In a Day’s Work
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In a Day’s Work

The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers

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eBook - ePub

In a Day’s Work

The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers

About this book

"A timely, intensely intimate, and relevant exposé." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The Pulitzer Prize finalist's powerful examination of the hidden stories of workers overlooked by #MeToo

Apple orchards in bucolic Washington State. Office parks in Southern California under cover of night. The home of an elderly man in Miami. These are some of the workplaces where women have suffered brutal sexual assaults and shocking harassment at the hands of their employers, often with little or no official recourse. In this heartrending but ultimately inspiring tale, investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Bernice Yeung exposes the epidemic of sexual violence levied against the low-wage workers largely overlooked by #MeToo, and charts their quest for justice.

In a Day's Work reveals the underbelly of hidden economies teeming with employers who are in the practice of taking advantage of immigrant women. But it also tells a timely story of resistance, introducing a group of courageous allies who challenge the status quo of violations alongside aggrieved workers—and win.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Preface to the Paperback Edition
  6. Introduction: The Weight of Silence
  7. 1. Finding the Most Invisible Cases
  8. 2. The Open Secret
  9. 3. Behind Closed Doors and Without a Safety Net
  10. 4. When Only the Police and the Prosecutor Believe You
  11. 5. All That We Already Know
  12. 6. The Ways Forward
  13. 7. ¡Sí Se Pudo! Yes We Did!
  14. Epilogue: “I survived”
  15. Acknowledgments
  16. Notes
  17. Index
  18. Copyright