Women in the Workplace (World History Companions) - Hardcover

Schneider, Dorothy; Schneider, Carl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874366941 ISBN 13: 9780874366945

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 1993

Synopsis

Covers the employment of women, including individuals, laws, court cases, specific occupations, and other subjects

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The history of paid employment for women, whether they are assembly line workers, astronauts, cowgirls, prostitutes, members of the President's Cabinet, or Supreme Court justices...this is the territory mapped out by The ABC-CLIO Companion to Women in the Workplace. Addressing the sweep of time from the colonial era to the present, the entries cover the events, organizations, and court cases that have changed working conditions for women and pinpoint the terms, concepts, and major issues confronted by women in industrial and professional careers, in nontraditional occupations, and as entrepreneurs. Several of the entries are biographical sketches that identify the individuals - both well known and obscure - whose particular struggles and achievements combine to weave the historical tapestry of women at work. The book's A-to-Z entries are carefully cross-referenced to direct the reader to related topics; access to the entries is further enhanced by an end-of-book subject index. A separate section contains a concise chronology of events, and a bibliography points to sources for additional reading. Several black-and-white photographs bring people and places to life as only illustrations can. A well-organized volume that treats the full scope of the topic, this important reference source will be a boon to anyone investigation the diverse field of women at work.

About the Author:

Carl J. Schneider and Dorothy Schneider are professional writers and have written extensvely about working women.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0874366941
• ISBN 13: 9780874366945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 371