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aAn interesting thesis, and one that makes sense.a
--"The New Republic"
aThis book should be read by anyone interested in advancing to
the boardrooms in corporate America. . . . Branson provides
interesting discussions on linguistic differences between males and
females as well as gender differences in play, along with their
implications for success in business. . . . Branson reveals how
corporate governance practices hinder womenas career advancement
and suggests strategies women should adopt to succeed in the
corporate worlda].Highly recommended.a
--"Choice"
"Packed with informative statistics about the presence of women
at various levels of corporate governance--as CEOs, executive
directors, managers, and in the pipeline."
--Nancy Levit, author of "The Gender Line: Men, Women, and the
Law"
"Coming from the pen of a leading thinker in corporate law, this
book provides a powerful--if disheartening--explanation for the
lack of women on corporate boards. It is provocative, impeccably
researched, and compellingly written."
--Kent Greenfield, Professor of Law and Zamparelli Scholar atBoston
College Law School
"Professor Branson's book makes an important contribution to the
study of women's advancement in the corporate hierarchy, combining
startling statistics with well-informed insights. Using a rich pool
of sources including linguistic theory, studies of group dynamics,
and judicial opinions, Branson illustrates the speed-bumps that may
impede a woman's rise to the top."
--Jayne W. Barnard, Cutler Professor of Law, The College of William
& Mary.
Women are completing MBA and Law degrees in record highnumbers,
but their struggle to attain director positions in corporate
America continues. Although explanations for this disconnect
abound, neither career counselors nor scholars have paid enough
attention to the role that corporate governance plays in
maintaining the gender gap in America's executive quarters.
Mining corporate governance models applied at Fortune 500
companies, hundreds of Title VII discrimination cases, and proxy
statements, Douglas M. Branson suggests that women have been
ill-advised by experts, who tend to teach females how to act like
their male, executive counterparts. Instead, women who aspire to
the boardroom should focus on the decision-making processes
nominating committees--usually dominated by white men--employ when
voting on membership.
Filled with real-life cases, No Seat at the Table opens the
closed doors of the boardroom and reveals the dynamics of the
corporate governance process and the double standards that often
characterize it. Based on empirical evidence, Branson concludes
that women have to follow different paths than men in order to gain
CEO status, and as such, encourages women to make flexible,
conscious, and often frequent shifts in their professional
behaviors and work ethics as they climb the corporate ladder.
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