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Comprises an analysis of gender biases in late-1990s tax laws and a wake-up call for all those concerned with gender justice to pay more attention to the pervasive impact of such laws. Providing real-life examples, the book shows how tax laws are written to punish married couples who file jointly.

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Women on the margin; a bit of history, 1913 to 1948; still his story, 1948 to the present; social security isn't what it looks to be; piling it on the margin; taxing families; some taxing hope; not just the facts; the curious nostalgia of the contracts; not just tax; not just the gender gap; on doing nothing, and some things to do.

Taxing Women

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    A Paperback / softback by Edward J. McCaffery

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/11/1999
      ISBN13: 9780226555584, 978-0226555584
      ISBN10: 0226555585
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      Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Comprises an analysis of gender biases in late-1990s tax laws and a wake-up call for all those concerned with gender justice to pay more attention to the pervasive impact of such laws. Providing real-life examples, the book shows how tax laws are written to punish married couples who file jointly.

      Table of Contents
      Women on the margin; a bit of history, 1913 to 1948; still his story, 1948 to the present; social security isn't what it looks to be; piling it on the margin; taxing families; some taxing hope; not just the facts; the curious nostalgia of the contracts; not just tax; not just the gender gap; on doing nothing, and some things to do.

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