Title VII of the 1963 Civil Rights Act specifically prohibits
gender-based discrimination, and over the past 40 years women have
made astounding progress in breaking down barriers in the
workplace. Nevertheless, discrimination is still widely practiced
in both overt and subtle ways, denying women access and
opportunity, particularly in blue-collar occupations that have long
been dominated by men. In Blue-Collar Women at Work with Men,
Jeanie Ahearn Greene brings the experiences of blue-collar women
vividly to life through interviews and analysis that expose the
challenges they face on a daily basis. From Peg the police officer
to Angela the trade union president, these women describe the
negative situations they encounter in every facet of their work
lives-from the hiring process to socializing with co-workers to
relationships with supervisors-and discuss the coping mechanisms
they have developed for navigating in an often-hostile environment.
Greene then takes the discussion to the next level, exploring the
social, political, and economic implications of enduring gender
discrimation. She concludes with a series of recommendations for
employers, policymakers, social workers, lawyers and other
advocates, human resource professionals, and women themselves,
designed to promote workplace equality in both spirit and practice.
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act specifically prohibits
gender-based discrimination, and over the past 40 years women have
made astounding progress in breaking down barriers in the
workplace-from the shop floor to the corner office. Nevertheless,
discrimination is still widely practiced, in both overt and subtle
ways, denying women access and opportunity, particularly in
blue-collar occupations that have long been dominated by men. In
Blue-Collar Women at Work with Men, Jeanie Ahearn Greene brings the
experiences of blue-collar women vividly to life through interviews
and analysis that expose the challenges they face on a daily basis.
From Peg the police officer to Gretchen the carpenter, Mary the
auto assembly line worker and Angela the trade union president,
these women describe the negative situations they encounter in
every facet of their work lives-from the hiring process to
socializing with co-workers to relationships with supervisors-and
discuss the coping mechanisms they have developed for navigating in
an often hostile environment. Surprisingly, they do not see
themselves as pioneers, mavericks, or martyrs, but more simply as
people with bills to pay, families to raise, and modest career
aspirations to fulfil. After telling these women's stories, Greene
takes the discussion to the next level, exploring the social,
political, and economic implications of enduring gender
discrimination. She argues that despite formal protections under
the law, women are still routinely harassed and discriminated
against, to the detriment not only of individual growth and
development, but of workplace productivity and social welfare. She
concludes with a series of recommendations for employers,
policymakers, social workers, lawyers and other advocates, human
resource professionals, and women themselves. Ultimately, she
contends that in order to have equal employment opportunity,
employment policies and practices must exceed the standing
protections provided by equal rights legislation and policy.
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