Accidental Feminism : : Gender Parity and Selective Mobility among India’s Professional Elite / / Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen.
Exploring the unintentional production of seemingly feminist outcomes In India, elite law firms offer a surprising oasis for women within a hostile, predominantly male industry. Less than 10 percent of the country’s lawyers are female, but women in the most prestigious firms are significantly repres...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface. Can Feminism Be Accidental?
- Introduction. The Accidental Emergence of India’s Elite Women Lawyers
- Chapter 1 Foci: Market Liberalization and the Changing Nature of Professional Work
- Chapter 2 Frames: Women Can’t Match Up: The Sticky Assumptions of Gender and Work
- Chapter 3 Firms: Just Like an International Firm: The Advantage of Not Being
- Chapter 4 Facings: My Clients Prefer a Woman Lawyer: New Returns to Essentialism
- Chapter 5 Families: It Is (Not Always) Difficult Once You Have a Family: Work, Life, and Balance
- Chapter 6 Futures: Now What? What Do We Do with the Accidental?
- Appendix. Research Methods: Design, Discipline, Discursive Distance
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index