An expert guide to women's quest for fairness in the workplace, marking the great legal and social advances as well as continuing inequalities.

Women and Equality in the Workplace: A Reference Handbook is an expert overview of the issues of gender equity in the workplace as they have evolved from World War II to the present. Focusing primarily on the United States, while drawing broad contrasts with nations around the world, the book describes the practical impact of laws and social policies developed to combat the many forms of sex discrimination, as well as the legal remedies of equal pay law, affirmative action, and comparable worth.

Women and Equality in the Workplace also reviews current sociological and economic theories as to why, despite the notable progress, men continue to have better pay and benefits, higher status, and more opportunities, while working women are still all too often harassed, stigmatized, and overlooked.

• A detailed chronology, statistics and legal cases, list of relevant organizations, bibliography, and nonprint resources
• A timeline of major developments, biographies of women pioneers, and information about organizations and academic programs devoted to women's studies and equal rights

An expert guide to women's quest for fairness in the workplace, marking the great legal and social advances as well as continuing inequalities.

About the Author

Janet Z. Giele is professor of sociology and women's studies at the Heller School of Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.

Leslie F. Stebbins is a reference librarian at the Brandeis University Libraries and serves as liaison to the Department of Sociology at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's Work and Family in America: A Reference Handbook.

Reviews
"[T]his work provides a historical perspective of how the position of women in the workplace has changed since 1945 . . . The work concludes with a glossary and an index. This volume would be a good place for high school and undergraduate students to begin their research on employment rights and women's rights in the workplace." - American Reference Books Annual
"This is useful for students looking for a graduate school where they can study gender and socioeconomic factors in an international context." - Feminist Collections
"[A] useful starting point for exploring the topics and available source material on gender employment equality. . . . Recommended. General readers and undergraduate collections." - Choice
"Overall, this is an important and well-organized book on a critical topic. Students and interested general readers will find it an excellent overview of the issues and debates." - American Reference Books Annual



Book Information
ISBN 9781576079379
Author Janet Zollinger Giele
Format Hardback
Page Count 334
Imprint ABC-CLIO
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc