Dimensions
156 x 236 x 21mm
Should workers be penalised because of family responsibilities or pregnancy? Is Australia a racist country? Is a single women entitled to fertility treatment? What if she's a lesbian? What do managers and businesses have to do to prevent discrimination?
These questions confronted Josephine Tiddy in her fifteen years as commissioner for equal opportunity. While the law can be powerful in particular cases, Tiddy argues that it can also be educative and itself act as an agent of social change.
We all believe in a "fair go". But can it become reality, rather than a fondly held myth belonging in the past? With her many examples of individuals courageously challenging injustice, Jo Tiddy paints a vivid picture of the many faces of contemporary Australia:
- An accountant discovers that she earns $20,000 less than her male assistant.
- A blind woman is refused service in a city bar.
- A psychologist forces sex on a vulnerable patient.
- A company sheds its best salesperson because it wants a younger image.
