Summary
Contents
This brief collection of cases is designed to help students and employees gain a hands-on understanding of gender issues in the workplace and to provide the necessary tools to handle those issues. Based on actual legal cases, nationally reported incidents, and personal interviews, the case studies in Gender in the Workplace address the range and types of gender issues in the workplace. Completely revised and updated, this Second Edition provides a more international dimension to reinforce the varying impact of different cultures on gender issues.
Did Attorney Evans Bump her Head on the “Glass Ceiling”?
Did Attorney Evans Bump her Head on the “Glass Ceiling”?
Case Overview
This case describes the problems that a seemingly well qualified female attorney in a prestigious law firm experienced in obtaining a partnership. The process the firm uses to decide on admitting a firm member to partnership is documented. Issues related to gender discrimination in professional advancement, particularly the glass ceiling phenomenon and the informal organizational culture, are the focus of the case. Policies of the firm, sample evaluations of the attorney, and some policy recommendations to firms from the American Bar Association are all included as supporting material in the appendices, as are the instructions for filing sex discrimination claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity ...