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Legal Research Reports: Legal Provisions on Gender Equality

The Law Library of Congress is proud to present the report, Legal Provisions on Gender Equality.

This report discusses the legal provisions governing inheritance rights, the legal age of marriage, and the transmittal of citizenship through the mother in 18 Middle Eastern and North African countries, including Israel, Iran, and 16 Arab countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen). To the extent applicable, the report also discusses constitutional provisions promoting gender equality in these countries.

This report is one of many prepared by the Law Library of Congress. Visit the Comprehensive Index of Legal Reports page for a complete listing of reports and the Current Legal Topics page for our highlighted and newer reports. 




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The impact of COVID-19 on gender equality [electronic resource] / Titan M. Alon, Matthias Doepke, Jane Olmstead-Rumsey, Michèle Tertilt

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020




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Self-citation, cumulative advantage, and gender inequality in science [electronic resource] / Pierre Azoulay, Freda B. Lynn

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020




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Education, Democracy and Inequality [electronic resource]: Political Engagement and Citizenship Education in Europe

Hoskins, Bryony




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Social Inequality, Childhood and the Media [electronic resource]: A Longitudinal Study of the Mediatization of Socialisation

Paus-Hasebrink, Ingrid




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Class and campus life [electronic resource] : managing and experiencing inequality at an elite college / Elizabeth M. Lee

Lee, Elizabeth M., 1974- author




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Price of inequality : how today's divided society endangers our future. Chinese

Stiglitz, Joseph E




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Science Podcast - Inequality and health and a news roundup (23 May 2014)

Inequality and health; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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How future elites view self-interest and equality and a news roundup

Daniel Markovits discusses the preferences for fairness and equiality among potential future US leaders and David Grimm talks about finding fluorine's origins, persistant lone wolves, and the domestiction of the chicken. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Image credit: Philip Pikart/CC BY-SA 4.0]




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Migration and Inequality


 

In a world of increasingly heated political debates on migration, relentlessly caught up in questions of security, humanitarian crisis, and cultural “problems,” this book radically shifts the focus to address migration through the lens of inequality.
 
Taking an innovative approach, Mirna Safi offers a fresh perspective on how migration is embedded in the elementary mechanisms that shape the landscape of inequality. She sketches out three distinct



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Migration and Inequality


 

In a world of increasingly heated political debates on migration, relentlessly caught up in questions of security, humanitarian crisis, and cultural “problems,” this book radically shifts the focus to address migration through the lens of inequality.
 
Taking an innovative approach, Mirna Safi offers a fresh perspective on how migration is embedded in the elementary mechanisms that shape the landscape of inequality. She sketches out three distinct



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Gender equality in politics: implementing party quotas in Germany and Austria / Petra Ahrens, Katja Chmilewski, Sabine Lang, Birgit Sauer

Online Resource




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Inequality and democratic egalitarianism: 'Marx's economy and beyond' and other essays / Mark Harvey and Norman Geras

Dewey Library - JC575.H378 2018




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Citizenship, inequality, and difference: historical perspectives / Frederick Cooper

Dewey Library - K3224.C66 2018




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The code of capital: how the law creates wealth and inequality / Katharina Pistor

Online Resource




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Shallow equality and symbolic jurisprudence in multilingual legal orders / Janny H. C. Leung

Dewey Library - K3259.L48 2019




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Reconstructing rights: courts, parties, and equality rights in India, South Africa, and the United States / Stephan Stohler, Suny, Albany

Dewey Library - K3250.S76 2019




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Advancing equality: how constitutional rights can make a difference worldwide / Jody Heymann, Aleta Sprague, Amy Raub ; foreword by Dikgang Moseneke

Dewey Library - K3250.H49 2020




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Uneven urbanscape: spatial structures and ethnoracial inequality / Paul M. Ong, Silvia R. Gonzalez

Rotch Library - HT151.O67 2019




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Inequality and uncertainty: current challenges for cities / Marta Smagacz-Poziemska, M. Victoria Gómez, Patrícia Pereira, Laura Guarino, Sebastian Kurtenbach, Juan José Villalón, editors

Online Resource




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Skills and inequality: partisan politics and the political economy of education reforms in western welfare states / Marius R. Busemeyer

Dewey Library - LC93.A2 B87 2015




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Inequality in gifted and talented programs: parental choices about status, school opportunity, and second-generation segregation / Allison Roda

Online Resource




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Despite the best intentions: how racial inequality thrives in good schools / Amanda E. Lewis and John B. Diamond

Hayden Library - LC212.2.L49 2015




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Equality Florida records




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The inequality debate we need

Rich countries need to start thinking about how to deal with global energy inequality before it's too late




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Towards gender equality in the music industry: education, practice and strategies for change / edited by Sarah Raine and Catherine Strong

Lewis Library - ML82.T69 2019




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Destructive desires: rhythm and blues culture and the politics of racial equality / Robert J. Patterson

Lewis Library - ML3917.U6 P37 2019




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Gender inequality in metal music production / by Pauwke Berkers and Julian Schaap

Lewis Library - ML3534.B47 2018




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Songs of profit, songs of loss: private equity, wealth, and inequality / Daniel Scott Souleles

Dewey Library - HG4751.S65 2019




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Divested: inequality in the age of finance / Ken-Hou Lin, Megan Tobias Neely

Dewey Library - HG181.L58 2020




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LexisNexis Legal & Professional Rated in 2020 Corporate Equality Index

New York, N.Y. --LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, received a score of 95 percent, on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. LexisNexis is proud to be among the ranks of more than 1000 major U.S. businesses that were also rated this year.




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Focus on Canadian Employment And Equality Rights

Staying up-to-date on the most recent cases, laws, and other current issues in the areas of employment, equality, and human rights is essential to keep you or your company from becoming entangled in costly employment-related disputes. Focus on Canadian Employment and Equality Rights newsletter helps employers and HR practitioners stay compliant and avoid such conflicts. It provides reviews and analysis from various experts on the most topical issues in the areas of employment, equality, and human rights. Practical features such as case notes, legislative updates, Question and Answer, and Did You Know? offer valuable insights on a wide range of topics, such as workplace diversity and accommodation, employment agreements, absenteeism, sexual harassment, termination, constructive dismissal, drug and alcohol testing, privacy rights, and pay equity, to name a few.

Features include:

  • Lead Article – Expert analysis and valuable commentary on topical issues 
  • Question & Answer – Relevant compliance facts that employers need to know 
  • Case Notes – Expert summary and analysis of actual workplace situations from recent court, board, and tribunal decisions, with insightful practical application information
  • Quotable – A thought-provoking excerpt from a case featured in the issue
  • Legislative Alert – Comprehensive updates on recent changes to relevant laws
  • Initiatives & Events– Significant government initiatives, upcoming seminars and conferences on employment and human rights issues, and helpful government publications
  • Did You Know? – Useful tips, information, and pointers to online tools available to help employers

Benefits include: 

  • Encourages you, the employer, to be proactive rather than reactive in the workplace and helps to keep you out of potentially costly litigation. For example, you're provided with professional practical information from employment experts to help avoid and prevent discrimination in the workplace, inadequate accommodation, wrongful dismissal, and other employment-related problems.

Updated monthly.

If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here.




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Ludhiana: Heralding gender equality, a mela for girls’ Lohri enters 26th year




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Billie Jean King proud women’s tennis leads fight for equality




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Billie Jean King says women athletes should stay focused on fight for equality