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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456264103321

Autore

Bravo Ellen

Titolo

Taking on the big boys, or, Why feminism is good for families, business, and the nation [[electronic resource] /] / Ellen Bravo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2007

ISBN

1-282-74797-5

9786612747977

1-55861-624-1

Edizione

[1st Feminist Press ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Mariam K. Chamberlain series on social and economic justice

Disciplina

305.420973

Soggetti

Feminism

Feminist theory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-266) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview -- Why social workers earn less than accountants : pay equity -- Can you have a job and a life? -- Can a woman do a man's job? -- You want to see my what? : sexual harassment -- Nine to five : not just a movie--the right to organize -- Working other than nine to five : part-time and temporary jobs -- What this nation really thinks of motherhood : welfare reform -- Revaluing women's work outside of work -- How you can help get there.

Sommario/riassunto

Social-journalistic critique (like Barbara Ehrenreich) with solutions on how economic equity for women benefits everyone.