Sex Equality Law in the European Union

Dr Tamara K. Hervey is a Lecturer in Law, at University of Manchester, UK. She is the author of a book on sex discrimination in employment and has contributed to a number of titles on European law. David O'Keeffe is Professor of European Law and Director of the Centre for the Law of the European Union, University College London, UK. He is consultant on EC law to Coudert Brothers and has written widely on various aspects of European legal integration.

Part 1 Equal pay: equal pay for work of equal value: the United Kingdom's legislation viewed in the light of Community law; economic defences for equal pay claims. Part 2 Equal treatment: Community law on pregnancy and maternity; special protections for women in European Union law; how long is a piece of string? European regulation of the post-birth period. Part 3 Social security: the principle of equal treatment for men and women in social security. Part 4 Enforcement of sex equality in employment: enforcement of private law claims of sex discrimination in the field of employment; third generation remedies and sex equality law; enforcement of Community sex equality law; collective bargaining. Part 5 Citizenship and human rights: women and citizenship of the European Union; citizenship, gender and dependency in the European Union: women and internal migration; resolution by the Court of Justice of disputes affecting family life. Part 6 Women and the internal market: law, gender and the internal market; the body politic(s) of EC law; the economic objectives of Article 119. Part 7 Perspectives on sex equality law - proposals for reform: the Swedish case - the promised land of sex equality; beyond sex equality: gender auditing; making the Community work for women; the future of sex equality law in the European Union. (Part contents).