{"product_id":"under-the-bus-how-working-women-are-being-run-over-9781620972533","title":"Under the Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over","description":"Called a \"damn fine book\" by \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the hardcover edition of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Bus\u003c\/i\u003e changed the conversation about women at work--the question is not only about those women at the top trying to \"break the glass ceiling\" but instead why millions are stuck on the sticky floor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFredrickson shows that our labor laws are based on outdated, misogynistic, and racist assumptions that leave huge sectors of the workforce without a minimum wage or the right to unionize and subject to wage theft, physical and sexual abuse, and pregnancy discrimination, despite laws that purport to protect all workers. Laws are written through compromise and negotiation, and in each case vulnerable workers were the bargaining chip that was sacrificed to guarantee the policy's enactment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unpack[ing] the history of the racism and sexism that has left so many working women and people of color without adequate protections (\u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eUnder the Bus\u003c\/i\u003e offers a call to action for women who have been left behind in the fight to secure fair labor standards (\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8989621\"\u003eCaroline Fredrickson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620972533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620972530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS109000\"\u003eWomen in Business\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL013000\"\u003eLabor \u0026amp; Industrial Relations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS038000\"\u003eLabor | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Fredrickson\u003c\/b\u003e is the president of the American Constitution Society and a senior fellow at Demos. She was chief of staff to Senator Maria Cantwell and deputy chief of staff to Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44542189568237,"sku":"9781620972533","price":25.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_18cbb027-15f8-458c-9d2c-807a93dbb241.jpg?v=1701522462","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/under-the-bus-how-working-women-are-being-run-over-9781620972533","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}