Author: Daniel B. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780887306914
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A vital source of information on exactly where gay people stand in corporate culture--and just how much still needs to be done--this unprecedented survey of America's largest and most influential companies examines how they hire and treat their gay and lesbian employees.
Cracking the Corporate Closet
Author: Daniel B. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780887306914
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A vital source of information on exactly where gay people stand in corporate culture--and just how much still needs to be done--this unprecedented survey of America's largest and most influential companies examines how they hire and treat their gay and lesbian employees.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780887306914
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A vital source of information on exactly where gay people stand in corporate culture--and just how much still needs to be done--this unprecedented survey of America's largest and most influential companies examines how they hire and treat their gay and lesbian employees.
Cracks in the Iron Closet
Author: David Tuller
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226815688
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
David Tuller provides the first look into the emotional and sexual lives of Russian lesbians and gays and the pervasive influence of the state on gay life. Part travelogue, part social history, and part journalistic inquiry, the book challenges our assumptions about what it means to be gay. The book also explores key issues in Russia and Soviet life, including concepts of friendship, community, gender, love, fate, and the relationship between the public and private spheres. "Tuller's observant reporting and personal experiences make for absorbing reading: the human comedy rendered in unexpected ways."—New Yorker "Anyone who thinks San Francisco is the world capital of sexual polymorphism should read this book."—Adam Goodheart, Washington Post "[This book is] is profoundly moving."—Jim Van Buskirk, San Francisco Chronicle
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226815688
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
David Tuller provides the first look into the emotional and sexual lives of Russian lesbians and gays and the pervasive influence of the state on gay life. Part travelogue, part social history, and part journalistic inquiry, the book challenges our assumptions about what it means to be gay. The book also explores key issues in Russia and Soviet life, including concepts of friendship, community, gender, love, fate, and the relationship between the public and private spheres. "Tuller's observant reporting and personal experiences make for absorbing reading: the human comedy rendered in unexpected ways."—New Yorker "Anyone who thinks San Francisco is the world capital of sexual polymorphism should read this book."—Adam Goodheart, Washington Post "[This book is] is profoundly moving."—Jim Van Buskirk, San Francisco Chronicle
The Queering of Corporate America
Author: Carlos A. Ball
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807026352
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
An accurate picture of the LGBTQ rights movement’s achievements is incomplete without this surprising history of how corporate America joined the cause. Legal scholar Carlos Ball tells the overlooked story of how LGBTQ activism aimed at corporations since the Stonewall riots helped turn them from enterprises either indifferent to or openly hostile toward sexual minorities and transgender individuals into reliable and powerful allies of the movement for queer equality. As a result of street protests and boycotts during the 1970s, AIDS activism directed at pharmaceutical companies in the 1980s, and the push for corporate nondiscrimination policies and domestic partnership benefits in the 1990s, LGBTQ activism changed big business’s understanding and treatment of the queer community. By the 2000s, corporations were frequently and vigorously promoting LGBTQ equality, both within their walls and in the public sphere. Large companies such as American Airlines, Apple, Google, Marriott, and Walmart have been crucial allies in promoting marriage equality and opposing anti-LGBTQ regulations such as transgender bathroom laws. At a time when the LGBTQ movement is facing considerable political backlash, The Queering of Corporate America complicates the narrative of corporate conservatism and provides insights into the future legal, political, and cultural implications of this unexpected relationship.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807026352
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
An accurate picture of the LGBTQ rights movement’s achievements is incomplete without this surprising history of how corporate America joined the cause. Legal scholar Carlos Ball tells the overlooked story of how LGBTQ activism aimed at corporations since the Stonewall riots helped turn them from enterprises either indifferent to or openly hostile toward sexual minorities and transgender individuals into reliable and powerful allies of the movement for queer equality. As a result of street protests and boycotts during the 1970s, AIDS activism directed at pharmaceutical companies in the 1980s, and the push for corporate nondiscrimination policies and domestic partnership benefits in the 1990s, LGBTQ activism changed big business’s understanding and treatment of the queer community. By the 2000s, corporations were frequently and vigorously promoting LGBTQ equality, both within their walls and in the public sphere. Large companies such as American Airlines, Apple, Google, Marriott, and Walmart have been crucial allies in promoting marriage equality and opposing anti-LGBTQ regulations such as transgender bathroom laws. At a time when the LGBTQ movement is facing considerable political backlash, The Queering of Corporate America complicates the narrative of corporate conservatism and provides insights into the future legal, political, and cultural implications of this unexpected relationship.
Demons in Her Closet
Author: Paetyn Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Some would say that a wounded child will grow to become a broken soul. I say, it'sthe broken ones that become something beautiful. We create a chaos in this worldthat we cannot ignore. Broken homes and tragic endings are commonground with the billions of people on this planet. Evil creeps around every corner, and itbecomes an entity easily ignored. We've grown into a society of, "mind your ownbusiness". Creating holes for the monsters to sneak in without notice. We seeminglywalk by and ignore the madness around us, sucked into our own plagued emotions, andcruelties we believe we have. We are blind to the world around us, creating the perfectspace for all of us, the broken ones, to slip through the cracks.My name is Paetyn Baker, and this is my story. It's time to meet the demons in my closet...
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Some would say that a wounded child will grow to become a broken soul. I say, it'sthe broken ones that become something beautiful. We create a chaos in this worldthat we cannot ignore. Broken homes and tragic endings are commonground with the billions of people on this planet. Evil creeps around every corner, and itbecomes an entity easily ignored. We've grown into a society of, "mind your ownbusiness". Creating holes for the monsters to sneak in without notice. We seeminglywalk by and ignore the madness around us, sucked into our own plagued emotions, andcruelties we believe we have. We are blind to the world around us, creating the perfectspace for all of us, the broken ones, to slip through the cracks.My name is Paetyn Baker, and this is my story. It's time to meet the demons in my closet...
Changing Corporate America from Inside Out
Author: Nicole Christine Raeburn
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816639984
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Despite the backlash against lesbian and gay rights occurring in cities and states across the country, a growing number of corporations are actually expanding protections and benefits for their gay and lesbian employees. Why this should be, and why some corporations are increasingly open to inclusive policies while others are determinedly not, is what Nicole C. Raeburn seeks to explain in Changing Corporate America from Inside Out. A long-overdue study of the workplace movement, Raeburn's analysis focuses on the mobilization of lesbian, gay, and bisexual employee networks over the past fifteen years to win domestic partner benefits in Fortune 1000 companies. Drawing on surveys of nearly one hundred corporations with and without gay networks, intensive interviews with human resources executives and gay employee activists, as well as a number of case studies, Raeburn reveals the impact of the larger social and political environment on corporations' openness to gay-inclusive policies, the effects of industry and corporate characteristics on companies' willingness to adopt such policies, and what strategies have been most effective in transforming corporate policies and practices to support equitable benefits for all workers. Nicole C. Raeburn is assistant professor and chair of sociology at the University of San Francisco.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816639984
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Despite the backlash against lesbian and gay rights occurring in cities and states across the country, a growing number of corporations are actually expanding protections and benefits for their gay and lesbian employees. Why this should be, and why some corporations are increasingly open to inclusive policies while others are determinedly not, is what Nicole C. Raeburn seeks to explain in Changing Corporate America from Inside Out. A long-overdue study of the workplace movement, Raeburn's analysis focuses on the mobilization of lesbian, gay, and bisexual employee networks over the past fifteen years to win domestic partner benefits in Fortune 1000 companies. Drawing on surveys of nearly one hundred corporations with and without gay networks, intensive interviews with human resources executives and gay employee activists, as well as a number of case studies, Raeburn reveals the impact of the larger social and political environment on corporations' openness to gay-inclusive policies, the effects of industry and corporate characteristics on companies' willingness to adopt such policies, and what strategies have been most effective in transforming corporate policies and practices to support equitable benefits for all workers. Nicole C. Raeburn is assistant professor and chair of sociology at the University of San Francisco.
The Corporate Closet
Author: James D. Woods
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780029356043
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
While most of us believe that professional conduct is, or should be, asexual, corporate America is in fact suffused with sexual assumptions. From its offices to its boardrooms, heterosexuality is continuously on display: alluded to in conversation and family photos, symbolized by wedding rings, and endorsed by personnel policies that award health insurance and other benefits to spouses and children. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with men all across the country and in different kinds of companies, from chief executive to recent college graduates, James Woods explores the "sexual culture" of these organization, and the difficult choices it present for gay professionals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780029356043
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
While most of us believe that professional conduct is, or should be, asexual, corporate America is in fact suffused with sexual assumptions. From its offices to its boardrooms, heterosexuality is continuously on display: alluded to in conversation and family photos, symbolized by wedding rings, and endorsed by personnel policies that award health insurance and other benefits to spouses and children. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with men all across the country and in different kinds of companies, from chief executive to recent college graduates, James Woods explores the "sexual culture" of these organization, and the difficult choices it present for gay professionals.
The Advocate
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
Untold Millions
Author: John Dececco, Phd
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317706005
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The first definitive book on researching gay and lesbian market behavior, Untold Millions: The Truth About Gay and Lesbian Consumers in America will help marketers, advertisers, and public relations managers learn how to successfully market and research products for gay and lesbian consumers. Author Grant Lukenbill, a leading consultant on the cultural and motivational aspects of gay and lesbian consumer behavior, provides you with important procedures, research, and guidelines that businesses today are following in order to develop successful marketing strategies to this growing target audience. From this updated and revised edition, you’ll receive current methods, new data, and sure-fire strategies that will help your company break into this market segment, satisfy intended customers, and boost company sales. Providing you with statistics and data from the first market research study of its kind, the Yankelovich MONITOR’s Gay and Lesbian Perspective, this book gives you suggestions on what things need to be done within your company before planning your marketing strategies. You’ll benefit from ideas and suggestions in Untold Millions that will help you create consumer-driven market strategies to gays and lesbians, including: recognizing that there are families and relationships in society that are not heterosexual acknowledging age differences and the needs of particular generations attracting customers by circulating non-discriminatory hiring policies through press releases and company memos, installing domestic partner health care plans, and identifying cultural reference points to which gays and lesbians can relate remembering that many gays and lesbians may look at business with cynicism and doubt and may be quick to interpret actions as victimization referring to the Wall Street project before addressing gay- and lesbian-specific issues focusing on the areas of individuality, a need for association, and the need to alleviate stress reserving a post script in your direct marketing letter to remind consumers of your company’s domestic partner benefits or if you support a particular gay/lesbian interest organization Untold Millions contains advice on several other topics, such as corporate legal issues, public information trends and analysis, and changes in gay and lesbian communities to give familiarize you with your target audience. With Untold Millions, you’ll be able to develop appealing marketing or advertising campaigns that will satisfy the highly profitable and emerging gay and lesbian consumer market.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317706005
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The first definitive book on researching gay and lesbian market behavior, Untold Millions: The Truth About Gay and Lesbian Consumers in America will help marketers, advertisers, and public relations managers learn how to successfully market and research products for gay and lesbian consumers. Author Grant Lukenbill, a leading consultant on the cultural and motivational aspects of gay and lesbian consumer behavior, provides you with important procedures, research, and guidelines that businesses today are following in order to develop successful marketing strategies to this growing target audience. From this updated and revised edition, you’ll receive current methods, new data, and sure-fire strategies that will help your company break into this market segment, satisfy intended customers, and boost company sales. Providing you with statistics and data from the first market research study of its kind, the Yankelovich MONITOR’s Gay and Lesbian Perspective, this book gives you suggestions on what things need to be done within your company before planning your marketing strategies. You’ll benefit from ideas and suggestions in Untold Millions that will help you create consumer-driven market strategies to gays and lesbians, including: recognizing that there are families and relationships in society that are not heterosexual acknowledging age differences and the needs of particular generations attracting customers by circulating non-discriminatory hiring policies through press releases and company memos, installing domestic partner health care plans, and identifying cultural reference points to which gays and lesbians can relate remembering that many gays and lesbians may look at business with cynicism and doubt and may be quick to interpret actions as victimization referring to the Wall Street project before addressing gay- and lesbian-specific issues focusing on the areas of individuality, a need for association, and the need to alleviate stress reserving a post script in your direct marketing letter to remind consumers of your company’s domestic partner benefits or if you support a particular gay/lesbian interest organization Untold Millions contains advice on several other topics, such as corporate legal issues, public information trends and analysis, and changes in gay and lesbian communities to give familiarize you with your target audience. With Untold Millions, you’ll be able to develop appealing marketing or advertising campaigns that will satisfy the highly profitable and emerging gay and lesbian consumer market.
The Advocate
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
Out of the Closet
Author: Marnie LeFevre
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648006411
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This business and marketing book is for women looking to start or grow their own business. It will show you how to make money and make a difference doing what you love. Are you a woman who dreams of starting her own business but don't know where to begin? Do you have a business that isn't performing as well as you'd like? Do you know you need to do more marketing but not sure what to do first? In this book, international entrepreneur Marnie LeFevre details how she went from working for Richard Branson to growing her own marketing/ branding business from her closet into a successful agency. Then after catching the business building bug Marnie went on to start, build and grow businesses, in different industries, all over the world. In her debut book Marnie details how she did this and shares practical mindset, planning and marketing advice for women starting or growing a business that want to make the money they know they deserve. There's plenty of business books out there but few intimately address what it takes to be a woman trying to grow a business whilst juggling family commitments, judgement from society, family/ friends and other challenges only women face in business. Marnie suggests that it is mostly self-judgement women suffer from trying to feel good enough because they haven't accepted themselves for the beautiful women they truly are. Marnie's down to earth mentoring will take you on a learning journey that shows you that because you are a woman you can do anything after setting your mind to it, believe you can, ask for help when it's needed and never give up. You'll learn how to package and position your business for entrepreneurial success through online and offline marketing strategies but most importantly this book acts as a guide for any woman looking for support in understanding that the entrepreneurial journey involves growing yourself too. Topics and 'how to' advice Marnie addresses: *Self-belief *Value *Mindset *Money *Planning *Branding *Marketing *Networking *Social media *Blogging *Advertising *Selling and more
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648006411
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This business and marketing book is for women looking to start or grow their own business. It will show you how to make money and make a difference doing what you love. Are you a woman who dreams of starting her own business but don't know where to begin? Do you have a business that isn't performing as well as you'd like? Do you know you need to do more marketing but not sure what to do first? In this book, international entrepreneur Marnie LeFevre details how she went from working for Richard Branson to growing her own marketing/ branding business from her closet into a successful agency. Then after catching the business building bug Marnie went on to start, build and grow businesses, in different industries, all over the world. In her debut book Marnie details how she did this and shares practical mindset, planning and marketing advice for women starting or growing a business that want to make the money they know they deserve. There's plenty of business books out there but few intimately address what it takes to be a woman trying to grow a business whilst juggling family commitments, judgement from society, family/ friends and other challenges only women face in business. Marnie suggests that it is mostly self-judgement women suffer from trying to feel good enough because they haven't accepted themselves for the beautiful women they truly are. Marnie's down to earth mentoring will take you on a learning journey that shows you that because you are a woman you can do anything after setting your mind to it, believe you can, ask for help when it's needed and never give up. You'll learn how to package and position your business for entrepreneurial success through online and offline marketing strategies but most importantly this book acts as a guide for any woman looking for support in understanding that the entrepreneurial journey involves growing yourself too. Topics and 'how to' advice Marnie addresses: *Self-belief *Value *Mindset *Money *Planning *Branding *Marketing *Networking *Social media *Blogging *Advertising *Selling and more