The struggle for equal treatment of women in the workplace has a long and complicated history. This is the first volume of a three-volume collection bringing together legal rulings and commentary and documenting the development of legal protections for women in the workplace. The comprehensive coverage encompasses the major legal and constitutional issues, including debates over minimum wage legislation, issues of gender equality versus gender difference, maternity leave, health hazards in the workplace for pregnant women, and other topics.

The struggle for equal treatment of women in the workplace has a long and complicated history. This is the third volume of a three-volume collection bringing together legal rulings and commentary and documenting the development of legal protections for women in the workplace. The comprehensive coverage encompasses the major legal and constitutional issues, including debates over minimum wage legislation, issues of gender equality versus gender difference, maternity leave, health hazards in the workplace for pregnant women, and other topics.