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Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women's Lives at Work
Contributor(s): Thomas, Gillian (Author)
ISBN: 1250138086     ISBN-13: 9781250138088
Publisher: Picador USA
OUR PRICE:   $18.05  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Law | Legal History
- Law | Civil Rights
- Law | Gender & The Law
Dewey: 344.730
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.50 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
 
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Publisher Description:

One of The New York Times's 10 Books to Read for Women's History Month

Gillian Thomas's Because of Sex tells the story of how one law, our highest court, and a few tenacious women changed the American workplace forever. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act revolutionized the lives of America's working women, making it illegal to discriminate "because of sex." But that simple phrase didn't mean much until ordinary women began using the law to get justice on the job--and some took their fights all the way to the Supreme Court. These unsung heroines' victories, and those of the other women profiled in Because of Sex, dismantled a Mad Men world where women could only hope to play supporting roles, where sexual harassment was "just the way things are," and where pregnancy meant getting a pink slip.

Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Gillian: - GILLIAN THOMAS is a Senior Staff Attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) Women's Rights Project. She previously litigated sex discrimination cases at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Legal Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and Slate, and she has been interviewed by NPR and The Wall Street Journal, among others. She lives in Brooklyn and is the author of Because of Sex.