Women in the museum : lessons from the workplace / Joan H. Baldwin and Anne W. Ackerson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: The myths -- Why gender (still) matters in a post-feminist world -- Founders, philanthropists, volunteers and professionals : the historical impact of women on museums -- The face in the mirror : a portrait of women working in museums today -- Still the boys' club : gender equity and the board of trustees -- Death by a thousand cuts : how stereotypes affect women in the museum workplace -- The thought bubble over our heads : language and stereotyping -- Women at work in museumland : what and how in their own words -- Museum women and family ties -- Single at work -- What makes a great museum workplace for women -- What the next generation of women want (and expect) from their museum careers -- Groundhog Day : the women in museums time loop -- Epilogue: Gender, power, influence, and responsibility / by Kaywin Feldman -- Duncan and Nivin MacMillan Director and President, Minneapolis Institute of Art -- Gender equity agenda.

"Women in the Museum explores the professional lives of the sector's female workforce."--Provided by publisher.