Nordic Equality and Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Throes of... - 9781032001289

Name: Nordic Equality and Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Throes of... - 9781032001289
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Nordic states were among the first in the world to enact general gender equality and anti-discrimination laws with low threshold enforcement mechanisms. Today, the Nordic countries top the World Economic Forum\u0092s Gender Gap Index \u0096but they have still not succeeded in closing the gender gap. This book draws a diverse and complex picture of the long, uneven, and unfinished process towards substantive equality in four Nordic countries: Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland. It presents the Nordic gender equality model\u0092s systematic use of three measures: overarching gender policies, legislation that has an explicit or implicit impact on gender relations, and gender equality and anti-discrimination laws with low-threshold enforcement systems. What potentials and limitations do the Nordic\n\nNordic Equality and Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Throes of Change\nLegal developments in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item ;