| Description |
xvii, 232 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Based on a leadership summit sponsored by the American Bar Association Office of the President, the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, and the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University"--Verso t.p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index. |
| Contents |
You've come a long way baby, and you've got miles to go / Barbara Kellerman -- What's the difference? A comment on Deborah Rhode's "The difference 'difference' makes" / Barbara Reskin -- A question about women and the leadership option / Ruth B. Mandel -- Can they do it? Can law firms, corporate counsel departments, and governmental agency create a level playing field for women attorneys? / Jacob H. Herring -- Women's leadership: perspectives from a recovering politician / Patricia Scott Schroeder -- Making the case: women in law / Sheila Wellington -- Where have all the sisters gone? / Muzette Hill -- Multicultural women and leadership opportunities: meeting the challenges of diversity in the American legal profession / Charisse R. Lillie -- Elected to lead: a challenge to women in public office / Eleanor Holmes Norton -- Different rulers, different rules / Kim Campbell -- Using difference to make a difference / Debra E. Meyerson, Robin J. Ely -- Are we preparing ourselves to lead? / Linda A. Hill -- Breaking the barriers to equality / Elaine R. Jones -- Did I forget to tell you I'm in control / Michele Coleman Mayes -- Some thoughts on dealing with cultural bias against women / Mary B. Cranston -- Strategies for developing white men as change agents for women leaders / Teveia R. Barnes -- What men can give to women's quest for leadership / Jerome J. Shestack -- Progress versus equality: are we there yet? / Patricia Ireland -- Women, meeting (again), in and beyond the United States / Judith Resnik. |
| Subject |
Sex discrimination against women -- United States.
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Sex discrimination against women. |
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United States. |
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Leadership in women -- United States.
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Leadership in women. |
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Women in the professions -- United States.
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Women in the professions. |
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Equality -- United States.
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Equality. |
| Added Author |
Rhode, Deborah L.
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| ISBN |
0804746354 paperback alkaline paper |
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0804746346 cloth alkaline paper |
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