The 51% Minority. How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It

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"Lis Wiehl tells us where the law protects us, and where it is letting us down. And as a bonus she gives us the tools to make change happen! If you care about where we are going, you have to read this book."--Rita Cosby, Emmy Award-winning TV hostWomen make up 51% of the American population, yet still aren't treated equally to men in areas that matter most. In this provocative new book, Lis Wiehl, one of the country's top federal prosecutors, reveals the legal and social inequalities women must face in their daily lives--and provides a "Tool Box" for dealing with a variety of issues. From boardroom to courtroom, from pregnancy to contraception, from unequal pay to domestic violence, women are more often than not handed the short end of the stick.• A woman earns seventy-three cents for every dollar a man makes.• The law labels pregnancy a "disability."• Domestic violence remains the single biggest threat of injury to women in...