Spotlighting an incredible cultural and political moment, Robinson’s meticulously researched volume pays timely tribute to the trail-blazing women who forged careers in male-dominated fields in the wake of the 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act. Featuring case studies from the arenas of law, medicine, academia and the Church, Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders is an engaging and inspirational account of hitherto neglected progress.
It is a myth that the First World War liberated women.
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It should have marked a social revolution, opening the doors of the traditional professions to women who had worked so hard during the War, and welcoming them inside as equals.
But what really happened? Ladies Can't Climb Ladders focuses on the lives of pioneering women forging careers in the fields of medicine, law, academia, architecture, engineering and the church. In her startling study into the public and private worlds of these unsung heroines, Jane Robinson sheds light on their desires and ambitions, and how family and society responded to this emerging class of working women.
This book is written in their honour. Their shared vision, sacrifice and spirited perseverance began a process we have yet to finish. Their experiences raise live questions about equal opportunity, the gender pay gap, the work/life balance - and whether it is possible for women to have it all.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780857525871
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 577 g
Dimensions: 222 x 162 x 33 mm
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