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Gender, Power, Law & Leadership

1st Edition
Hannah Brenner | Renee N. Knake Jefferson
ISBN: 9781642428438
Subject: Gender Law
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 461
Copyright: 2020 | Status: In Stock
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Women enter the professions in numbers equal to men but comprise only a fraction of leadership roles in politics, the judiciary, law firms, the corporate world, higher education and beyond. Women of color fare even worse. Written in direct response to this glaring inequality, Gender, Power, Law & Leadership offers a new, innovative approach to address and remedy enduring gender disparities.

Essential reading for anyone aspiring to a leadership role, the book exposes readers to intersections of gender, race, class, power and law through both historical and contemporary works. It also explores post-feminism discrimination ignored by the modern legal system, including the glass cliff, shortlisting, emotional taxation, admin burdens, work wife syndrome, gender sidelining, imposter syndrome and other gender-based barriers.

The book is designed for a semester-long course in law school and higher education classrooms. Each of the nine chapters weaves together excerpts of cases and articles designed to facilitate discussion based upon carefully crafted thought questions. Narratives about transformative women leaders appear throughout to educate, inspire, and mentor students. The conclusion offers concrete guidance for readers to apply in their educational and professional lives as they pursue leadership paths, and proposes reforms to create a world of leaders who reflect the public they serve.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 10/28/2019

Hannah Brenner, California Western School of Law

Renee N. Knake Jefferson, University of Houston Law Center

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