At its heart, this is a book about social inequalities. I have been an academic long enough not to set terribly high expectations for my work. But with this book, more than any other project in which I have been involved, I will not expect, but do hope and pray it matters, matters to scholars and, through their efforts, to those who have been treated unjustly because of their race and/or sex.

Editing this book, relatively speaking, has been a breeze. This is so largely due to the immensely talented and highly reliable contributors. To all of you, a big, big thanks for crafting thoughtful, insightful, and provocative chapters in a timely fashion. I am especially grateful to my co-author of two of the chapters, Dolly Chugh and to Max Bazerman for introducing us. Dolly has been a joy to work with and learn from. Administratively, the book would not have happened without the terrific support of Ethel Matshiya at Tulane University and Amanda Bailey at the University of Utah. Finally, the folks at Cambridge University Press were simply wonderful to work with.