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The New 9-5
Pushing Hard For a Gender Equal Economy
From: The Time Has Come
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In chapter four, Kaufman examines the barriers faced by women in the workplace. Exploring the issues of the Gender Pay Gap, Job Ghettoes, Missing or Inadequate Parental Leave, Barriers to Promotion and Advancement and Sexual Harassment in the workplace, before discussing alternatives that men and women can fight for to make Family-Friendlier Workplaces the future goal of gender equality and the responsibility of men in creating this.
Contributors
Michael Kaufman
For three and a half decades, MICHAEL KAUFMAN has been a pioneer in engaging men to promote gender equality. He is the co-founder of the White Ribbon Campaign, the largest effort in the world of men working to end violence against women. As a writer and speaker, he has worked across America and in almost fifty countries, including extensively with the United Nations and numerous governments, NGOs, and businesses. He is currently a Senior Fellow with the gender justice institute Promundo. He delivered the keynotes at the United Nations’ 2016 and 2017 Women Empowerment Principles events. He is the author or editor of eight books on gender issues, democracy, and development studies, including The Guy’s Guide to Feminism, Theorizing Masculinities, and Cracking the Armor: Power, Pain and the Lives of Men. He lives in Toronto.
