How Long to Read EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work

How Long Does it Take to Read EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 49 minutes to read EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work by Caroline Gatrell

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

What is the relationship between women’s reproductive bodies and women’s productive work? How does women’s potential for maternity affect women’s workplace opportunity? How far can women ’choose’ and maintain their own embodied boundaries in relation to work and working practices? This fascinating and topical book evaluates the growing debate on gender, women’s bodies, and work. Through the lens of the body - and from a feminist perspective - Gatrell considers women’s work from two angles, the first conceptualizing the labour of maternity as women’s work, the second exploring the dynamics between women’s bodies and employment. The author suggests that maternity constitutes women’s work, with some women ‘expected’ to produce children, while others are criticised for giving birth. She calls for the re-conceptualization of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding as forms of labour – asserting that mothers are required to perform particular forms of body work in order to comply with ideals of ‘good’ mothering and norms of the workplace. The book observes that these are conflicting requirements, which place irreconcilable demands on women and constrain women’s choice. At the heart of Embodying Women’s Work is the idea that women’s bodies are central to gendered power relations, and remain a negotiated site of power between men and women within late modern society. The book considers women’s bodies in the context of different forms of paid work, discussing how far women remain at an economic disadvantage in comparison with male workers. Embodying Women’s Work is of key interest for students and academics of sociology, social welfare and women’s studies.

How long is EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work?

EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work by Caroline Gatrell is 225 pages long, and a total of 57,375 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 13 minutes to read EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work aloud.

What Reading Level is EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work?

EBOOK: Embodying Women's Work is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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