This book explores various portrayals of women managers in American culture from the late 1960s to the present. This interdisciplinary volume will be of interest to scholars and students in cultural studies, gender studies, American studies, and cinema studies, as well as those in economics, management, and business schools.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
I. Inventing a Woman Manager
1. A Hypothetical Woman Manager: Atlas Shrugged, 1957
2. A Masculine Woman Manager: Network, 1976
II. A Real-Life Woman Manager
3. A Mother and a Manager: Baby Boom, 1987
4. Climbing the Social Ladder: Working Girl, 1988
III. The Setback: A Negative Portrayal of Women Managers
5. The Manipulative Woman Manager: Disclosure, 1994
6. A Vicious Woman Manager: The Devil Wears Prada, 2006
IV. A Woman Manager in a Changing World
7. New Gender Roles: The Intern, 2015
8. The Price of Success: Lean In, 2013
Conclusion
Index
