Under the bus : how working women are being run over / Caroline Fredrickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fredrickson, Caroline, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination in employment--United States.

Sex discrimination in employment.

Women--Employment--United States.

Women.

Household employees--United States.

Household employees.

Part-time employees--United States.

Part-time employees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : The New Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most Americans think that our country has done quite a lot to protect women and ensure gender equity in the workplace. After all, we have banned discrimination against women, required equal pay for equal work, and adopted family-leave legislation. But the fact is that we have a two-tiered system, where some working women have a full panoply of rights while others have few or none at all. We allow blatant discrimination by small employers. Domestic workers are cut out of our wage and overtime laws. Part-time workers, disproportionately women, are denied basic benefits. Laws are written through

Contents:

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE TEST OF OUR PROGRESS; 2 THE WAGES OF DISCRIMINATION; 3 PUNCHING THE CLOCK; 4 THE WI LD WEST; 5 BYE-BYE, BABY; 6 DID MARY POPPINS HAVE KIDS?; 7 LEANING TOGETHER; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781620970805

1620970805

OCLC:

905904640