Women's rights in the USA
Subtitle: policy debates and gender roles
By: Dorothy E. McBride and Janine A. Parry
Contributors: Parry, Janine A., 1971-
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780415804721; 9780415804523; 9780203874493
Description: McBride and Parry examine the policy debates critical to women in American society. Analyzing both the historical contexts and current controversies, the authors show the processes behind the statues, court cases, and administrative rules pertaining to issues such as education, work pay, family, sexuality, and economic status and examine the role of women activists in shaping them. This fourth edition also features updates on contemporary issues of women and public policy, including same-sex marriage and lesbian issues, pay equity, conservative trends in courts, reproductive rights, and women in electoral politics. Themed boxes highlight information in five areas; Stories; Intersections; Equality and difference: cases; Equality and difference: laws; and Voices in debates--Inside cover.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Women's rights in the U.S.A. / Dorothy McBride-Stetson. 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.