lofty thoughts, like dreams, are born and live overhead, just as they have been represented in Renaissance paintings and modern cartoons. Ceilings are often repositories of stories, events and otherwise invisible oneiric narratives. Yet environments that inspire innovative thinking are dwindling as our world confronts enormous challenges, and almost all of our thinking, debating and decision-making takes place under endless ceiling grids. Quantitative research establishes that spaces with taller ceilings

• Author : Rainbow Murray
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 03 February 2023

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 : Anonim
• Publisher : Department of Labor Employment St Federal Contract Compliance
• Release : 03 February 1997