Elusive Equality: Women's Rights, Public Policy, and the Law - Couverture souple

Mezey, Susan Gluck

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 158826176X ISBN 13 : 9781588261762

Editeur : Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, 2003

Synopsis

All men may be created equal in the United States - but more than 30 years after Congress proposed the Equal Rights Amendment, can the same be said for women? Elusive Equality offers a clear understanding of how government institutions - the executive branch, Congress, and state legislatures, as well as the federal courts - affect the legal status of women. Surveying the judicial and public policy issues central to the identification - and protection - of women's rights, Susan Mezey traces the developing legal parameters of gender equality. From early court rulings that prohibited employment discrimination and sexual harassment through today's decisions on reproductive rights and same-sex relationships, Mezey analyzes the broader political context within which critical judicial decisions have been made.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Susan Gluck Mezey is professor of political science and assistant vice president for research at Loyola University Chicago. Her publications include Pitiful Plaintiffs: Child Welfare Litigation and the Federal Courts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 158826176X
• ISBN 13: 9781588261762
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 340
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible