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It is a great pleasure to be able to write to honor Allie Symonds. Allie was a staunch fighter for the betterment of women, and thereby for everyone. We are very happy to have this opportunity to contribute in this small way to this tribute to Allie. Her courage and energetic action are all too rare. They have served as an inspiration to many, and we hope will continue to do so for many more. Two of us (Jordan and Miller) worked with her on several projects in the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and the American Psychiatric Association. We did not always agree on everything, but we enjoyed vigorous discussions and learned from each other over the years. We have a feeling that Allie would enjoy hearing about the work that follows.
We would like to illustrate how current psychoanalytic thinking can extend beyond the realm of treatment and offer a starting point for a new approach to the very definition of work. It may be difficult to remember that only a short time ago women in the workplace would not have been a serious topic. Women have always worked both at home and in fields and factories. However, with the Industrial Revolution, the workplace became a male domain and women's place was in the home—even if women continued to work in paid labor, which many women still did. The two spheres operated on different principles and different values.
What happens when women enter the modern workplace? Do they take on the characteristics prescribed for men, that is, do work as it has been defined by men? Do they do things differently? And what is their experience in these organizations? Is their presence in greater numbers in the managerial ranks having an effect on organizations and the values that have guided organizational practices and structures? What of the workplace itself? In the