Negotiation Theory--Through the Looking Glass of Gender

The White Queen offers Alice a biscuit to quench her thirst, but tells her she cannot have any jam. "I don't care for jam," Alice says. "That's good," the White Queen responds, "because the rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday but never jam today." "It must sometimes be jam today," says Alice. "No, it's jam every other day and today isn't every other day," concludes the Queen.