Transforming Labour: Women and Work in Post-War Canada

by Joan Sangster

Book Overview

The increased participation of women in the labour force was one of the most significant changes to Canadian social life during the quarter century after the close of the Second World War. Transforming Labour offers one of the first critical assessments of women's paid labour in this era, a period when more and more women, particularly those with families, were going 'out to work'.

Using case studies from across Canada, Joan Sangster explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802096522
• ISBN13: 9780802096524
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher