Systematically examining and documenting the range of discriminatory behaviour that many women experience on a daily basis, the editor of this volume demonstrates how subtle sexism devalues women and limits their work. Nijole V Benokraitis also explains how these practices can be challenged and changed.

PART ONE: THE CONTINUING SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXISMSex Discrimination at the Turn of the Century - Nijole V BenokraitisMicro Inequities - Beth Bonniwell Haslett and Susan Lipman Up Close and PersonalExploring the Campus Climate for Women Faculty - Judith E Owen Blakemore et alWhös Laughing? Hillary Clinton in Political Humor - Ann MarshallPART TWO: SUBTLE SEXISM IN ORGANIZATIONAL SETTINGSWhen Good Intentions Are Not Enough - Regina F Bento Unintentional Subtle Discrimination against Latinas in the WorkplaceSubtle Sexism in Engineering - Lisa M FrehillIt¿s Safer This Way - Susan B Murray The Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Exclusion of Men in Child CareSubtle Sexism in the US Military - Richard J Harris and Juanita M Firestone Individual Responses to Sexual HarassmentPART THREE: SUBTLE SEXISM AS SOCIAL CONTROLRacial Masques - Yanick St Jean and Joe R Feagin Black Women and Subtle Gendered RacismFeminist Family Therapy - Carolyn I Wright and Linda Stone Fish The Battle against Subtle SexismCredibility in the Courts - Lynn Hecht Schafran Why Is There a Gender Gap?Some Unanticipated Consequences of Women Guarding Men in Prisons - Richard C MonkPART FOUR: HOW TO CHANGE SUBTLE SEXISM PRACTICESTransforming the Classroom - Melissa Kesler Gilbert Teaching Subtle Sexism through Experiential Role-PlayingWarming Trends - Mary E Kite and Deborah Ware Balogh Improving the Chilly Campus ClimateThe Cultural Politics of Abuse in Lesbian Relationships - Janice L Ristock Challenges for Community ActionWhen Do Two Jobs Deserve the Same Pay? - Carolyn Aman and Paula England