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Social Science Women's Studies

Women in the Office

Transitions in the Global Economy

by (author) Ann Eyerman

Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Initial publish date
Oct 2000
Category
Women's Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894549035
    Publish Date
    Oct 2000
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

Secretaries, administrative assistants, clerks, word-processors and telemarketers make up a sector of the working world whose voice is rarely heard. In this timely and insightful investigative analysis, Ann Eyerman places these women front and centre. She brings to our attention just how important office work is to the functioning of our economy and how restructuring under the global economy is causing dramatic shifts in the office environment.
Is a full-time job a thing of the past? How is downsizing affecting women working in insurance, banking, law and education? Are the new technologies making their lives easier or have they created greater responsibilities, longer hours and higher stres levels?
In Women in the Office, Ann Eyerman takes these questions to the women in the field. Contributing her own story along with candid conversations of eleven office workers, Eyerman brings to the fore the concerns women face in their drastically shifting workplaces. these narratives are framed by a sharp and concise explanation of the social and political shifts behind these transitions. Yet despite these setbacks, Eyerman demonstrates the resourcefulness of women. She uncovers the strategies women are developing to preserve their working culture, their sense of self and their economic well-being in a time of global change.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Ann Eyerman is the past president of the Board of Directors of Times Change Women's Employment Service in Toronto, and recently completed her Masters in Environmental Studies at York University. She has spent most of her working career as a legal secretary.