Women and the Law (Paperback)

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

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Labour Law
Release date:	1998
First published:	March 1998
Authors:	Sandra Fredman (Reader in Law)
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	466
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-876323-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Employment & labour law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > Citizenship & nationality law > General
LSN:	0-19-876323-9
Barcode:	9780198763239

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