Sex and the Office: A History of Gender, Power, and Desire

by Julie Berebitsky

In this engaging book--the first to historicize our understanding of sexual harassment in the workplace--Julie Berebitsky explores how Americans' attitudes toward sexuality and gender in the office have changed since the 1860s, when women first took jobs as clerks in the U.S. Treasury office.

Berebitsky recounts the actual experiences of female and male office workers; draws on archival sources ranging from the records of investigators looking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300118996
• ISBN13: 9780300118995
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"