Fleeting Opportunities: Women Shipyard Workers in Portland and

Fleeting Opportunities: Women Shipyard Workers in Portland and Vancouver During World War II and Reconversion (American Labor History (Dis))

This book tells the story of the daily lives of women industrial workers in World War II shipyards. It focuses on their struggle against the persistence of occupational segregation, the sexual and racial hierarchy of the shipyard work force, and the pervasive emphasis on female sexuality which served as a constant reminder that women were transient and marginal imposters.

In addition, Fleeting Opportunities demonstrates that despite the myth that these women yearned to return to their kitchens, in fact many wanted to continue using their wartime skills in the postwar period. However, finding themselves excluded from jobs by union and management, those who continued to work ended up in low-paying, predominantly female occupations.
Country USA
Brand State University of New York Press
Manufacturer State University of New York Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780791401750
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State University of New York Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780791401750
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Fleeting Opportunities: Women Shipyard Workers in Portland and Vancouver During World War II and Reconversion (American Labor History (Dis))