Blue-collar women at work with men : negotiating the hostile environment / Jeanie Ahearn Greene.

Author/creator Greene, Jeanie Ahearn
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Descriptionix, 209 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Equal employment opportunity for women : an introduction and overview -- Seventeen blue-collar women : the collective voice -- United States employment-discrimination law : an analysis of social policy -- Pathways to employment : early preparation for traditionally male blue-collar jobs -- The hiring process : women's entry into traditionally male blue-collar occupations -- On the job, doing the job : reconsidering job descriptions, performance, and evaluation -- Walls and doorways : employers' barriers and supports to job performance -- Gatekeepers to opportunity and protectors against discrimination : management, supervisors, and unions -- Good guys/bad guys : how to determine what is reasonable -- How men treat women : "working" relationships between the sexes -- Negotiating the hostile work environment : strategies for women to alleviate employment discrimination and sex-based harassment -- Mitigating the hostile work environment : conclusions and recommendations.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-201) and index.
LCCN 2006002746
ISBN0275977366 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780275977368

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF3467 .G737 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold