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Summary:

How did feminism in corporate America come to represent the individual success of the executive woman and not the collective success of the secretary? Allison Elias argues that feminist goals of advancing equal opportunity and promoting meritocracy unintentionally undercut the status and prospects of so-called "pink-collar" workers

Table of Contents:

• Intro
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• 1. Feminist or Secretary?
• 2. At the Intersection of Sex Equality and Economic Justice
• 3. The Progressional and Professional Paths Intertwined
• 4. Overutilized and Underenforced
• 5. The Decline of the Office Wife and the Rise of the "Automated Harem"
• 6. Could Pink-Collar Workers "Save the Labor Movement"?
• 7. A Feminist "Brand Called You"
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgments
• List of Archives and Repositories
• Notes
• Index

Author/Creator:

Elias, Allison , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The rise of corporate feminism women in the American office, 1960-1990 [by Elias, A.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Rise of corporate feminism [by Elias, A.] (New York : Columbia University Press, [2022] — ISBN 9780231180740; LCCN 2022008914)

Related Series:

Columbia studies in the history of U.S. capitalism

Subjects:

Women white collar workers — United States — History — 20th century

Women executives — United States — History — 20th century

Businesswomen — United States — History — 20th century

Feminism — United States — History — 20th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter, viewed on December 2, 2022)

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

HD6073.M392 E55 2022eb

ISBNs:

0231543239 (electronic bk.)
9780231543231 (electronic bk.)
9780231180740 (hardcover) [Invalid]
0231180748 (hardcover) [Invalid]
9780231180757 (trade paperback) [Invalid]
0231180756 (trade paperback) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1348485481

Other Control Numbers:

EBC7032990 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp303192537