Bent Out of Shape presents ergonomics research and in-depth interviews with women across manufacturing, care, service and lab work to reveal how workplace design and culture frequently put women's bodies and minds at risk.

Rather than offering only equipment fixes, the book examines how assumptions about a "standard" worker, silence around sex and biology, and gendered roles shape exposure to harm. Messing pairs evidence and reporting to argue for collective attention and policy change.

Valuable for readers interested in occupational health, labor justice, gender studies, or workplace reform, the book makes a practical, humane case for solidarity and concrete change.

Key themes

• Workplace ergonomics and design
• Gender, labor, and public policy
• Voices from production, care, service, and lab work

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