Bar Codes
Women in the Legal Profession
Seiten
2006
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-1319-8 (ISBN)
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-1319-8 (ISBN)
This book examines women lawyers' attempts to reconcile their professional obligations with other aspects of their lives.
Bar Codes examines women lawyers' attempts to reconciletheir professional obligations with other aspects of their lives. Itcharts the life courses of women who constitute a first wave -- anavant-garde -- in a profession designed by men, for men, where formalcodes of conduct and subtle cultural norms promote masculine values. Athorough analysis of women’s encounters with this cultureprovides some answers and raises more questions about the kinds ofstresses that have become extreme in the lives of many Canadianwomen.
This book adds to mounting evidence of marked gender differences inopportunities for advancement, demonstrating that many men still enjoyfreedom from domestic responsibilities while women continue to facemultiple barriers in their quest for career success. As this studyshows, change is under way in the legal profession and women cansucceed in reaching high levels within it, but the law remains, in manyways, a masculine institution.
Bar Codes examines women lawyers' attempts to reconciletheir professional obligations with other aspects of their lives. Itcharts the life courses of women who constitute a first wave -- anavant-garde -- in a profession designed by men, for men, where formalcodes of conduct and subtle cultural norms promote masculine values. Athorough analysis of women’s encounters with this cultureprovides some answers and raises more questions about the kinds ofstresses that have become extreme in the lives of many Canadianwomen.
This book adds to mounting evidence of marked gender differences inopportunities for advancement, demonstrating that many men still enjoyfreedom from domestic responsibilities while women continue to facemultiple barriers in their quest for career success. As this studyshows, change is under way in the legal profession and women cansucceed in reaching high levels within it, but the law remains, in manyways, a masculine institution.
Jean McKenzie Leiper is Professor Emerita at theDepartment of Sociology, King’s University College, University ofWestern Ontario.
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction: Recognizing the Codes
2 “The Portia of Our Chambers”: Voice, Robes, andReputation
3 Educating Women in the Law: Becoming Gentlemen?
4 Caught in the Time Crunch
5 Choreographing Daily Life: Clocks, Calendars, and Cycles
6 Careers and Curricula Vitae
7 Cracking the Codes
Appendix: Where Are They Now?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Zusatzinfo | 3 tables |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Vancouver |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 498 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7748-1319-9 / 0774813199 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7748-1319-8 / 9780774813198 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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