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Description of  Equality within Our Lifetimes: How Laws and Policies Can Close or Widen Gender Gaps in Economies Worldwide

0520392310 rar A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Presss Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Well into the twenty-first century, achieving gender equality in the economy remains unfinished business. Worldwide, womens employment, income, and leadership opportunities lag mens. Building and using a one-of-a-kind database that covers 193 countries, this book systematically analyzes how far weve come and how far we have to go in adopting evidence-based solutions to close the gaps. Spanning topics including girls education, employment discrimination of all kinds, sexual harassment, and caregiving needs across the life course, the authors bring the findings to life through global maps, stories of laws impact in courts and beyond, and case studies of making change. A powerful call to action, Read more