Gender’s role in the work place has become a highly discussed topic from the twentieth century and well into our modern era. In an interesting study performed by Jennifer L. Pierce, the author of Gender Trials, she dissects the gendered organizational structure of large law firms. She began her study by dedicating time to two different law firms, both where she worked as a paralegal and completed numerous surveys while collecting data and research. She introduces her concern for these sex-segregated law firms and how these organizations have become so institutionalized. She actually describes the structure of gendered roles in the workplace as a process of reproduction. Pierce then gives the reader a historical overview of the development of sex-segregated law firms from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day. While explaining the development of the sex-segregated workplace, Pierce describes the role that each gender plays in the system. She points the reader......
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