'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 sex-segregated jobs. In "Between Feminism and Labor",
Linda M. Blum examines the movement for comparable worth, or equal
pay for comparable work, as a strategy to raise wages for the
'pink-collar' jobs that are most frequently occupied by women. She
explores the larger political implications of the movement and
provides the first study of pay equity to focus directly on the
mobilization of the female work force at the grass-roots level.
Through two case studies of local comparable worth movements - in
San Jose and Contra Costa County, California - Blum probes several
important issues. She asks whether comparable worth can contribute
to the formation of active labor-feminist alliances, and after a
nuanced, intelligent analysis of the complexities and
contradictions of comparable worth, endorses its radical potential
to improve women's wages and forge links between gender- and
class-based politics. Between "Feminism and Labor" also situates
comparable worth in the context of the limitations of affirmative
action, a strategy seeking to move women into male jobs as opposed
to raising the value of women's work. It is the first study to
contrast these two strategies and to place them within the
theoretical and political debates over the validation of gender
difference versus the requirement of gender neutrality. As such,
the book should stimulate debate among those concerned with the
future of the feminist movement, as well as those interested in the
future of organized labor and progressive politics in America.
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