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Title: IN THE WAY OF WOMEN
MEN'S RESISTANCE TO SEX EQUALITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
By: Cynthia Cockburn
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0333549139
ISBN 13: 9780333549131
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 23 September, 1991
Pages: 266
Description: Deals with equal opportunities and the power of women in men's organizations.
Synopsis: How are men responding to feminism? In particular, at work dealing with the challenge to their power and privilege represented by positive action for sex equality? The 1980s saw many organizations, from major companies to left-wing local councils, take action to improve women's chances. The research on which this book is based evaluates the part of men in the equality process. The author demonstrates the social mechanisms through which women's aspirations for change are thwarted and draws lessons from experience for feminist activism in organizations in the 1990s.
Illustrations: V, 266 p.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Returnable
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