sex discrimination against women

Discusses sexual harassment, gender bias in schools and in the workplace, laws against discrimination, the varying views of men and women on this issue, and ways victims can find support.

A compilation of essays that offer opposing viewpoints on issues related to women in the workforce, discussing such topics as discrimination, sexual harassment, and the participation of women in military combat.

Argues that throughout history, high male-to-female ratios often trigger domestic and international violence, and explores how governments have responded to this problem and what can be done to prevent it in the future.

Discusses how sex-segregated sports policies which keep women from competing in sports with men reinforces the view that women are inferior, even though women have physiological advantages in some sports, and also illustrates how policies construct sex-group differences instead of reflect them.

Mukhtar Mai chronicles the events surrounding her 2002 gang rape in the impoverished village of Meerwala and her decision to stand up to her attackers, describing how she overcame the fear she felt and how her actions influenced the feminist movement in Pakistan.

Examines the history of discrimination and prejudice from its first recorded appearance in 380 A.D. to present crises between different races, religions, and class systems.

Kayla Dean auditions for her school's elite dance team, the Lady Lions, hoping to expose the team's unfair selection process, but when she actually makes the team, Kayla finds herself drawn to the other girls and questions what it means to be a powerful woman.

The life story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to become a Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.

Lilly M. Ledbetter, who was one of the first women hired as a manager for Goodyear, discusses discrimination and sexual harassment, and how she filed a sex discrimination case for equal wages.

Examines anecdotal and statistical evidence of gender issues in the corporate world, discussing respected rules of business, and offering alternative solutions to enable women to become equally successful, alongside men, in the business world.