Angels of the Workplace: Women and the Construction of Gender Relations in the Canadian Clothing Industry, 1890-1940

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In this renowned 1997 study of the clothing industry in Canada, Mercedes Steedman examines how the intricate weaving together of the meanings of class, gender, ethnicity, family, and the workplace created a job ghetto for women. Although women comprised a significant majority of garment workers, their roles were limited both in the workplace and in the trade union bureaucracy. Detailing the disparaties between men and women in terms of wages and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1442609826

ISBN13:9781442609822

Release Date:November 2009

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:333 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

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Business Business & Investing Economics History Social Science Social Sciences

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Angels of the Workplace: Women and the Construction of Gender Relations in the Canadian Clothing Industry, 1890-1940

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