Books and the Arts

Despite decades of litigation, equity policies, labor education programs, leadership programs for women, external advocacy, and internal activism, progress for women in the brotherhoods has been dismal. The civil rights movement and the women’s movement helped to open doors for women in nontraditional occupations, but the ceiling in construction, electrical, transport, and public safety proved to be cement, not glass. To understand why—and why this matters—read these two books.