The Last Male Bastion: Gender and the CEO Suite in AmericaÆs Public Companies

The title of this book is a proper summation of its contents. While women have made great inroads in other areas of power and leadership, for instance politics, they are still almost shut out of the boardroom of public companies in the United States. Those who reach CEO status often find their tenure short and securing another position of equal authority very difficult. This title profiles 21 women CEOs, examines how they got there, and the reasons for their success that may serve as lessons for other women who aspire to powerful positions. Book jacket.

Douglas M. Branson received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Northwestern University. He earned an LL.M. from the University of Virginia, specializing in corporate law and securities regulation. Before joining the faculty at Pittsburgh, Professor Branson taught at Seattle University. He has been a visiting professor at a number of schools, including the University of Alabama as Charles Tweedy Distinguished Visiting Professor, the University of Hong Kong as Paul Hastings Distinguished Visiting Professor, the University of Washington (Seattle) as Condon-Faulknor Distinguished Professor, Cornell University, Arizona State University, Washington University (St. Louis), and universities in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Belgium, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, South Africa, and England. He holds a permanent faculty appointment as Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in its Masters of Law Program.