The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace

by Lynn Povich

Book Overview

It was the 1960s -- a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the "Help Wanted" ads were segregated by gender and the "Mad Men" office culture was rife with sexual stereotyping and discrimination.

Lynn Povich was one of the lucky ones, landing a job at Newsweek, renowned for its cutting-edge coverage of civil rights and the "Swinging Sixties." Nora Ephron, Jane Bryant Quinn, Ellen Goodman,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610397460
• ISBN13: 9781610397469
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"