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Women and the Law (Paperback)
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Women and the Law (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Labour Law
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As the millennium draws to a close, it is clear that equality
between men and women remains a pipe-dream. Thus argues Sandra
Fredman in her stimulating, new book on women and the law. Women's
pay still lags significantly behind that of men; and women continue
to congregate in low status, low paid jobs. Yet men and women are
now formally equal before the law: indeed, legislation positively
outlawing discrimination has been in force for over two decades
both in the UK and the European Union. The key question asked by
the author is: Why has the law had so little impact? The answer,
the author argues, lies in the structure of the law itself. In a
wide-ranging examination of sources drawn from political theory,
social history and law, the first part of the book develops a
critical framework to illuminate the limitations of the law in
addressing women's disadvantaged status. In particular, the author
unmask the apparent objectivity and neutrality of law, exposing the
assumptions which have systematically impeded women's progress.
This book is intended for this book will have a wide,
multi-disciplinary appeal, and will interest all those engaged in
women's studies, labour lawyers, trade u
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