Accidental feminism : gender parity and selective mobility among India's professional elite / English.
by Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen.
- 1 st.ed. 2021.
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2021.
- xviii, 266 p. illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-252) and index.
The accidental emergence of India's elite women lawyers -- Foci: Market liberalization and the changing nature of professional work -- Frames: Women can't match up : the sticky assumptions of gender and work -- Firms: Just like an international firm : the advantage of not being -- Facings: My cclients prefer a woman lawyer : new returns to essentialism -- Families: It is (not always) difficult once you have a family : work, life, and balance -- Futures: Now what? : what do we do with the accidental?
9780691182537 (pbk.)
2020942527
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