The F-word discussion

Hello,

I've been wanting to read books that talk more about problems like the wage gap and lack of equal opportunities for women in the workplace. Any suggestions?

Megha wrote: "Hello,

I've been wanting to read books that talk more about problems like the wage gap and lack of equal opportunities for women in the workplace. Any suggestions?"

The first book that comes to mind is Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez, but this is much more broad than the wage gap or workforce issues - though the many issues women face revolving around work (childcare, wage, promotions, healthcare, etc.) are deeply delved in to. This book's main focus is the lack of inclusion of women in all phases of research and development throughout pretty much every field, and the consequences of that data gap in each said field. It's a great book, if not infuriating at times because of the ridiculousness of the reality of it.

I also found this list of non-fiction about combating the wage gap:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
I havent read these so I couldn't recommend any personally, but maybe something will catch your eye.

There's some feminist stuff written about class and labour history that goes there.

I liked Class Questions: Feminist Answers by Joan Acker

It's a bit below the surface of the problem (ie the problem we see is the wage gap but the source of it is complex aand perhaps related to the patriarchal idea that women can be exploited for free to do caring/reproductive/kin work. This is why wage gap conversations often get bogged down by claims (from people who have escaped having to "care" themselves) that women are "choosing" less well remunerated positions and ways of working.

Anyway not sure if that is exactly what you want but I feel it game me a lot more thoughts about the wage gap (and related things like casualisation)