Ballakrishnen, Swethaa S.

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


Women lawyers--India.
Law firm associates--India.
Women--Social conditions.--India
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--India.
Avocates--Inde.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Inde
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Law firm associates.
Women lawyers.
Women--Social conditions.


India.

KNS53.35.W6 / B35 2021

340.0820954 / BAL.S