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The Evolution of the Gender Pay Gap: A Comparative Perspective

The Evolution of the Gender Pay Gap: A Comparative Perspective

Author: Frances Hamilton; Elisabeth Griffiths
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032368290

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781032368160
Published In: April 2025
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781032368160

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Through interdisciplinary research, this book explores the continued cause of the significant gender pay gap that still exists in many countries today. This gap persists despite a wide range of measures having been introduced to protect women at work. Internationally varied approaches that have been attempted include prohibiting discrimination, maternity leave, maternity pay, health and safety protections for pregnant workers, tax breaks, childcare vouchers, shared parental leave, and gender pay gap reporting.

This book makes a significant and original contribution by tackling the topic through fresh historical and activist approaches, specific consideration of certain professions, and topical issues, such as the gig economy, treatment of carers post-coronavirus, and developing approaches to prosecuting pay equity claims. The comparative approach interrogates how countries studied in this volume have had varying approaches and differing success in tackling this pervasive issue of the gender pay gap. Lessons to learn regarding policy reform are included in chapters from authors based not only in the UK but also in the United States, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland and fully developed in the conclusion.

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List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction: The Evolution of the Gender Pay Gap: A Comparative Perspective

Part 1: Women in the Workplace, History, Campaigning, and the Future

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919: Its Origins, Passage, and Significance for Working Women

Equal Pay, the Women’s Employment Federation, and the Royal Commission

Combining Work and Care: The Failure of Work–Life Reconciliation Policies

Part 2: Persistent Inequalities in the Professions

Affect Theory, the Perceived Impact of Judicial Diversity, and the Gender Pay Gap in the Irish Legal Profession

Speaking in a Different Voice: The Gendered Nature of Promotion Applications