Sex Discrimination in the Workplace Multidisciplinary Perspectives [Hardcover]

Sex Discrimination in the Workplace is an interdisciplinary volume that examines the various approaches to the study of sex discrimination and explores solutions and interventions. With riveting first-hand accounts from plaintiffs, lawyers and expert witnesses who have mounted battles against discriminatory employers, it is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of precisely what sex discrimination is and what can be done to combat it.

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• Examines sex discrimination through the eyes of law, economics, sociology, and psychology, providing expert descriptions of the fundamental research related to sex discrimination and their field
  
• Contains first hand accounts of sex discrimination cases, many of which relate to landmark contemporary incidents
  
• Concludes with solutions to the problems of discrimination from individual, organizational, and societal perspectives
  
• Written in clear, engaging prose with contributions from eminent scholars

Notes on Contributors.

Preface.

Part I: What Employers and Employees Should Know about Sex Discrimination:.

1. Introduction: Understanding Sex Discrimination: Faye J. Crosby (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Margaret S. Stockdale (Southern Illinois University Carbondale).

2. Avoiding Sex Discrimination Litigation and Defending Sex Discrimination Suits: Jonathan D. Wetchler (Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen).

3. When an Individual Finds Herself to be the Victim of Sex Discrimination: Theresa M. Beiner (William H. Bowen School of Law) and Maureen O’Connor (John Jay College of Criminal Justice).

Part II: From the Trenches: Individual Narratives frolów