{"product_id":"9781558616240","title":"Taking On the Big Boys: Or Why Feminism Is Good for Families, Business, and the Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eA manifesto for the workplace feminist that moved Oscar winner Jane Fonda to exclaim “Please, please, please. All working women must read this book!”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Enough about “breaking the glass ceiling.” Here are blueprints for a redesign of the entire building, ground up, to benefit women \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e men—as well as the bottom line.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTaking on the Big Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, longtime labor activist Ellen Bravo explores workplace environments in both business and government. She recounts women’s testimonies from offices, assembly lines, hospitals, and schools, unmasking the patronizing, trivializing, and minimizing tactics employed by “the big boys” and their surrogates, such as portraying feminism as women against men, and dismissing demands for pay equity, family leave, and flex time as outrageous.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Also included are practical tips on everything from dealing with a sexual harasser to getting family members to share chores—and build equal relationships.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this “smart, kind, funny, and very effective” Gold Medal Winner of \u003ci\u003eForeWord\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine’s Book of the Year Award for Women’s Issues, Bravo argues for feminism as a system of beliefs, laws, and practices that value women and work associated with women, while detailing activist strategies to achieve a society where everybody—women and men—reach their potential (Gloria Steinem, feminist icon).","brand":"Feminist Press at CUNY, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137801240816,"sku":"9781558616240","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781558616240_p0.jpg?v=1769899027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781558616240","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}