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In the long shadow of a presidential election rife with charges of
sexist actions, this book explains how very 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, and academia
and across the white-collar world in public and private
institutions is common, according to author Elizabeth C. Wolfe, a
conflict analysis and resolution specialist. Female executives,
even at the pinnacle of their careers, remain vulnerable to their
male colleagues. In this book, Wolfe details how men treat women at
the highest levels and the result of their actions. 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.
She 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 and describes
how sexism is "socialized," and then explains how to name each
sexist behavior, address it, and take action to stop it. Spotlights
the emotional and career fallout for female professionals targeted
by executive men's "locker room talk" Considers why onlookers don't
intervene, known as the "bystander effect" Reveals why female
victims remain silent and how speaking out can be fatal to their
career Details why successful action to stop sexism demands an
alliance of women and men who support their cause
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