Telling Stories Out of Court: Narratives about Women and Workplace Discrimination

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Telling Stories out of Court reaches readers on both an intellectual and an emotional level, helping them to think about, feel, and share the experiences of women who have faced sexism and discrimination at work. It focuses on how the federal courts interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Offering insights that law texts alone cannot, the short stories collected here-all but two written for this volume-help readers concentrate on the emotional content of the experience with less emphasis on the particulars of the law. Grouped into thematic parts titled "In Their Proper Place," "Unfair Treatment," "Sexual Harassment," and "Hidden Obstacles," the narratives are combined with interpretive commentary and legal analysis that anchor the book by revealing the impact this revolutionary law had on women in the workplace.

About the Author:
Ruth O'Brien is Professor and Executive Officer of the Political Science PhD Program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York

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"Telling Stories out of Court combines gripping fiction with expert legal commentary to expose the law and everyday realities of workplace discrimination. This unique and wonderful collection gives voice to the experience of discrimination, while simultaneously illustrating how much the law has accomplished and how much is yet to be done."—Joanna L. Grossman, Hofstra University School of Law

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801473579
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 10/28/2008
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Foreword Liza Featherstone Featherstone, Liza

Introduction Women's Work: Writing Politics, Sharing Stories Ruth O'Brien O'Brien, Ruth 1

In Their Proper Place

1 Dream Man Susan Oard Warner Warner, Susan Oard 21

2 LaKeesha's Job Interview Bebe Moore Campbell Campbell, Bebe Moore 29

3 Games Women Play Achim Nowak Nowak, Achim 34

4 Gender Roles: Roadblocks to Equality? Risa L. Lieberwitz Lieberwitz, Risa L. 40

Unfair Treatment

5 Getting Even Harriet Kriegel Kriegel, Harriet 53

6 Trading Patients C. G. K. Atkins Atkins, C. G. K. 68

7 Flint Ellen Dannin Dannin, Ellen 80

8 Bad Intentions Risa L. Lieberwitz Lieberwitz, Risa L. 90

Sexual Harassment

9 Plato, Again Stephen Kuusisto Kuusisto, Stephen 111

10 Be Who You Are Aurelie Sheehan Sheehan, Aurelie 116

11 Hwang's Missing Hand Eileen Pollack Pollack, Eileen 130

12 Sexual Harassment: Gaining Respect and Equality Risa I. Lieberwitz Lieberwitz, Risa I. 146

Hidden Obstacles

13 Artifact Catherine Lewis Lewis, Catherine 161

14 Final Cut Kristen Iversen Iversen, Kristen 176

15 Vacation Days Alice Elliott Dark Dark, Alice Elliott 192

16 It's All in the Numbers: The Toll Discrimination Takes Risa L. Lieberwitz Lieberwitz, Risa L. 198

Notes 213

Contributors 235

Index 239

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