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Title:
Sex and the office : women, men, and the sex partition that's dividing the workplace / Kim Elsesser.
Author:
Elsesser, Kim.
Publication Information:
Lanham : Taylor Trade Publishing, [2015]
Call Number:
HD6060 .E44 2015
Abstract:
"In Sex and the Office, Kim Elsesser delves into how issues as varied as sexual harassment, workplace romance, spousal jealousy, and communication styles create barriers between men and women at work. These invisible barriers, which Elsesser labels the "sex partition," tend to have the greatest impact on the careers of women, because men typically still dominate senior management, and connections with senior managers are essential for career advancement. Elsesser describes how senior male employees prefer to stick with other men, especially when it comes to dinners, drinks, late-night meetings, or business trips. When it's time for promotions or pay raises, these same executives are more likely to show preference to the employees with whom they feel most comfortable--other men. Elsesser doesn't blame men for the sex partition; instead, she describes how some common organizational practices create barriers between the sexes. She offers practical advice on how to break down the sex partition and reveals the best strategies for networking with the opposite sex. Sex and the Office is sure to spark new dialogue on the sources of the gender gap at work. "-- Provided by publisher.
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ISBN:
9781493007943
Physical Description:
xi, 237 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Part I. What is the sex partition? -- The sex partition and how it impacts you -- Part II. Does heightened awareness of sexual harassment create a sex partition? -- Friendliness vs. sexual harassment: where's the line? -- Fear of sexual harassment charges = fear of women -- Does sexual harassment training imply women are weak? -- Sexual harassment training: more repercussions -- Sexually harassed -- Part III. Sex, romance, and golf: more elements of the sex partition -- The business trip -- Workplace romance -- Jealousy, marriage, and affairs -- Romantic and sexual attraction -- Birds of a feather -- More partitions: same-sex friendships, age, race, and sexual orientation -- Part IV. Breaking down the sex partition: what you and your organization can do -- Bringing employees together -- Expanding your own network -- Making friends in high places -- Let's be perfectly clear: navigating sexual or romantic interest at work -- Revising sexual harassment training -- Starting a dialogue about the sex partition -- Appendix A: Details of study of sexual harassment training and perceptions of female friends -- Appendix B: Details of study of cross-sex coworkers on a business trip.
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