Sex and the office : a history of gender, power, and desire / Julie Berebitsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berebitsky, Julie.

Series:

Society and the sexes in the modern world.

Society and the sexes in the modern world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role--United States--History--20th century.

Sex role.

Women employees--United States--History.

Women employees.

Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this engaging book-the first to historicize our understanding of sexual harassment in the workplace-Julie Berebitsky explores how Americans' attitudes toward sexuality and gender in the office have changed from the 1860's, when women first took jobs as clerks in the U.S. Treasury office, to the present. Berebitsky recounts the actual experiences of female and male office workers; draws on archival sources ranging from the records of investigators looking for waste in government offices during World War II to the personal papers of Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown and Ms. magazine founder Gloria Steinem; and explores how popular sources-including cartoons, advertisements, advice guides, and a wide array of fictional accounts-have represented wanted and unwelcome romantic and sexual advances. By giving sex in the office a history, she provides valuable insights into the nature and meaning of sexual harassment today.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Dangers, Desires, and Self-Determination

2. White-Collar Casanovas

3. Betwixt and Between

4. Gold Diggers, Innocents, and Tempted Wives

5. Morals and Morale

6. The White-Collar Revolution

7. Desire or Discrimination?

8. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613519870

9781280061882

128006188X

9780300183276

0300183275

OCLC:

784953776