{"product_id":"gender-rhetoric-and-regulation-womens-work-in-the-civil-service-and-the-london-county-council-1900-55-paperback","title":"Gender, Rhetoric and Regulation: Women's Work in the Civil Service and the London County Council, 1900-55 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Glew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Civil Service and the London County Council employed tens of thousands of women in Britain in the early twentieth century. As public employers these institutions influenced both each other and private organisations, thereby serving as a barometer or benchmark for the conditions of women's white-collar employment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide range of archival sources - including policy documents, trade union records, women's movement campaign literature and employees' personal testimony - this is the first book-length study of women's public service employment in this period. It examines three aspects of their working lives - inequality of pay, the marriage bar and inequality of opportunity - and demonstrates how far wider cultural assumptions about womanhood shaped policies towards women's employment and experiences. Scholars and students with interests in gender, British social and cultural history and labour history will find this an invaluable text.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5, Gender equality.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Civil Service and the London County Council employed tens of thousands of women in Britain in the early twentieth century. As public employers these institutions influenced both each other and private organisations, thereby serving as a barometer or benchmark for the conditions of women's white-collar employment. This is the first book-length study of women's public service employment in this period. It is also a new lens through which to examine the women's movement in this period and a contribution to the debate about the effect of the First World War on women's employment. The book examines three key aspects of women's public service employment: inequality of pay, the marriage bar and inequality of opportunity. In so doing, it delineates the levels of regulation and rhetoric surrounding women's employment and the extent to which notions about femininity and womanhood shaped employment policies and, ultimately, women's experiences in the workplace. It draws on a wide range of archival sources, including policy documents, trade union records, women's movement campaign literature and employees' personal testimony. Scholars and students with interests in gender, British social and cultural history and labour history will find this an invaluable text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Civil Service and the London County Council employed tens of thousands of women in Britain in the early twentieth century. As public employers these institutions influenced both each other and private organisations, thereby serving as a barometer or benchmark for the conditions of women's white-collar employment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first book-length study of women's public service employment in this period. It is also a new lens through which to examine the women's movement in this period and a contribution to the debate about the effect of the First World War on women's employment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book examines three key aspects of women's public service employment: inequality of pay, the marriage bar and inequality of opportunity. In so doing, it delineates the levels of regulation and rhetoric surrounding women's employment and the extent to which notions about femininity and womanhood shaped employment policies and, ultimately, women's experiences in the workplace. It draws on a wide range of archival sources, including policy documents, trade union records, women's movement campaign literature and employees' personal testimony. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholars and students with interests in gender, British social and cultural history and labour history will find this an invaluable text.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Glew is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Westminster\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53016878481632,"sku":"9781526146632","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/4GfgmXldyC9781526146632.webp?v=1781595192","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/gender-rhetoric-and-regulation-womens-work-in-the-civil-service-and-the-london-county-council-1900-55-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}