Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws
by By Goodman, John C., Strassel, Kimberley A., and Colgan, Celeste
Category: Political Science , Public Policy , Social Policy

This volume discusses the ways in which women are discriminated against in social and economic policies. Tax law, labor law, and other policy institutions have not adapted to the entry of women in the labor market, the authors argue, and working women are penalized as a result because these laws favor a single-income household. They examine and make suggestions for changes to work schedules, tax and benefit systems, labor laws, welfare, childcare, school systems, retirement, benefits, and Social Security. Strassel is a writer for the Wall Street Journal. Colgan is an education consultant and formerly affiliated with the Women in the Economy Project of the National Center for Policy Analysis. Goodman is founder and president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, which, with the Manhattan Institute, sponsored the publication of this volume. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)