Lynn Povich

Autore di The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace

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The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace (2012) 251 copie

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Sesso: female
Nazionalità: USA
Relazioni: Shepard, Stephen (husband)
Povich, Shirley (father)
Premi e riconoscimenti: Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications
Breve biografia: Lynn Povich began her career at Newsweek as a secretary. In 1975 she became the first woman senior editor in the magazine's history. Since leaving Newsweek in 1991, Povich has been editor-in-chief of Working Woman magazine and managing editor/senior executive producer for MSNBC.com. Winner of the prestigious Matrix Award, Povich edited a book of columns by her father, famed Washington Post sports journalist Shirley Povich. She is married to Stephen Shephard, former editor-in-chief of Business Week and founding dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. They have two children. [from The Good Girls Revolt (2012)]

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The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek… di Lynn Povich

An important record of the history of women in journalism. I was saddened and maddened by it.

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fmclellan | 13 altre recensioni | Jan 23, 2024 |

The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek… di Lynn Povich

This title isn't new but after reading a history of the publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux I had become more intrigued about the large players in traditional publishing, and news magazines are among them. This is Lynn Povich's take, where she was among a large group of women that found their careers stagnate while their male colleagues got plumb assignments and climbed the ladder. She connects this story to a newer generation of women at Newsweek that ended up doing much the same thing decades later, as they found the 21st century hadn't changed the work environment for the better. There is also an impressive who's who of people involved or impacted by that original lawsuit. My favorite title of this quarter, no contest.… (altro)

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jonerthon | 13 altre recensioni | Oct 16, 2022 |

The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek… di Lynn Povich

An interesting book about what was happening in the 70s while I was in high school and I didn't realize it! The problems faced by these women who were so clearly suffering from discrimination was very interesting. How they dealt with it and the problems that came up that seemed to be unique to women (having a baby, husband has a job somewhere else) really brought home how hard it is even today. I didn't care for the writing so much, which is why I only gave it 3 stars, but the history is fascinating.… (altro)

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krazy4katz | 13 altre recensioni | Oct 28, 2018 |

The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek… di Lynn Povich

It's great to hear the stories of women and men who were involved in early modern civil rights. I owe these women so much.

and yes, the author doesn't seem to get intersectionality. But I think what this tory shows is that one doesn't have to be perfect and that activism is a learning process.

I found the writing style to be fine. My only issue is that the years seen to jump around a bit, and it's not always clear who's what where when. there's also a lot of detail, but I like that. every person is a person.… (altro)

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CassandraT | 13 altre recensioni | Sep 23, 2018 |

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