Wall Street Women

by Melissa S. Fisher

Book Overview

Wall Street Women tells the story of the first generation of women to establish themselves as professionals on Wall Street. Since these women, who began their careers in the 1960s, faced blatant discrimination and barriers to advancement, they created formal and informal associations to bolster one another's careers. In this important historical ethnography, Melissa S. Fisher draws on fieldwork, archival research, and extensive interviews with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822353458
• ISBN13: 9780822353454
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.1"