Julie Berebitsky is professor of history and director of the Women’s Studies Program at Sewanee: The University of the South. The author of Like Our Very Own: Adoption and the Changing Culture of Motherhood, she lives in Sewanee, TN.
“Sex and the Office brings critical new historical insight to the
sexual culture of the white-collar office. Culling an impressive
array of sources, Berebitsky explores gendered office practices,
including men asking employment agencies for ‘pretty blondes,’
women using sex with ‘superiors’ to supplement their wages,
alienation-of-affection lawsuits waged by wives of adulterous
bosses, and feminist attempts to name and address sexual
harassment. A rich, important read.”—Jennifer Scanlon, author of
Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown
*Jennifer Scanlon*
“After reading this book we gain a clearer, more well-defined
understanding of the ways sex has saturated the white-collar office
and the implications this has had for men as well as women who
worked there. By giving sex in the office a history, Berebitsky
provides valuable insights into the nature and meaning of sexual
harassment today.”—Ava Baron, Rider University
*Ava Baron*
“Erudite, lively, and compellingly argued, this important book
deserves a broad audience among scholars, lawyers, policy-makers,
and general readers who want to understand the ways in which
progress in gender equality has—and has not—changed sexual
attitudes and behaviors in the workplace.”—Margaret Marsh, coauthor
of The Fertility Doctor: John Rock and the Reproductive
Revolution
*Margaret Marsh*
“Berebitsky…makes thorough and thoughtful work of the material at
hand, showing how sex is never just about sex; it’s often about
money, too.”—Jennifer Szalai, Slate
*Slate*
“Both an interesting read and a valuable resource.”—Shelf
Awareness
*Shelf Awareness*
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