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Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws »

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Authors: Kimberly A. Strassel, John C. Goodman, Celeste Colgan
ISBN-13: 9780742545458, ISBN-10: 0742545458
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: March 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Kimberly A. Strassel

Book Synopsis

Paternalistic federal laws and regulations thwart initiatives to grant women the same economic liberties as men. Why have federal institutions overseeing employment, employee benefits, childcare, taxation, health care, education, retirement, and social security adopted such a warped and antiquated perspective of traditional family life? And what can be done about it? Kimberley Strassel, Celeste Colgan, and John Goodman answer these important and provocative questions. They call upon the federal government to get out of the way of marketplace initiatives.

Table of Contents

1Introduction1
2Women as workers21
3Women and childcare37
4Women as taxpayers51
5Women and health63
6Women and education91
7Women as severs and investors105
8Women and social security127
9Women as retirees137
10Women and the future of elderly entitlement programs153
11Women and welfare167

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