by ProfessorElizabethMMeehan (Editor), ProfDrSelmaSevenhuijsen (Editor)
Does equality imply the same treatment of men and women? Or is different treatment needed to ensure equal levels of autonomy for both sexes?
By discussing equality in specific contexts such as welfare, pregnancy, child custody, protective legislation and employment, the contributors to this volume provide powerful insights into both the analytic concept of equality and strategies for devising, implementing and evaluating public policy. The book presents a convincing case for moving beyond the dichotomy of equality/difference by adopting a contextual approach.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: 05 Jul 1991
ISBN 10: 0803984839
ISBN 13: 9780803984837
`The book's greatest strength, constituting its contribution to the field, is its inclusion of analyses of equality of opportunity in a variety of political and economic systems; it thus illuminates the varying conceptualizations of equality.' - Choice
`stimulating... breaks new ground in raising serious theoretical, legal and policy questions about the interpretation and use of the concept of equality in the treatment of women....of timely interest to feminist activists and theorists....should prove enlightening for advanced students and researchers' - Canadian Journal of Political Science