Women At Work
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a time when Australia's workforce was being reshaped by sweeping social and economic forces, Women at Work by Kaye Hargreaves presents an incisive and challenging examination of the realities faced by women workers across the country. Hargreaves uncovers the systemic inequalities, day-to-day struggles, and structural barriers that defined the working lives of Australian women, grounding her analysis in vivid, on-the-ground detail that gives a human face to broader labour and gender debates. The book chronicles the experiences of women across a range of industries and occupations, arguing with clarity and conviction that the marginalisation of female workers was not incidental but deeply embedded in Australian social and economic structures. Hargreaves writes with the sharp, unflinching authority of a committed social researcher, weaving together personal testimony, statistical evidence, and political commentary to produce a work of genuine significance. Women at Work stands as a landmark contribution to Australian feminist literature and labour history, reflecting the urgent intellectual energy of the women's movement at its height. Whether read as a historical document or a call to critical reflection, it leaves the reader questioning just how much — or how little — has truly changed.
Author: Kaye Hargreaves
Format: Paperback
Genre: Gender studies
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a time when Australia's workforce was being reshaped by sweeping social and economic forces, Women at Work by Kaye Hargreaves presents an incisive and challenging examination of the realities faced by women workers across the country. Hargreaves uncovers the systemic inequalities, day-to-day struggles, and structural barriers that defined the working lives of Australian women, grounding her analysis in vivid, on-the-ground detail that gives a human face to broader labour and gender debates. The book chronicles the experiences of women across a range of industries and occupations, arguing with clarity and conviction that the marginalisation of female workers was not incidental but deeply embedded in Australian social and economic structures. Hargreaves writes with the sharp, unflinching authority of a committed social researcher, weaving together personal testimony, statistical evidence, and political commentary to produce a work of genuine significance. Women at Work stands as a landmark contribution to Australian feminist literature and labour history, reflecting the urgent intellectual energy of the women's movement at its height. Whether read as a historical document or a call to critical reflection, it leaves the reader questioning just how much — or how little — has truly changed.