{"product_id":"the-good-girls-revolt-how-the-women-of-newsweek-sued-their-bosses-and-changed-the-workplace-paperback","title":"The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Povich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the 1960s -- a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the \"Help Wanted\" ads were segregated by gender and the \"Mad Men\" office culture was rife with sexual stereotyping and discrimination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynn Povich was one of the lucky ones, landing a job at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned for its cutting-edge coverage of civil rights and the \"Swinging Sixties.\" Nora Ephron, Jane Bryant Quinn, Ellen Goodman, and Susan Brownmiller all started there as well. It was a top-notch job -- for a girl -- at an exciting place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But it was a dead end. Women researchers sometimes became reporters, rarely writers, and never editors. Any aspiring female journalist was told, \"If you want to be a writer, go somewhere else.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On March 16, 1970, the day \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003epublished a cover story on the fledgling feminist movement entitled \"Women in Revolt,\" forty-six \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003ewomen charged the magazine with discrimination in hiring and promotion. It was the first female class action lawsuit--the first by women journalists -- and it inspired other women in the media to quickly follow suit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynn Povich was one of the ringleaders. In \u003ci\u003eThe Good Girls Revolt\u003c\/i\u003e, she evocatively tells the story of this dramatic turning point through the lives of several participants. With warmth, humor, and perspective, she shows how personal experiences and cultural shifts led a group of well-mannered, largely apolitical women, raised in the 1940s and 1950s, to challenge their bosses -- and what happened after they did. For many, filing the suit was a radicalizing act that empowered them to \"find themselves\" and fight back. Others lost their way amid opportunities, pressures, discouragements, and hostilities they weren't prepared to navigate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Girls Revolt \u003c\/i\u003ealso explores why changes in the law didn't solve everything. Through the lives of young female journalists at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003etoday, Lynn Povich shows what has -- and hasn't -- changed in the workplace.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Povich\u003c\/b\u003e began her career at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e as a secretary. In 1975 she became the first woman senior editor in the magazine's history. Since leaving \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e in 1991, Povich has been editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eWorking Woman\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and managing editor\/senior executive producer for MSNBC.Com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the prestigious Matrix Award, Povich edited a book of columns by her father, famed \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e sports journalist Shirley Povich. She is married to Stephen Shepard, former editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e and founding dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. They have two children.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52766523916595,"sku":"9781610397469","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/k22c5wmZ0J9781610397469.webp?v=1764652669","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-good-girls-revolt-how-the-women-of-newsweek-sued-their-bosses-and-changed-the-workplace-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}