Title:
Invisible : how young women with serious health issues navigate work, relationships, and the pressure to seem just fine / Michele Lent Hirsch.
ISBN:
9780807023952
9780807029817
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Boston : Beacon Press, [2018]
Physical Description:
x, 230 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Could someone love this body of mine -- The (foggy) glass ceiling and the wall -- It's cool guys I'm totally fine -- Why don't they believe me? or the case of the lady lab rat -- To raise small humans -- or not -- Sick like Miss America.
Summary:
Lent Hirsch weaves her own harrowing experiences together with stories from other women, perspectives from sociologists on structural inequality, and insights from neuroscientists on misogyny in health research. She shows how health issues and disabilities amplify what women in general already confront: warped beauty standards, workplace sexism, worries about romantic partners, and mistrust of their own bodies. By shining a light on this hidden demographic, Lent Hirsch explores the challenges that all women face.
OCLC Number:
on1011543197
Availability:
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