Diversity in Practice [electronic resource] : Race, Gender, and Class in Legal and Professional Careers.
Leading scholars look beyond the rhetoric of diversity to reveal the ongoing obstacles to professional success for traditionally disadvantaged groups.
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Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title ; Series information ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Table of contents ; List of contributors ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1 Rhetoric and realities ; 2 Entering professional careers: Barriers, ladders, and basement doors.
- 3 Inequality and opportunity in the careers of diverse attorneys Index ; Book in the series; Theoretical and empirical background ; The organization of the volume ; Conclusion ; References.
- Part I. Rhetoric and Realities
- The action after the call: what general counsels say about the value of diversity in legal purchasing decisions in the years following the 'Call to Action' / David B. Wilkins and Young-Kyu Kim
- Diversity and talent at the top: lessons from the boardroom / Kimberly D. Krawiec, John M. Conley and Lissa L. Broome
- Explaining social exclusion and the 'war for talent' in the UK's elite professional service firms / Louise Ashley and Laura Empson
- Part II. Entering Professional Careers: Barriers, Ladders, and Basement Doors
- Typecast socialization: race, gender, and competing expectations in law school / Yung-Yi Diana Pan
- Rethinking the intersectionality of race, gender, and class identity: educating underrepresented minority women for elite careers in science, technology, math, and engineering / Carroll Seron
- Access to a career in the legal profession in England and Wales: race, class, and the role of educational background / Lisa Webley, Jennifer Tomlinson, Daniel Muzio, Hilary Sommerlad, and Liz Duff
- The new ђ́جprofessionalіѕмђ́ح in England and Wales: talent, diversity, and a legal precariat / Hilary Sommerlad
- Part III. Inequality and Opportunity in the Careers of Diverse Attorneys
- Which kinds of law firms have the most minority lawyersOrganizational context and the representation of African-Americans, Latinos, and Asian-Americans / Fiona M. Kay and Elizabeth H. Gorman
- Gendered pathways: choice, constraint, and women's job movements in the legal profession / Juliet R. Aiken and Milton C. Regan, Jr
- The effectiveness of inheritance vs. rainmaking strategies in building books of business for female and minority partners / Forrest Briscoe and Andrew von Nordenflycht
- Career mobility and racial diversity in law firms / Christopher I. Rider, Adina D. Sterling, and David Tan
- Immigrant offspring in the legal profession: exploring the effects of immigrant status on earnings among American lawyers / Meghan Dawe and Ronit Dinovitzer.