The Good Girls Revolt


The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace is a book of nonfiction by Lynn Povich. The book, published in 2012, is based on the lawsuit female employees of Newsweek brought against their employer.

Reception

The book received mostly positive reviews. The [New York Times] said, "If ever a book could remind women to keep their white gloves off and to keep fighting the good fight, this is the one." The Philadelphia Inquirer review said, "With vivid recollections of the author and major and minor participants, Povich, a party to the suit, succeeds in making recent history enraging, poignant, and even sexy."

Television adaptation

The TV series based on the book was adapted by Amazon Video.