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OverviewBar 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jean McKenzie LeiperPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Edition: annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9780774813198ISBN 10: 0774813199 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 14 November 2006 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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 IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJean McKenzie Leiper is Professor Emerita at theDepartment of Sociology, King’s University College, University ofWestern Ontario. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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