Examination of women's employment history and the struggles they have faced in the workplace. Holloway considers how factors such as class, age, marital status, race and locality, along with wider economic and political issues, have affected women's job opportunities and status. Key themes and issues that run through the book include: the sexual division of labour, women as a cheap labour force, women's perceived primary role of motherhood, women and trade unions, equality and difference, education and training.