Title:
Working women / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.
Author:
Berlatsky, Noah, editor.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]
Call Number:
HD6053 .W6747 2015
Abstract:
This collection of articles pro and con on working women examines whether women experience discrimination at work, how motherhood affects working women, whether the Lean In movement helps working women, and how workplace harassment affects working women.
ISBN:
9780737773026
9780737773033
Series:
Opposing viewpoints
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Do women experience discrimination at work? The gender pay gap is the result of discrimination / Why the gender gap won't go away. Ever. / The gender pay gap is falling for young women / It is harder to fight workplace discrimination today / Being "too beautiful" becomes on-job liability / How does motherhood affect working women? Moms who work are happier and healthier / Working mothers are guilty, but not unhappy / Family-friendly policies can help working mothers / Is maternity leave a bad idea? / How does the lean-in movement help working women? Leaning in can help women achieve career success / The myth of balancing motherhood and a successful career / Leaning in promotes women's solidarity / Leaning in ignores women's noncareer goals / Leaning in shows success is about individual choices / How does workplace harassment affect working women? Workplace harassment of women is a serious problem / The truth about sexual harassment and retaliation / Sexual harassment remains endemic in low-wage jobs / Black women are especially vulnerable to workplace harassment / Young men increasingly complain of workplace violations
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Uniform Title:
Working women (Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered))
