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1009347
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b763717
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Equity in the workplace : : gendering workplace policy analysis /\ edited by Heidi Gottfried and Laura Reese.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham :: Lexington Books,, ©2004.
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| Series Statement
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Studies in public policy
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1 online resource (xiii, 404 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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1417503335
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: 9781417503339
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0739106880
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0739129074
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9780739106884
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9780739129074
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Foreword: Gender and Civil Society; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Gendering Workplace Policy Analysis; Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Workplace Policy; 1: Globalization, Gender, and Work: Perspectives on Global Regulation; 2: Policy Strategies in a Global Era for Gendered Workplace Equity; 3: European Gender Mainstreaming: Promises and Pitfalls of Transformative Policy; Part II: Implications of Gender in the Workplace.
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14: Sexual Harassment Policies and Employee Preferences in Local U.S. GovernmentIndex; About the Contributors.
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4: Institutionally Embedded Gender Models: Re-regulating Breadwinner Models in Germany and Japan5: Career Advancement Choices of Female Managers in U.S. Local Governments; 6: An Assessment of Women's Acceptance as Breadwinners in the United States; Part III: Reconciliation of Work and Family Life: Maternity, Parental, and Family Leave; 7: Parental Leave and Gender Equality: What Can the United States Learn from the European Union?; 8: Solving a Problem or Tinkering at the Margins? Work, Family, and Caregiving.
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9: The Employment Insurance Model: Maternity, Parental, and Sickness Benefits in Canada10: Erosion of the Male-Breadwinner Model? Female Labor-Market Participation and Family-Leave Policies in Germany; 11: Globalization and Work/Life Balance: Gendered Implications of New Initiatives at a U.S. Multinational in Japan; Part IV: Specific Applications of Workplace Policies: Gender Equity in the Workplace; 12: Europeanizing the Military: The ECJ and the Transformation of the Bundeswehr; 13: Implementing Sexual Harassment Law in the United States and Germany.
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This edited collection assembles cutting-edge comparative policy research on contemporary policies relevant to gender and workplace issues. Contributors analyze contemporary gender-related employment policies ranging from parental leave and maternity programs, sexual harassment, and work/life balance to gender mainstreaming. Gender and Work in Comparative Perspective thoroughly illustrates the richness of understanding that can be gained through the juxtaposition of a variety of research methodologies focused on a common theme. The side-by-side presentation of single case studies on countries.
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Sex discrimination against women-- Government policy.
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Sex discrimination in employment-- Government policy.
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Arbeitsplatz
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Arbeitspolitik
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Aufsatzsammlung
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Labor.
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Conciliation travail-vie personnelle.
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Égalité des sexes.
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Gleichberechtigung
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Labor Industrial Relations.
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Politique du travail.
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Politique gouvernementale.
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Sex discrimination against women-- Government policy.
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Sex discrimination in employment-- Government policy.
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Discrimination sexuelle au travail.
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| Dewey Classification
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331.4/133
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HD6060.E67 2004
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| Added Entry
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Gottfried, Heidi,1955-
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Reese, Laura A., (Laura Ann),1958-
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