Equality within our lifetimes : how laws and policies can close-or widen-gender gaps in economies worldwide / Jody Heymann, Aleta Sprague, Amy Raub ; foreword by Hema Swaminathan

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Gender discrimination at work -- Equal rights at work for women must mean all women -- Why ending sexual harassment is integral to ending gender discrimination -- Putting non-discrimination into practice : improving access to justice and realizing the promise of gender equality laws -- How laws and policies reinforce gender inequality in caring for children -- How the law's neglect of caregiving across the life course fuels gender inequality -- Education : investing in girls to advance gender equality long-term -- Civil society as a powerful source for change -- Achieving gender equality in the economy in our lifetimes

"The book proceeds in three sections. In section one, we examine how the laws in every country address discrimination in the workplace-not only on the basis of sex and gender, but also based on pregnancy, family status, race/ethnicity, religion, disability, migration status, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and gender identity. Section 2 explores why achieving gender equality in the economy will be impossible without addressing both paid and unpaid caregiving. Lastly, in section three, we assess what it takes to make change happen. Section three examines approaches that would make a difference within months as well as approaches that would be transformational long-term"-- Provided by the publisher