Under the Bus

How Working Women Are Being Run Over

By: Caroline Fredrickson

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Paperback | 6 September 2016

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258 Pages

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Called a “damn fine book” by Elle magazine, the hardcover edition of Under the Bus changed the conversation about women at work—the question is not only about those women at the top trying to “break the glass ceiling” but instead why millions are stuck on the sticky floor. Fredrickson shows that our labor laws are based on outdated, misogynistic, and racist assumptions that leave huge sectors of the workforce without a minimum wage or the right to unionize and subject to wage theft, physical and sexual abuse, and pregnancy discrimination, despite laws that purport to protect all workers. Laws are written through a process of compromise and negotiation, and in each case vulnerable workers were the bargaining chip that was sacrificed to guarantee the policy’s enactment. For these workers, the system that was supposed to act as a safety net has become a sieve—and they are still falling through.

“Unpack[ing] the history of the racism and sexism that has left so many working women and people of color without adequate protections" (Mother Jones) Under the Bus offers "a call to action for women who have been left behind in the fight to secure fair labor standards" (Washington Independent Review of Books).

Industry Reviews

"I took furious notes while reading Caroline Fredrickson's Under the Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over...'Furious' because I had to write fast to keep up with information Fredrickson packs into this relatively slim book, and furious because every new thing I learned made the hair on my neck stand on end."
-Katie McDonough, Salon

"This is a damn fine book that I will reference frequently and at length, forever...The book is easy to read and it's easy to recognize myself-and the women I've worked with over the years-in its pages."
-Linda Tirado, Elle

"This excellent book will contribute to ongoing discussions concerning women in the workplace."
-Booklist

"Offers up fixes for this broken, exclusive system."
-Mother Jones

"A call to action for women who have been left behind in the fight to secure fair labor standards."
-Washington Independent Review of Books

"The most refreshing part about her book is the way Frederickson connects this narrative with her own personal story-that even she, as a policy advocate, didn't think about low-wage workers until recently."
-Feministing

"Serves to illustrate how far systemic policy change could go in creating equal opportunity across the board-improving working situations for women."
-Shelf Awareness

"An informative, occasionally shocking exploration of the state of women's rights in the workplace."
-Kirkus

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