The Paula Principle: why women lose out at work - and what needs to - be done about it

In a detailed analysis of why women are losing out at work, and what needs to be done about it, this new title blends interviews and case studies with examples drawn from literature and popular culture.

Summary

Shortlisted for the CMI Management Books of the Year Awards.

An expert on innovation argues that many capable women are losing out at work, and that this harms businesses, individuals, and society.

Women now outperform men at every level of education, yet in the workplace they are under-promoted and under-paid. Here, Tom Schuller examines why this happens, and asks what we can do about it.

Schuller identifies the five factors which prevent women from achieving their full potential. He argues convincingly that addressing these will not only make society fairer but also make workplaces function more effectively — yet this will only happen if men change their patterns of work and attitudes to careers.

This book is required reading for anyone who would like to see the world of work become more dynamic and fulfilling.

Foreword

Shortlisted for the CMI Management Books of the Year Awards. An expert on innovation argues that many capable women are losing out at work, and that this harms businesses, individuals, and society.

Additional text

‘Why do women tend to outperform men in education, yet earn less in the labour market? In this important new book, Tom Schuller shows that gender inequity should concern all of us. A society where women work below their level of competence is missing out on the chance to reach its potential. With pithy statistics, fascinating interviews and entertaining literary references, this book explains why the Paula Principle has emerged, and how we might work together to fix it.’

Product details

• Authors: Tom Schuller
• Publisher: Scribe Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781911344605
• ISBN: 978-1-911344-60-5
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Labour / income economics, Economic theory & philosophy, Labour Economics, Social discrimination & inequality, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Social discrimination & equal treatment, Office and workplace, Sociology: work and labour, Economic theory and philosophy, Social discrimination and social justice