Between “Hear Her Roar” by Rana Foroohar, which in 2009 was published in Newsweek and “Life on the Global Assembly Line” by Barbara Ehrenreich and Annette Fuentes, among the first readings to recognize the importance of working women globally, we are able to realize how women in different regions of the country face everyday reality. The undeniable fact that women in the workforce, globally, have not yet reached a level of equality to men is at the heart of both “Hear Her Roar” and “Life on the Global Assembly Line”. For many decades, society has instinctively placed women in a subordinate position to men in all areas, but especially in the working world atmosphere. The statistics in “Hear Her Roar” prove how much women help the world
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She is the first Iranian female to become a world famous journalist. She is known for speaking on news channels, such as CNN, as their Global Economic Analyst. In 1992, Foroohar graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University with a Bachelor’s in English Literature. She is TIME’s assistant managing editor, which she has in common with Annette Fuentes who is one of the writers of “Life on the Global Assembly Line.” Annette Fuentes also writes for The Nation, The Village Voice, The Progressive, and In These Times. In the writing world, Fuentes’ opinion is highly respected; therefore, she is a member of the Board of Contributors for USA TODAY’s Forum Page. Fuentes co-writes “Life on the Global Assembly Line” alongside Barbara Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich is the author of a book named Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. This book explains a part of Ehrenreich’s life where she was once a hotel maid, a minimum paid waitress, a house cleaner, and a Wal-Mart clerk. In 1963, she graduated from Reed College with a degree in chemistry. Later on, she pursued her education further and received her Ph.D from Rockefeller University in cellular immunology. Ehrenreich is self-described as a
She is the first Iranian female to become a world famous journalist. She is known for speaking on news channels, such as CNN, as their Global Economic Analyst. In 1992, Foroohar graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University with a Bachelor’s in English Literature. She is TIME’s assistant managing editor, which she has in common with Annette Fuentes who is one of the writers of “Life on the Global Assembly Line.” Annette Fuentes also writes for The Nation, The Village Voice, The Progressive, and In These Times. In the writing world, Fuentes’ opinion is highly respected; therefore, she is a member of the Board of Contributors for USA TODAY’s Forum Page. Fuentes co-writes “Life on the Global Assembly Line” alongside Barbara Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich is the author of a book named Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. This book explains a part of Ehrenreich’s life where she was once a hotel maid, a minimum paid waitress, a house cleaner, and a Wal-Mart clerk. In 1963, she graduated from Reed College with a degree in chemistry. Later on, she pursued her education further and received her Ph.D from Rockefeller University in cellular immunology. Ehrenreich is self-described as a