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Women's issues : background, legislative and legal developments / Luther Burke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burke, Luther, author.
- Series:
- Women's issues.
- Women's Issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress.
- United States.
- Women--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (267 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2018]
- Summary:
- During the pasts two decades, US policymakers as well as many in the international community have increasingly recognized violence against women as a significant global health, human rights and security issues. This book is a compilation of CRS reports focused on women and women's issues, including women in Congress from 1917 to 2018; legislative and legal developments in pay equity; developments in the law on sex discrimination and the United States Supreme Court; issues for Congress on women in combat; and US efforts to address global violence against women.
- Contents:
- Women in Congress, 1917-2018: Service Dates and Committee Assignments by Member, and Lists by State and Congress / Jennifer E. Manning and Ida A. Brudnick
- Pay Equity: Legislative and Legal Developments / Joy Feder and Benjamin Collins
- Sex Discrimination and the United States Supreme Court: Developments in the Law / Jody Feder
- Women in Combat: Issues for Congress / Kristy N. Kamarck
- U.S. Efforts to Address Global Violence against Women / Luisa Blanchfield.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781536140507
- 1536140503
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