I’m happy to share with you my latest publication, a short law review essay, “Four Basic Postulates Concerning Women and Workplace Bullying in the United States,” appearing in the FIU Law Review (2023) published by the Florida International University College of Law. You may freely access a pdf here.

Here is the abstract to the piece:

Responding to Kerri Lynn Stone’s “Panes of the Glass Ceiling,” this article delves into the pervasive issue of workplace bullying and its nuanced impact on women in professional settings. Stone’s book identifies distinct “panes” of gender bias hindering women’s progress, with a focus on workplace bullying as a major sub-theme. The essay proposes four postulates, drawing on national surveys by the Workplace Bullying Institute and articles from the author’s professional blog, Minding the Workplace. Emphasizing the disproportionate targeting of women, the role of male perpetrators, complexities surrounding female perpetrators, and the potential of anti-bullying laws, the essay contributes to understanding and addressing workplace gender dynamics.

The table of contents pictured above gives you a bit more detail about the piece.

This piece is an invited response to FIU law professor Kerri Lynn Stone’s excellent book, Panes of the Glass Ceiling: The Unspoken Beliefs Behind the Law’s Failure to Help Women Achieve Professional Parity (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) (link here to order). Professor Stone is a long-time colleague and friend, and we have shared an interest in workplace bullying for many years. Her book includes a chapter on workplace bullying as it impacts women in the professional workplace.

My essay is less a response to Prof. Stone’s book — which I highly recommend! — and more a complement to it. I simply wanted to amplify some basic points about what we know about women and workplace bullying, based on research, analysis, and commentary published over the years.