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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED122094 AUTHOR: Gordon, Francine E., Ed.; Strober, Myra H., Ed.
TITLE: Bringing Women Into Management.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1975
NOTE: 168 p.
AVAILABILITY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1221 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10020 (Hard Cover, $8.95;
Paper
Cover, $5.95)
ABSTRACT: Intended to encourage and assist top management
in
bringing more women into upper management positions, the
document provides an intellectual understanding of the
issues and practical information on how to implement
change.
Nine chapters include: (1) "Institutional Barriers: What
Keeps Women Out of the Executive Suite?" Cynthia Fuchs
Epstein, examining trends, consequences, and change
regarding the status of women; (2) "Sex Differences and
Their Implications for Management," Carol Nagy Jacklin and
Eleanor Emmons Maccoby, examining the influences of biology
on women's capabilities; (3) "Executive Man and Woman: The
Issue of Sexuality," David L. Bradford, Alice G. Sargent,
and Melinda S. Sprague, defining sexuality and male-female
relationships; (4) "The Law: Where It Is and Where It's
Going," Colquitt L. Meacham, analyzing the impact of court
decisions, administrative guidelines, and trends; (5)
"Bring
Women into Management: Basic Strategies," Myra H. Strober,
discussing direct and indirect benefits; (6) "'Perfectly
Pure Peabody's': A Case of Affirmative Action for Women,"
a
case study; (7) "Bringing Women into Management: The Role
of
the Senior Executive," Francine E. Gordon, reviewing
elements of a successful affirmative action program; (8)
"Women in Management: Vignettes," presenting seven
vignettes; and (9) "Conclusion: Problems and
Opportunities,"
Myra H. Strober and Francine E. Gordon. (LH)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Administration-; Affirmative-Action; Case
Studies; Change-Agents; Employment-Practices; Federal
Legislation; Feminism-; Futures-of-Society; Labor-Force
Development; Labor-Utilization; Management-Development; Sex
Role; Sex-Stereotypes
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Change-Strategies; *Equal-Opportunities
Jobs; *Females-; *Managerial-Occupations; *Sex
Discrimination
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