Ester Reiter

Ester Reiter
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Children2
Academic background
EducationBA, 1962, History, Brandeis University
MA., Sociology, Washington State University
PhD., 1985, Sociology, University of Toronto
ThesisOut of the frying pan and into the fryer: the organization of work in a fast food outlet (1985)
Academic work
InstitutionsMemorial University of Newfoundland
Queen's University
Brock University
York University
Main interestsWomen, Sociology, Secular Jewish left in Canada; Immigrant Women; Gender, Race and Ethnicity; Left Politics, the Cold War and the War on Terror; Women and Work

Ester Reiter (née Koulack; 1941) is an American-Canadian historian and sociologist. She is a Professor Emerita in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at York University. In 2017, her book A Future Without Hate or Need was shortlisted for the Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature.