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Title

Know your rights : a legal handbook for women only / [Patricia Phillips and George Mair].

Author

Phillips, Patricia, 1934-

Publication

New York, NY : Macmillan, c1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

Mair, George.

Description

262 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

This compact manual is designed to help women make informed decisions, protect themselves in work situations, and cope with a variety of commonplace problems. The authors (Divorce: A Woman's Guide to Getting a Fair Share, Macmillan, 1995) cover domestic issues such as prenuptial agreements, adoptions, and divorce and custody disputes, recognizing the change in the status of women in recent years while acknowledging the difficulties that remain. Here the advice is pointed and hard-nosed, with cautions about what to do legally and how to prepare mentally. Chapters on the workplace discuss employee rights, pregnancy, harassment, the glass ceiling, and alternative work arrangements. The "Working for Yourself" section is about buying an existing business, and there is good discussion of the pitfalls of working with friends or family members. Chapters on dealing with stalkers and scam artists are unusual but timely, and the appendixes are rich with listings for support groups, consumer protection, and government agencies. -Library Journal.

Subject

• Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States
• Women > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > United States

Genre/Form

Popular works

Note

• "Expert counsel from a top attorney"--Cover.
• "Workplace discrimination, divorce, sexual harassment, custody issues, credit discrimination, personal injury, and much more"--Cover.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: What This Book Will Do for You -- Finding and Working with an Attorney -- Your Rights as an Employee -- Dealing with Sexual Harassment -- Handling Pregnancy and Sex Discrimination -- Alternative Work Patterns: Mommy Track and Glass Ceiling -- Working for Yourself -- Relationships with Your Spouse -- Dealing with Lovers -- Live-In or Not -- Whose Children Are These and What Do We Do with Them? -- Adoptions -- Buying, Selling, and Having Property -- Credit for Women Only -- A Cautionary Tale -- Estate Planning for Women Only -- Inheritance and Other Legal Rights for Lesbians -- What You Need to Know About Taxes -- The Nasty Truth About Your Pension -- Assurance About Insurance -- Other Available Benefits and Help -- How to Survive Apartment Living -- Buying and Operating a Car -- Going to School -- The Irritation and Magic of Small Claims Court -- Ready-to-Wear, Off-the-Shelf Law -- So, Whose Body Is It -- Really? -- Domestic Violence and What to Do About It -- When and If You Engage in a Criminal Act -- Protection Against Gold-Diggers and Scam Artists -- Surviving the Lethal Stalker -- Resources Available to You -- State Bar Associations -- App. C: Other Resources Available.

ISBN

0028616960 (pbk.) :

LCCN

^^^96079996^

OCLC

37434805

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library