Women in the Workplace

by Dorothy Schneider, Carl Schneider

Overview

A group of distinguished authors review the economic, socio-psychological, and legal aspects of women in traditional and non-traditional jobs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874366945
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/1993
Series:	World History Companions
Pages:	371
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

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

Editorial Reviews

A timely subject, a clear writing style, and an easy-to-use format make this A-to-Z historical guide to women in the workplace lively and worthwhile. Recommended for Women's Collections.” —Library Jourbanal

From the Publisher

A timely subject, a clear writing style, and an easy-to-use format make this A-to-Z historical guide to women in the workplace lively and worthwhile. Written for the general reader by authors of other works on women (e.g., Sound Off: Military Women Speak Out , LJ 6/15/91), this distinctive work includes entries varying in length from one paragraph to several pages, with sources provided at the end of each. The profiles offer quickly accessible information on female pioneers and achievers, women's roles in occupations and professions, and significant historical events, laws, issues, and organizations affecting women. It also features a well-written introduction, a useful chronology, and an extensive bibliography. The scope of this reference is limited to women's contributions in terms of paid work and more specifically to individuals, ethnic groups, and ideas that the authors view as important. Therefore, inclusion is based on subjective criteria (for example, Sandra Day O'Connor and Carla Anderson Hills are included, but Anita Hill and Hillary Rodham Clinton are not). In addition, certain entries, like the one for the Occupational Outlook Handbook , seem irrelevant. Still, this relatively inexpensive work adds to the growing body of literature on women's issues. Recommended for women's collections.-- Marilyn Rosenthal, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.

Library Journal

The scope is confined to women's paid work, excluding contributions made on the home front. A 16-page introduction chronicling the history of women and work in America is followed by entries in A-Z arrangement, each with see also references and at least one bibliographic citation. Most entries are biographical, but others discuss issues, themes, categories of work, or organizations and institutions, e.g. academic women, apprentices, architects, artists, sexual harassment, nontraditional occupations, White House Conference on Children (1909). This reference is useful in particular for access to information about some lesser known important women. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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