Gender and work: exploring intersectionality, resistance, and identity

Recent years have witnessed growing scholarly interest in efforts to advance women's work and in exploring the implicit obstacles to gender equity - such as the "glass floor," "glass ceiling," and "glass walls" - that have persisted in most career fields. This interdisciplinary collection contributes to this new field of knowledge by curating scholarly essays and current research on gendered work environments and all the nuanced meanings of "work" in the context of feminism and gender equality. The chapters represent some of the most outstanding papers presented at the Women and Gender Confere.

I. Historical underpinnings of the gendered workplace. What's wrong with leaning in? -- Shifting markets, shifting meanings : repositioning the ERA in feminist dialogues -- Work, work, work : women's paid, unpaid, and literary labors in a historicized reading of Diana Garcia's labor poetry -- The unique environment for women's work in institutions for the feeble-minded, 1876-1916 : prestige, authority, and respect -- Whose "Y" is it? Defining meaningful work in the competition for women's souls, 1865-1907 -- II. Case studies and social scientific approaches. Policies and practices to level the playing field for women faculty : the case of North Dakota State University -- The unfinished work of feminism : an analysis of online user-generated comments responding to public opinion polls about gender equality -- When your spouse is your co-worker : managing the work-life boundaries in academic couples -- Explaining the gender wage gap : the role of discrimination and the mining industry -- Taking time "off" : gender and race as factors affecting young adults' attitudes toward workers requesting parental leave -- III. Gendered work in literature and popular culture. Women's work : moth…