Damned If She Does, Damned If She Doesn't: Rethinking the Rules of the Game That Keep Women from Succeeding in Business

Business consultants and husband and wife team Cronin and Fine address women's barriers in the workplace by examining the corporate system--a social model in which men thrive but which offers many paradoxes for women, such as the idea that if a woman is a team player she will not be recognized for her individual work, but if she seeks recognition, she is not a team player. Cronin and Fine list several of these paradoxes and conclude that the corporate system must change before women will be on equal footing in that world. They offer a way for that change to happen in their last chapter, which illustrates a gender neutral approach. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Lynn Cronin (New York, NY) is a veteran consultant for many Fortune 500 companies who has also held numerous high-level corporate positions, including vice president of management development with Sony Music Entertainment Co., consultant and account manager for Watson Wyatt Worldwide (a global human resources consulting firm), and partner with Hewitt Associates (the leading global human resources consultancy).

Howard Fine (New York, NY) has a wealth of high-level managerial experience, including Senior Managing Director of the Human Capital Management Solutions division of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), Executive Managing Director of Buck Consultants, Managing Director at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, and partner with Hewitt Associates.