{"product_id":"under-the-bus-caroline-fredrickson-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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFredrickson shows that our labor laws are based on outdated, misogynistic, and racist assumptions that leave huge sectors of the workforce without a minimum wage or the right to unionize and subject to wage theft,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 Caroline Fredrickson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620972530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620972533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Caroline Fredrickson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44311540433151,"sku":"9781620972533","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf46ee23-b4cb-47d4-bac8-e07c4f8109cd.jpg?v=1695723334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-the-bus-caroline-fredrickson-9781620972533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}