Women and social security. Progress towards equality of treatment \ Anne-Marie-



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Brocas, Anne-Marie

Women and social security. Progress towards equality of treatment \ Anne-Marie- / Anne-Marie Brocas, Anne-Marie Cailloux, Virginie Oget. -- Geneva: ILO, 1990. viii, 116 p. ; 24 cm.

Traducción de: Les femmes et la sécurité sociale. Les progres de l'égalité de traitement.
Título en español. Las mujeres y la seguridad social. Los progresos de la igualdad de trato.

1 The notion of equal treatment: progress at international level. 2 The principle of equal treatment: implementation at national level. 3 Progress toward equal treatment in social security legislation. 4 Further changes needed. 5 From maternity protecion to the protection of workers with family responsabilities. 6 From the development of delived rights to the creation of personal rights for women. 7 Women in precarious situations and in poverty.

Since the mid-1970s the principle fo equal treatment for mean and women in the social security has presented a growing challenge to the effectiveness of social protection. Radical changes in the role and status of women, and in family relationships , have led to a questioning of standards and attitudes. How far has the equality principle found expression in social policies?And to what extent is there still a need for specific protection for women? These are the questions addressed in this lively topical study which provides examples from a wide range of countries.

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Mujeres--Seguridad social
Equidad de género--Seguridad social