Gender Shrapnel in the Academic Workplace
This book employs the image of “shrapnel,” bits of scattered metal that can hit purposeful targets or unwitting bystanders, to narrate the story of workplace power and gender discrimination. The project interweaves stories of gender shrapnel with an exami
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Gender Shrapnel in the Academic Workplace
Ellen Mayock
Gender Shrapnel in the Academic Workplace
Ellen Mayock Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia, USA
ISBN 978-1-137-51462-2 ISBN 978-1-137-50830-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-50830-0
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For Patrick, who helped to clear the shrapnel, and for Susanne and Charlie, who laughed and played away the bad gender days
WHAT HE TOLD ME WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BOYS’ CLUB
There is no Boys’ Club. Pay no attention to the men who are in charge. They are not “bound by gender.” They care about who is most qualified, not about men and women. See, that’s how we know that there is no Boys’ Club, ‘cause the men in charge Are the most qualified. Like, Obviously! They aren’t types who choose people by sex Or skin color. Like, Obviously! Or they wouldn’t have the big jobs. It’s just such a shame the women can’t get off the “gender thing,” Like, Duh. There’s obviously no discrimination. For one thing, and for another thing, There’s the issue of fit. Like, we want to include all qualified people But they have to be the right ones for the job, Like, Obviously! There’s a lot more to these jobs than just Paper qualifications. There’s fit, too. And just that ability to deal with people. Some of these women Are so angry they can’t deal with people, they can’t be a Neutral Presence. Which is like, Obviously, why they weren’t chosen. You Know, they’re just so high maintenance, some of them. I mean, it’s a shame, really, because if they wouldn’t go on and on so much People would listen to them. Especially if they didn’t sound so angry all the time. Like, Obviously—no one wants to hear all that anger all the time. vii
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