Women in non-traditional occupations: civil rights at work

p Women in non-traditional occupations : civil rights at work

The best aspect of the book is that it has been written by an individual who is qualified to write on the subject in the true sense of the term Susan Eisenberg is the national level artist /scholar and she is a master electrician . She is eminently equipped to lead and enlighten tradeswomen 's aspirations both at the national and international levels She has given lectures in bodies like the International Labor Organization in Geneva . She has successfully created entry for the women

in non-traditional male-dominated occupations . She has done it so by example , by actually being gainfully employed as an Electrician

As for the contents of this book she has used the ethnographic methodology , firstly by recording the interviews of 30 tradeswomen and then she has come out with the thematic recounting of the stories . This is not an easy job , unless one has the actual study in the field in which one is attempting to write . Her stories have the mark of unchallengeable authenticity

The working women , especially those engaged in non-traditional occupations , have many constraints and challenges . Firstly , they need to balance wok and family . Gender-bias by co-workers , harassment unfavorable employers and unions ! The limitations as for their physical strength ! Their only asset to face all these odd situations is the new-found inner strength

About three decades ago , she caused `electric shock ' to the security guard when she wished to report for duty as union electrician he refused her entry , because women had never done such jobs here before In 1978 , the federal government came out with its ambitious plans for opening construction work to women and projected that women would constitute 6 .9 of the industry 's workforce . But that did not materialize , against many odds like hostility , physical violence and abuse by male co-workers

Susan Eisenberg began her apprenticeship with Local 103 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1978 . She thought she would be part of the historic transformation in America , and she would be the leading force in it , but instead she became the historic author to write on behalf of electricians , painters , ironworkers , plumbers and carpenters . The book contains the s of trials , tribulations duty and beauty involved in the process of discharging their responsibilities and also difficult achievements

The book covers interesting s like , Exceptional Men , Carrying Weight , Customized Treatment women of Color , Ceilings and Access Panels Economics , Expansion Joints , etc

In the Chapter `Footings ' Susan Eisenberg covers observations of the some of the suffering women and the social conditions that hurled them into the job market . They wished to be gainfully employed by sheer grit Such working women liked the challenge of competing with men . One such woman , Paulete Jourdan , interviewed by Susan has something to say about her upbringing and the attitude of her parents . They were very religious , fundamentalist religious , and he didn 't ever want her to work . There were six kids and they raised us sort of...