The authority gap

"A . . . look at the mother of all gender biases: a resistance to women's authority and power. Every woman has a story of being underestimated, ignored, challenged, or patronized in the workplace. . . . Despite the progress we've made toward equality, we still fail, more often than we might realize, to take women as seriously as men. In 'The Authority Gap', journalist Mary Ann Sieghart examines the wide-ranging implications of this critical gender bias. She explores its intersections with race and class biases and the measures we can take to bridge the gap"--Provided by publisher.