Equality on Trial
Author | : Katherine Turk |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2016-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812248203 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812248201 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Download or read book Equality on Trial written by Katherine Turk and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act outlawed workplace sex discrimination, but its practical meaning was uncertain. Equality on Trial examines how a generation of workers and feminists fought to infuse the law with broad notions of sex equality, reshaping workplaces, activist channels, state agencies, and courts along the way.