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Office Ladies and Salaried Men: Power, Gender, and Work in Japanese Companies (1st Edition) by Yuko Ogasawara Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 0-520-21044-1 / 0520210441 ISBN-13: 978-0-520-21044-8 / 9780520210448 In large corporations in Japan, much of the clerical work is carried out by young women known as "office ladies" (OLs) or "flowers of the workplace." Largely nameless, OLs serve tea to the men and type and file their reports. They are exempt from the traditional lifetime employment and have few oppo |