Accidental Feminism: Gender Parity and Selective Mobility among Indias Professional Elite
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Accidental Feminism: Gender Parity and Selective Mobility among Indias Professional Elite
By (Author) Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd March 2021
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Gender studies: women and girls
Feminism and feminist theory
Law
340.0820954
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Paperback
288
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
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 represented both at entry and partnership. Elite wor
Reviews
"Co-Winner of the Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association"
"Honorable Mention for the Herbert Jacob Book Prize, Law & Society Association"
"Shortlisted for the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize, New India Foundation"
Author Bio
Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen is assistant professor of law, sociology, Asian American studies, and criminology, law, and society at the University of California, Irvine. They are also affiliated faculty at Harvard Law Schools Center on the Legal Profession. Twitter @ssballakrishnen
