Gender at work :the dynamics of job segregation by sex during World War II /Ruth Milkman.
Description
Introduction -- Fordism and feminization -- The Great Depression and the triumph of unionization -- Redefining "women's work" -- Wartime labor struggles over the position of women in industry -- The emergence of a women's movement in the wartime CIO -- Demobilization and the reconstruction of "woman's place" in industry -- Resistance to management's postwar policies -- Epilogue and conclusion
xv, 213 pages :illustrations ;24 cm.
Book Details
Author
Milkman, Ruth
Place Published
City
Urbana
Publication Subjects
Sexual division of labor--United States--History--20th century.
Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century.
Women labor union members--United States--History--20th century.
Working class women--United States--History--20th century.
Mujeres--Empleo--EE. UU.--Historia--Siglo XX.
Mujeres en los sindicatos--EE. UU.--Historia 1y Siglo XX.
Mujeres trabajadoras en EE. UU.--Historia--Siglo XX.