Work remains much as it always has: men occupy the vast majority of leadership roles and are
overrepresented in positions from engineer to plumber. We see many jobs as "male" or "female "
with women dominating in healthcare and childcare professions. Pretending that this is the
natural state of things-or that instead both sexes should submit to working 24 7-is just not
right. In Patriarchy Inc. Cordelia Fine examines with razor-sharp and quick-witted analysis
why gender inequality is embedded in the workplace and why it has to change. Drawing on
theories from evolutionary science psychology economics and sociology she examines two of
the most prominent movements in the corporate world. The Different But Equal viewpoint espouses
that women are in the jobs they want despite their lower status and salaries. In the meantime
DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion) has become a slogan that emphasizes productivity and profit
not fair play. Fine shows how both are wrong and the bad effects on everyone when men are still
stuck in traditional breadwinner roles and women are having to fight for their due. Offering
perceptive and much-needed insight into the current state of work Patriarchy Inc. explores how
we can get closer to achieving equality even if it means upturning business as usual.
