Cambridge University Press Nine to Five: How Gender, Sex, and Sexuality Continue to Define the American Workplace

Nine to Five provides a lively and accessible introduction to the laws and policies regulating sex, sexuality, and gender identity in the American workplace. Contemporary cases and events reveal the breadth and persistence of sexism and gender stereotyping. Through a series of essays organized around sex discrimination, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and pay equity, the book highlights legal rules and doctrines that privilege men over women and masculinity over femininity. In understanding the law - what it forbids, what it allows, and to what it turns a blind eye - we see why it is far too soon to declare the triumph of working women's equality. Despite significant gains for women, gender continues to define the work experience in both predictable and surprising ways. A witty and engaging guide to the legal terrain, Nine to Five also proposes solutions to the many obstacles that remain on the path to equality. Review 'If you think that gender inequality is a thing of the past, guess again. In this broad-ranging book, Joanna Grossman combines her extraordinary legal expertise about sex discrimination in the workplace with a brilliant diagnostic eye for how specific workplace practices continue to maintain an unfair and unequal playing field for women. Drawing on dozens of specific cases of mistreatment of women, Grossman shows the myriad ways in which society expects women to enter the workplace at their own risk and on someone else's terms … and be grateful for it. Many chapters, written contemporaneously with the case reported on, are followed by updates showing how the law continues to evolve or, more often than not, how it remains the same. The book epitomizes the power of concrete examples to test generalizations about how far we have come toward gender equality, and how far we have left to go.' Katharine T. Bartlett, A. Kenneth Pye Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law'Despite a half century of laws and policies on gender equality, the United States is a significant distance from achieving it. Nine to Five is a highly insightful and lively account of what stands in the way. Joanna Grossman brings wit, eloquence and a wealth of knowledge to the persistent problems that women confront in American workplaces. Her proposed solutions redefine the agenda in our struggle for truly equal opportunity.' Deborah Rhode, Professor of Law, and Director, Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford University'Joanna L. Grossman's Nine to Five offers an insightful and wonderfully readable introduction to how the law governs sex, sexuality, and gender identity in the workplace. The book makes clear that gender continues to shape the policies and practices that Americans encounter at work. Nine to Five is a valuable resource for policymakers, students, scholars, employers, and employees.' Jill Elaine Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School Book Description Rich in case studies, this collection of essays illustrates how gender continues to define every aspect of Americans' work experience. About the Author Joanna L. Grossman is the Sidney and Walter Siben Distinguished Professor of Family Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, New York. An expert in sex discrimination law, she has coauthored numerous books, including Inside the Castle: Law and the Family in Twentieth Century America, winner of the David J. Langum, Sr Prize in American Legal History, and Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women's Equal Citizenship.