A vigorous and eye-opening investigation focuses on America's legal system and how, at almost every turn, it undermines women's progress. Many female students and women lawyers in legal firms face staggering levels of sexual harrassment. The prejudice, according to Dusky, continues at the police station and the court house, affecting survivors of rape and women just trying to get a fair deal in a divorce.
Language
English
Pages
452
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Crown
Release
June 01, 1998
ISBN
0517593890
ISBN 13
9780517593899
Still Unequal: The Shameful Truth About Women and Justice in America
A vigorous and eye-opening investigation focuses on America's legal system and how, at almost every turn, it undermines women's progress. Many female students and women lawyers in legal firms face staggering levels of sexual harrassment. The prejudice, according to Dusky, continues at the police station and the court house, affecting survivors of rape and women just trying to get a fair deal in a divorce.