Straight jobs, gay lives : gay and lesbian professionals, the Harvard Business School, and the American workplace / Annette Friskopp, Sharon Silverstein.

Author/creator Friskopp, Annette
Other author Silverstein, Sharon.
Format Book
Edition1st Touchstone ed.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Touchstone, 1996.
Description526 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration--Students. --Employment. --Case studies.
Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration.
Gay people--Employment. --United States.
Business students--Employment. --United States.
Gay people--United States. --Interviews.
Business students--United States. --Interviews.
Professional employees--United States. --Interviews.
Gay people--Employment. --United States. --Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Contents 1. Overview -- 2. Gay Life at Harvard Business School -- 3. Discrimination Against Individuals at Work -- 4. Overcoming Impersonal Discrimination at Work -- 5. Being Closeted at Work -- 6. Coming Out at Work -- 7. Networking -- 8. Success -- 9. Gender -- 10. Race and Ethnicity -- 11. Parents, Partners, and Children -- 12. HIV, AIDS, and Gay Professionals -- Conclusion -- Gay Workplace Resource Guide -- Selected Reading Guide -- Harvard and MBA-related Resources -- Top business school policies as of February 1995 -- Locations with Nondiscrimination Policies -- Jurisdictions Where Second-Parent Adoptions for Same-Sex Couples Have Been Approved -- Employer Policies -- Gay Employee Groups -- Gay Professional Organizations
General note"A Touchstone book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [457]-484).
LCCN95012714
ISBN0684824132 (pbk.)
ISBN9780684824130 (pbk.)
ISBN0684804247
ISBN9780684804248

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HD 6285.5.U6 F75 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold