Karen Messing, the woman who could walk through walls
2015
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biography ; female occupation ; occupational safety and health ; women workers ; womens rights ; feminist movement ; gender equality ; trade union document
Gender equality & Women
English
"Born in 1943, this American-Canadian researcher specialising in women's occupational health has transformed the attitudes of European researchers and trade unionists to gender issues. Her influence can be felt in France's “Law on real equality between women and men” of August 2014. It is no accident that Karen Messing lives in Montreal, a city that, culturally speaking, lies midway between North America and Europe. She is a woman who transcends borders and disciplines, a geneticist turned ergonomist who shifted her focus from genes to gender."
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