In a Day’s Work: The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers
by Bernice Yeung
Yeung investigates workplace sexual violence with a reporter’s rigor and a storyteller’s ability to keep human stakes front and center. The book shows how vulnerability is engineered—through immigration status, economic precarity, and industries that rely on invisibility. Yeung follows survivors and advocates who fight back, often at great personal cost. The reporting reveals how institutions protect perpetrators through silence, disbelief, and procedural barriers. Yeung is especially strong at tracing patterns: how abuse repeats across sectors and how accountability is consistently dodged. The narrative balances outrage with clear documentation, keeping the book grounded in evidence. It also highlights resilience without romanticizing suffering. The writing is direct and propulsive, making complex legal and workplace dynamics legible. Readers come away with a deeper understanding of how power functions in everyday settings. It’s hard to read, but harder to forget. A vital work of investigative journalism.
