Summary: Apple orchards in bucolic Washington. Office parks in Southern California. The home of an elderly man in Miami. These are some of the workplaces where female workers have suffered brutal sexual assault and harassment at the hands of their employers, often with little or no official recourse. In this harrowing yet inspiring tale, investigative journalist Bernice Yeung exposes the epidemic of sexual violence levied against women farmworkers, domestic workers, and janitorial workers and charts their quest for justice. Yeung takes readers on a journey across the country, introducing us to women who came to America to escape grinding poverty only to encounter sexual violence in the United States. In a Day's Work exposes the underbelly of economies filled with employers who take advantage of immigrant women's need to earn a basic living. When these women find the courage to speak up, Yeung reveals, they are too often met by apathetic bosses and underresourced government agencies. But In a Day's Work also tells a story of resistance, introducing a group of courageous allies who challenge dangerous and discriminatory workplace conditions alongside aggrieved workers -- and win. Moving and inspiring, this book will change our understanding of the lives of immigrant women. -- Provided by publisher.
Content Notes:
Introduction: the weight of silence -- Finding the most invisible cases -- The open secret -- Behind closed doors and without a safety net -- When only the police and the prosecutor believe you -- All that we already know -- The ways forward -- ¡Sí se pudo! Yes we did! -- Epilogue: "I survived."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index. 1 3
Other Titles:
Fight to end sexual violence against America's most vulnerable workers.
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