{"product_id":"in-a-days-work-the-fight-to-end-sexual-violence-against-americas-most-vulnerable-workers-hardcover","title":"In a Day's Work: The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America's Most Vulnerable Workers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernice Yeung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in General Nonfiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the PEN\/John Kenneth Galbraith Award \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2018 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a Day's Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a . . . much-needed addition to the literature on sexual harassment in the U.S.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA searing exposé about the hidden stories of immigrant workers overlooked by #MeToo--at turns heartrending and hopeful--by acclaimed journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Bernice Yeung \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApple orchards in bucolic Washington state. Office parks in Southern California under cover of night. The home of an elderly man in Miami. These are some of the workplaces where female workers have suffered brutal sexual assault and shocking harassment at the hands of their employers, often with little or no official recourse. In this harrowing yet often 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 in the workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYeung 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. \u003cem\u003eIn a Day's Work\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eIn a Day's Work\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernice Yeung\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. She was a 2015-2016 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan. Her work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as on KQED Public Radio and \u003cem\u003ePBS Frontline\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770625196320,"sku":"9781620973158","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59841a91595032e85bc19d82355316f0.webp?v=1780375535","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-a-days-work-the-fight-to-end-sexual-violence-against-americas-most-vulnerable-workers-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}