Equal Opportunities International: Volume 2 Issue 2
Table of contents
Positive action in Scandinavia
Ruth NielsenIt is a distinctive feature of Scandinavian law that employers, public authorities and others traditionally have had the freedom to take positive action (including discriminatory…
Women and Tax
Margaret WilkinsonSex discrimination is embedded in the personal income tax system of the UK which favours married men and operates against married women. The view that women are men's dependants…
Modern Working Times Recent Developments in Germany: More Stress and Less Rewards for Women
Hedwig RudolphDuring the last decade, the issue of women's paid work has attracted considerable attention in West Germany. The New Women's Movement has contributed decisively in clarifying the…
NOWME — Birth of an Idea
Carolyn FaulderThe inside story behind setting up the new National Organisation for Women's Management Education—from conception to the moment today where it is poised to launch an appeal for…
Networking, Publications
Parents, work and childbirth Paid paternity leave and an immediate increase in Maternity Grant to £114 are two of the main recommendations in an EOC report on parental leave and…
The Identity Dilemmas of Being a Woman Manager
Judi MarshallThe acceptance of male as the norm within much literature about women managers is paralleled in individuals' estrangement from their own female qualities.
The 1983 American Express Women In Management
In May, American Express sponsored the first in what is planned to be an annual series of lectures on women in management. Baroness Young, who is currently Lord Privy Seal, was…