Gender trials : emotional lives in contemporary law firms / [electronic resource]
Pierce, Jennifer L.,1958-
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
1995.
This ethnography examines the gendered nature of today's large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, Jennifer Pierce discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-251) and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This ethnography examines the gendered nature of today's large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, Jennifer Pierce discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals.
Description based on print version record.
Law firms
Practice of law
Sex role in the work environment
Law firms
Practice of law
Sex role in the work environment
Law - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government
Law - U.S. - General