The longstanding coined phrase “feminization of poverty” refers to the fact that many women are poor and many of the poor are women, a phenomenon that stems from social, economic, and legal systems which reinforce an antiquated single-earner family model. In response, this Afterword...

Taxing Women comprises both an insightful, critical analysis of the gender biases in current 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, Edward McCaffery shows how tax laws are...