| Women Fishes These Days Contributor(s): Grzetic, Brenda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552661334 ISBN-13: 9781552661338 Publisher: Fernwood Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: The work, education, and health concerns of Canada's increasing population of fisherwomen--rural women who work on inshore fishing boats to supplant family income lost to fish plant closures--are profiled in this study of how women's work in previously male-dominated trades impact their identity and autonomy. Narratives from fisherwomen and statistics about the fishing workforce inform this gender analysis of how vocational restructuring challenges traditional patriarchal codes. The complex joys, struggles, and dangers that fisherwomen encounter shed light on this sociological transition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.43 |
| LCCN: 2004381979 |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.94" W x 8.58" (0.34 lbs) 102 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The work, education, and health concerns of Canada s increasing population of fisherwomen--rural women who work on inshore fishing boats to supplant family income lost to fish plant closures--are profiled in this study of how women s work in previously male-dominated trades impact their identity and autonomy. Narratives from fisherwomen and statistics about the fishing workforce inform this gender analysis of how vocational restructuring challenges traditional patriarchal codes. The complex joys, struggles, and dangers that fisherwomen encounter shed light on this sociological transition. |