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Bar Codes: Women in the Legal Profession
Jean McKenzie Leiper
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Description for Bar Codes: Women in the Legal Profession
Hardback. This book examines women lawyers' attempts to reconcile their professional obligations with other aspects of their lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
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, whereformal codes of conduct and subtle cultural norms promote masculinevalues. A thorough analysis of women’s encounters with thisculture provides some answers and raises more questions about the kindsof stresses that have become extreme in the lives of many Canadianwomen.
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, whereformal codes of conduct and subtle cultural norms promote masculinevalues. A thorough analysis of women’s encounters with thisculture provides some answers and raises more questions about the kindsof stresses that have become extreme in the lives of many Canadianwomen.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774813198
SKU
V9780774813198
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About Jean McKenzie Leiper
Jean McKenzie Leiper is Professor Emerita at theDepartment of Sociology, King’s University College, University ofWestern Ontario.
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