Equality within our lifetimes : how laws and policies can close-or widen-gender gaps in economies worldwide / Jody Heymann, Aleta Sprague, Amy Raub.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heymann, Jody, 1959- author.

Sprague, Aleta, author.

Raub, Amy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation.

Discrimination in employment.

Discrimination in employment--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 302 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2023.

Summary:

"The book proceeds in three sections. In section one, we examine how the laws in every country address discrimination in the workplace-not only on the basis of sex and gender, but also based on pregnancy, family status, race/ethnicity, religion, disability, migration status, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and gender identity. Section 2 explores why achieving gender equality in the economy will be impossible without addressing both paid and unpaid caregiving. Lastly, in section three, we assess what it takes to make change happen. Section three examines approaches that would make a difference within months as well as approaches that would be transformational long-term" -- Provided by the publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Gender discrimination at work

Equal rights at work for women must mean all women

Why ending sexual harassment is integral to ending gender discrimination

Putting non-discrimination into practice : improving access to justice and realizing the promise of gender equality laws

How laws and policies reinforce gender inequality in caring for children

How the law's neglect of caregiving across the life course fuels gender inequality

Education : investing in girls to advance gender equality long-term

Civil society as a powerful source for change

Achieving gender equality in the economy in our lifetimes.

Notes:

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