No Seat at the Table

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This book should be read by anyone interested in advancing to the boardrooms in corporate America. . . . Branson provides interesting discussions on linguistic differences between males and females as well as gender differences in play, along with their implications for success in business. . . . Branson reveals how corporate governance practices hinder womens career advancement and suggests strategies women should adopt to succeed in the corporate world . . . Highly recommended. (Choice) Coming from the pen of a leading thinker in corporate law, this book provides a powerful if disheartening explanation for the lack of women on corporate boards. It is provocative, impeccably researched, and compellingly written. - Kent Greenfield,Professor of Law and Zamparelli Scholar at Boston College Law School Packed with informative statistics about the presence of women at various levels of corporate governance as CEOs, executive directors, managers, and in the pipeline. - Nancy Levit,author of The Gender Line: Men, Women, and the Law Professor Branson's book makes an important contribution to the study of women's advancement in the corporate hierarchy, combining startling statistics with well-informed insights. Using a rich pool of sources including linguistic theory, studies of group dynamics, and judicial opinions, Branson illustrates the speed-bumps that may impede a woman's rise to the top. - Jayne W. Barnard,Cutler Professor of Law, The College of William & Mary An interesting thesis, and one that makes sense (The New Republic)