The Good Girls Revolt

The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
First edition
AuthorLynn Povich
PublishedSeptember 10, 2012
PublisherPublicAffairs
Pages304
ISBN978-1610393263

The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace is a book of nonfiction by Lynn Povich. The book, published in 2012, is based on the lawsuit female employees of Newsweek brought against their employer.[1]

Reception

The book received mostly positive reviews. The New York Times said, "If ever a book could remind women to keep their white gloves off and to keep fighting the good fight, this is the one."[2] The Philadelphia Inquirer review said, "With vivid recollections of the author and major and minor participants, Povich, a party to the suit, succeeds in making recent history enraging, poignant, and even sexy."[3]

Television adaptation

Main article: Good Girls Revolt

The TV series based on the book was adapted by Amazon Video.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "'GOOD GIRLS REVOLT': THE FEMINIST LEGACY OF A NEWSWEEK LAWSUIT". Newsweek. 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Throwing Stones at Glass Ceilings". The New York Times. 14 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Newsweek's women rebel". 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (18 December 2015). "Amazon Picks Up 5 New Primetime Series & 3 Kids Series, Renews 'Red Oaks' & 'Hand Of God'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (August 7, 2016). "Transparent Season 3, High Castle Season 2, Woody Allen Comedy and Others Get Amazon Premiere Dates". TVLine.