Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders: Early Adventures of Working Women, the Professional Life and the Glass Ceiling.

It is a myth that the First World War liberated women. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It should have marked a social revolution, opening the doors of the traditional professions to women who had worked so hard during the War, and welcoming them inside as equals. But what really happened? Ladies Can't Climb Ladders focuses on the lives of pioneering women forging careers in the fields of medicine, law, academia, architecture, engineering and the church. In her startling study into the public and private worlds of these unsung heroines, Jane Robinson sheds light on their desires and ambitions, and how family and society responded to this emerging class of working women. This book is written in their honour. Their shared vision, sacrifice and spirited perseverance began a process we have yet to finish. Their experiences raise live questions about equal...M.F It is a myth that either of the World Wars liberated women. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It marked at once political watershed and a social revolution; the point at which women of 21 and over were recognised in law as being as competent as men. But were they? What actually happened when this bill was passed? This is the story of what happened next. Ladies Can't Climb Ladders focuses on the lives of six women - six pioneers - forging paths in the fields of medicine, law, academia, architecture, engineering and the church. Robinson's startling study into the public and private lives of these women sheds light not on the desires and ambitions of her subjects but how family and society responded to the working woman and what their legacy looks like today. This book is written in their honour. It is a book about live subjects: equal opportunity, the gender pay gap, and whether women can expect, or indeed deserve, to have it at all. 'An important and crackingly good read.' - Telegraph ____________ It Is A Myth That The First World War Liberated Women. The Sex Disqualification (removal) Act Of 1919 Was One Of The Most Significant Pieces Of Legislation In Modern Britain. It Should Have Marked A Social Revolution, Opening The Doors Of The Traditional Professions To Women Who Had Worked So Hard During The War, And Welcoming Them Inside As Equals. But What Really Happened? Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders Focuses On The Lives Of Pioneering Women Forging Careers In The Fields Of Medicine, Law, Academia, Architecture, Engineering And The Church. In Her Startling Study Into The Public And Private Worlds Of These Unsung Heroines, Jane Robinson Sheds Light On Their Desires And Ambitions, And How Family And Society Responded To This Emerging Class Of Working Women. This Book Is Written In Their Honour. Their Shared Vision, Sacrifice And Spirited Perseverance Began A Process We Have Yet To Finish. Their Experiences Raise Live Questions About Equal Opportunity, The Gender Pay Gap, The Work/life Balance – And Whether It Is Possible For Women To Have It All. It is a myth that either of the World Wars liberated women. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. it marked at once political watershed and a social revolution; the point at which women of 21 and over were recognised in law as being as competent as men. But were they? What actually happened when this bill was passed? This is the story of what happened next. The Professional Woman focuses on the lives of six women - six pioneers - forging paths in the fields of medicine, law, academia, architecture, engineering and the church. Robinson's startling study into the public and private lives of these women sheds light not on the desires and ambitions of of her subjects but how family and society responded to the working woman and what their legacy looks like today. This book is written in their honour. It is a book about live subjects: equal opportunity, the gender pay gap, and whether women can expect, or indeed deserve, to have it at all.