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kevinmccarrick's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.25
torihoo's review against another edition
2.0
Yeung is providing critical information and analysis here about populations that have typically been ignored or undervalued when we talk about rape culture and workplace sexual assault. However, I also found it, at times, repetitive, and a little dry in terms of the prose.
manaledi's review against another edition
4.0
This book combines personal stories with academic research to showcase the breadth and depth of the problem of sexual abuse and assault against vulnerable workers, particularly farmworkers, janitors, and domestic workers. Yeung was a reporter and she tells the stories very accessibly and the book has a strong narrative arc towards hope.
nuhafariha's review against another edition
4.0
Somewhat repetitive, Leung sends dispatches from the front lines of the fight against sexual harassment in the United States while also providing context through personal stories, summaries of legal battles, sociological & psychological studies and discussions with industry leaders. While all the women’s stories are set in different places, they all showcase the gross power struggle women of color face in the workplace.
mkwojcie's review against another edition
4.0
"To start, there is the predictable list of barriers: fear of losing their jobs, fear of being blamed by their husbands and partners, and the immutable sense of shame. They're terrified of what it might feel like to talk about the assault, and they have real concerns about what it would mean for their safety. They worry about what would happen to their families if they were deported as a result of coming forward. Then, for women like Hernandez, who were desperate and driven enough to cross borders to leave impoverished and violent homes, there is one more complication to add to the list: you have to ask how they were living before they got here."
Yeung explores the daily realities of sexual violence and rape at work for low-income, and often immigrant, women of color who perform custodial, agricultural, and domestic labor through (very hard to read) case studies of the rare women who have come forward. She also powerfully distills decades of research into the factors that keep these women and the violence that they endure invisible to the public, the effects of trauma on memory, and the rape myths and legal technicalities that impede justice in the 2% of cases that make it to trial. A very clear, accessible, and moving account of a intersectional #metoo that has been unfolding by way of immigrant and labor advocacy organizations for decades. And one even more crucial at this particular moment given current atrocities at the border and the recession of labor regulations under this administration.
Yeung explores the daily realities of sexual violence and rape at work for low-income, and often immigrant, women of color who perform custodial, agricultural, and domestic labor through (very hard to read) case studies of the rare women who have come forward. She also powerfully distills decades of research into the factors that keep these women and the violence that they endure invisible to the public, the effects of trauma on memory, and the rape myths and legal technicalities that impede justice in the 2% of cases that make it to trial. A very clear, accessible, and moving account of a intersectional #metoo that has been unfolding by way of immigrant and labor advocacy organizations for decades. And one even more crucial at this particular moment given current atrocities at the border and the recession of labor regulations under this administration.
merrrry's review against another edition
challenging
informative
3.5
Informative, but somewhat underwhelming. Mostly just kinda rehashed the one big point of “undocumented workers need rights too”, which is a very important message, but I feel like there wasn’t enough deep exploration of it. I think I did still learn from reading this though, especially through the first-person experiences, judicial cases, and unionization processes. All in all, I don’t think there was too much that I found especially new or engaging, but still definitely worth a read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
aquaflowerchild's review against another edition
This nonfiction work was my first through Netgalley. I did enjoy the material that was covered. I learned more about women in low paying labor jobs. The sexual harassment and assault that takes place was horrendous.