Women and the Law (Oxford Monographs on Labour Law) [Hardcover]

Sandra Fredman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 26, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0198763220 | ISBN-13: 978-0198763222

This book is an original and incisive analysis of pressing legal issues concerning women ranging from low pay, sexual harassment and flexible working to parenting rights and reverse discrimination.

Editorial Reviews

Review

this fascinating and, at times provocative, exploration of women and the law.../ The author has combined her critique of the current legal framework with strategies that could lead to change. This is an elegantly written and path-breaking book which should be read by anyone interested in social justice./ Stephanie Palmer, Law Quarterly Review/ Jan 1999

... legal analysis ... is skilfully blended with philosophical, political and economic argument./ There can be no doubt whatever that this is a superb book and an outstanding contribution to feminist jurisprudence. It ably fulfils the challenging task which it set itself and makes a cogent and eloquent plea for radical legislative reform. / ...it maintains a clear and straightforward style throughout; its scholarship is evident and needs no semantic bolstering. Equally admirable is the author's lack of stridency, a failing which would have been understandable in the light of the injustices which the book reveals./ ... a truly ground-breaking work and - not just that - it is also a gripping read! / Evelyn Ellis, University of Birmingham, Industrial Law Journal, Vol 27, Sept. 1998.

This work is an engaging survey of and thesis about women and the law relating to the workplace./ Fredman elegantly sets out and critiques 'a legal framework based on a paradoxical amalgam of liberal principles and pre-liberal status ascriptons...'/ ... a work which recognizes the vital historical depth of struggles for equality, and ebbs and flows of public policy./ ... above all, it is a passionate plea for substantive equality.../ ... this book is a wholly creditable achievement. It is highly readable, and should indeed be read not only by many inside the disciplines of labour law, industrial relations, and social policy, but also by those with any interest in the intersections of gender, race, employment, and law./ Jo Shaw, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 18, Winter 1998.

About the Author

Sandra Fredman is a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Exeter College, Oxford. She is the co-author of two books on labour law (see below), and lectures on labour law, and on women and the law.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 472 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198763220
• ISBN-13: 978-0198763222
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,773,402 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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