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Book SynopsisIncluding real-life cases, this book reveals the dynamics of the corporate governance process and the double standards that often characterize it. It suggests that women have been ill-advised by experts, who tend to teach females how to act like their male, executive counterparts.
Trade ReviewThis book should be read by anyone interested in advancing to the boardrooms in corporate America. . . . Branson provides interesting discussions on linguistic differences between males and females as well as gender differences in play, along with their implications for success in business. . . . Branson reveals how corporate governance practices hinder womens career advancement and suggests strategies women should adopt to succeed in the corporate world . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *
Coming from the pen of a leading thinker in corporate law, this book provides a powerful if disheartening explanation for the lack of women on corporate boards. It is provocative, impeccably researched, and compellingly written. -- Kent Greenfield,Professor of Law and Zamparelli Scholar at Boston College Law School
Packed with informative statistics about the presence of women at various levels of corporate governance as CEOs, executive directors, managers, and in the pipeline. -- Nancy Levit,author of The Gender Line: Men, Women, and the Law
Professor Branson's book makes an important contribution to the study of women's advancement in the corporate hierarchy, combining startling statistics with well-informed insights. Using a rich pool of sources including linguistic theory, studies of group dynamics, and judicial opinions, Branson illustrates the speed-bumps that may impede a woman's rise to the top. -- Jayne W. Barnard,Cutler Professor of Law, The College of William & Mary
An interesting thesis, and one that makes sense * The New Republic *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: Glass Ceilings, Floors, and Walls * Restraints on Advancement * Glass Ceilings and Floors: The Court Cases * Prices of Motherhood: Stereotyping, Work/Life Issues, and Opting Out * In a Different Register: Women in the Governance Model * Bully Broads, Iron Maidens, Queen Bees, and Ice Queens Part II: Climbing the Corporate Ladder: Myths and Realities * Routes to the Top: The Advice * The Road to the Top: The Evidence * The 2005 Proxy Data * Women and Minorities in Organizations: The Legacy of Tokenism Part III: Corporate Governance and the Keeper of the Keys to the Boardroom * Corporate Governance in America * Women, Culture, and the U.S. Model of Corporate Governance * Women in Corporate Governance: The Numbers versus the Expectations Part IV: Getting a Seat at the Boardroom Table * Paradigm Shifts: A Tale of Three Women * Prescriptions Appendix A: Fortune 500 Corporations 187 with No Women Directors Appendix B: Fortune 500 Corporations 189 with a Single Woman Director Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
