Telling Stories Out of Court Narratives about Women and Workplace Discrimination

Name: Telling Stories Out of Court Narratives about Women and Workplace Discrimination
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ISBN: 9780801473579

ISBN-10: 0801473578

ISBN-13: 9780801473579

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ruth O'Brien, Liza Featherstone

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"Few of the countless real-life stories of workplace discrimination suffered by men and women every day are ever told publicly. This book boldly and eloquently rights that wrong, going where no plaintiff testimony could ever dare because these stories are often too raw, honest, ambiguous, and nuanced to be told in court or reported in a newspaper."-from the Foreword. Telling Stories Out of Court reaches readers on both an intellectual and an emotional level, helping them think, feel, and share the experiences of women who have faced sexism and discrimination at work. It focuses on how the federal courts interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. To do so, this book uses fiction.…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 8/7/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Ruth O'Brien is professor of political science at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the author of several books, including Bodies in Revolt, and Crippled Justice.



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Women's Work: Writing Politics, Sharing Stories



In Their Proper Place



Dream Man




LaKeesha's Job Interview




Games Women Play




Gender Roles: Roadblocks to Equality?



Unfair Treatment



Getting Even




Trading Patients




Flint




Bad Intentions



Sexual Harassment



Plato, Again




Be Who You Are




Hwang's Missing Hand




Sexual Harassment: Gaining Respect and Equality



Hidden Obstacles



Artifact




Final Cut




Vacation Days




It's All in the Numbers: The Toll Discrimination Takes



Notes


Contributors


Index