Between feminism and labor : the significance of the comparable worth movement /
"Equal pay for equal work" has long been a forceful slogan of the feminist and labor movements. Now, however, as the American economy depends more and more on "women's work," it has become clear that this objective does not benefit the majority of women, who are employed in...
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Justice You Can Bank On
- 2. National Gender Polities: Affirmative Action, the Feminist Movement, and Comparable Worth
- 3. "Tough Politics": The Comparable Worth Movement in San Jose
- 4. "No Fingerprints": The Comparable Worth Movement in Contra Costa County
- 5. Constrained Choices: Women's Interest in Women's Work
- 6. Limits of the Comparable Worth Movement
- 7. Radical Possibilities of a Class and Gender Movement
- Appendix A. Overview of Women's Position in the Labor Force
- Appendix B. San Jose Interview and Documentary Material
- Appendix C. Contra Costa County Interview and Documentary Material.