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- catalog abstract "At the dawn of the twenty-first century, women in America are richer, more educated, and more powerful than they've ever been. So why is it, Susan Estrich asks, that they account for a mere three percent of the nation's top executives? Why are there only three women running Fortune 500 companies? A quick survey of politics, academia, law, medicine, and entertainment reveals similar troubling inequities. Twenty-five years ago, the women who were "firsts" were supposed to have blazed a trail. Today, fewer and fewer women are choosing to take that path. Why have so many women opted out of the race for power? And why is it that women fail to call into action the power they already have as consumers, voters, shareholders, agents of change? It is Susan Estrich's belief that until women reach the seats of power-where the rules are made-the deck will continue to be stacked against them. And the consequences, she writes, will be paid by future generations of daughters-and sons. Much of Estrich's critical focus is trained on the question of ambition: Are women today ambitious enough, both individually and collectively? When a woman chooses the mommy track, is it a victory for freedom of choice or a setback that underscores the limits of her either/or options? Are younger women too complacent, feeling that the battles for sexual equality were won long ago? On the contrary, Estrich argues. The battles were only half won; there is a revolution to finish. Certain to provoke national debate in this election year, this is the book waiting to be written by Estrich-and the book every woman should read before heading to the voting booth. One of the country's most renowned legal scholars & political insiders offers a clear-eyed & tough-minded evaluation of women in America from the bedroom to the boardroom, a post-Monica assessment of the state of affairs for women in politics, & an examination of the unfinished business of feminism.".
- catalog alternative "Sex & power".
- catalog contributor b11828991.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description "At the dawn of the twenty-first century, women in America are richer, more educated, and more powerful than they've ever been. So why is it, Susan Estrich asks, that they account for a mere three percent of the nation's top executives? Why are there only three women running Fortune 500 companies? A quick survey of politics, academia, law, medicine, and entertainment reveals similar troubling inequities. Twenty-five years ago, the women who were "firsts" were supposed to have blazed a trail. Today, fewer and fewer women are choosing to take that path. Why have so many women opted out of the race for power? And why is it that women fail to call into action the power they already have as consumers, voters, shareholders, agents of change? It is Susan Estrich's belief that until women reach the seats of power-where the rules are made-the deck will continue to be stacked against them. And the consequences, she writes, will be paid by future generations of daughters-and sons. Much of Estrich's critical focus is trained on the question of ambition: Are women today ambitious enough, both individually and collectively? When a woman chooses the mommy track, is it a victory for freedom of choice or a setback that underscores the limits of her either/or options? Are younger women too complacent, feeling that the battles for sexual equality were won long ago? On the contrary, Estrich argues. The battles were only half won; there is a revolution to finish. Certain to provoke national debate in this election year, this is the book waiting to be written by Estrich-and the book every woman should read before heading to the voting booth. One of the country's most renowned legal scholars & political insiders offers a clear-eyed & tough-minded evaluation of women in America from the bedroom to the boardroom, a post-Monica assessment of the state of affairs for women in politics, & an examination of the unfinished business of feminism.".
- catalog description "In the middle of a revolution -- On being extraordinary -- Equal under the law -- Facts of life -- Motherhood as destiny -- Comfort factor -- Changing the face of corporate America -- Sexual power -- Political power -- Changing ourselves -- Bibliography.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-285).".
- catalog extent "xii, 287 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Sex and power.".
- catalog identifier "1573221244".
- catalog isFormatOf "Sex and power.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York: Riverhead Books,".
- catalog relation "Sex and power.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "305.42/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Feminism United States.".
- catalog subject "Gender Identity United States.".
- catalog subject "HQ 1426 E823s 2000".
- catalog subject "HQ1426 .E77 2000".
- catalog subject "Power (Psychology) United States.".
- catalog subject "Power (Social sciences) United States.".
- catalog subject "Prejudice United States.".
- catalog subject "Sex discrimination against women United States.".
- catalog subject "Sex role United States.".
- catalog subject "Social Dominance United States.".
- catalog subject "Women United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "In the middle of a revolution -- On being extraordinary -- Equal under the law -- Facts of life -- Motherhood as destiny -- Comfort factor -- Changing the face of corporate America -- Sexual power -- Political power -- Changing ourselves -- Bibliography.".
- catalog title "Sex & power".
- catalog title "Sex and power / Susan Estrich.".
- catalog type "text".