“The bosses acted as if women were unqualified to do anything except type, file, staple papers, collate, alphabetize and make photocopies and coffee,” said Ellen Cassedy, founder of 9to5org, the national association of women office workers.
today. But as much as it acknowledges how much remains to be done to achieve racial and gender equity on the job, it also celebrates 9 to 5’s many successes.
The class I attended was for feminist leaders. Several women who were high-up in NOW, and others who were deeply involved in fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, were in my cohort. The idea was that we needed to become organizers in our communities to make up for the dearth of women’s voices in many activist efforts.
In the book, I stress that movements need all kinds of people, those who are natural leaders and those who are shy. I am in the latter category and like other more withdrawn people, my heart sometimes pounds when I get up to speak in public. But because I understood this, I was able to help other less ‘out-there’ women to push forward and develop their organizing abilities.
is her first-person account of this movement, which began in the early ’70s, mobilizing women workers across the country to organize for rights and respect. The movement inspired Jane Fonda’s hit movie and Dolly Parton’s enduring anthem. One of the most shocking elements of the book is your account of the sexism you encountered from male labor leaders, including one who told you that women were impossible to organize because they “think with their cunts, not their brains.
This is still happening today, with Starbucks and Amazon refusing to sit down and negotiate with employees. On the other hand, a recent survey found that, the highest percentage in a half century. This gives me hope that improvements can and will be won.
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