sex discrimination

A history and analysis of women in official combat roles, covering a period that ranges from ancient Greece to the post-Gulf War era, tracing the evolution of women's participation in war and combat, and discussing the involvement of law and policy in the position of women in the military.

Presents over ninety documents that provide insight into the political and social aspects of sexual harassment, each accompanied by an explanatory introduction.

Presents the stories of sixty-five women from interviews taken over the course of five years that detail the conflicts of women in the working world, representing women on all rungs of the ladder of success.

Traces the development of the concept of gender equality, in simple text with illustrations, from its earliest beginnings in the Age of Enlightenment to the twenty-first century, including first-hand accounts of the people and events that change history.

Shows how gender affects every aspect of one's life, that most societies discriminate against women, and that gender roles are changing.

Examines how schools at every level fail girls and offers a solution to what must be done to serve children better.

This anthology examines four cases concerning sex discrimination: Frontiero v. Richardson, Orr v. Orr, Johnson v. Transportation Agency, and Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

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.

Rosemary Dew, only the seventh woman to be named a supervisor at FBI headquarters, shares stories from her thirteen years as an agent, discusses the obstacles she faced as a woman in the bureau, and exposes some of the problems she witnessed within the FBI that she believes are keeping it from operating effectively.

Provides access to a wide diversity of opinions about, judicial activism, also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Selections by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations.