The Evolution of the Gender Pay Gap: A Comparative Perspective

This book explores the continued cause of the significant gender pay gap that still exists in many countries today, despite measures to protect women at work. It offers a comparative approach to interrogate how countries have had varying approaches and differing success in tackling this issue, and includes lessons to learn regarding policy reform.

Format: Hardback
Length: 244 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the intricate and persistent issue of the gender pay gap, which remains prevalent in numerous countries worldwide. Despite the implementation of various measures aimed at safeguarding women in the workplace, this gap persists. A comprehensive examination of diverse international approaches has been undertaken, encompassing measures such as prohibiting discrimination, providing maternity leave, maternity pay, ensuring health and safety protections for pregnant workers, offering tax breaks, implementing childcare vouchers, promoting shared parental leave, and mandating gender pay gap reporting. This volume stands out as a significant and pioneering contribution, offering fresh historical and activist perspectives, specific attention to certain professions, and timely topics such as the gig economy, the treatment of carers post-coronavirus, and developing strategies for prosecuting pay equity claims. Through a comparative analysis, the book explores how countries studied have approached this pervasive issue with varying degrees of success. Insights into policy reform are provided by authors from the UK, the United States, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland, culminating in a comprehensive conclusion.

Weight: 670g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032368160