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There has been an overall decline in the number of adoptions of Australian children over the last 25 years, however past and present adoption practices continue to raise a number of challenging and complex emotional and practical issues. This book examines the adoption experience in Australia, including local and intercountry adoption and the legal processes involved; adoption trends; identity and disclosure issues; the impacts of past coercive adoption practices on unmarried birth mothers and their children; post-adoption grief and loss; and the same-sex adoption law debate. A number of perso

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Women in Congress, 1917-2018: Service Dates and Committee Assignments by Member, and Lists by State and Congress* -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Tables and Data -- Alphabetical Listing, Including Dates of Service and Committee Assignments -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 2 -- Pay Equity: Legislative and Legal Developments* -- Abstract -- Earnings Data for Male and Female Workers -- Legal and Legislative Background -- Laws That Combat Sex-Based Wage Discrimination -- The Ledbetter Case and Subsequent Legislation -- The Wal-Mart Case -- Recent Legislation -- Paycheck Fairness Act -- Fair Pay Act -- Other Bills in the 114th Congress -- Chapter 3 -- Sex Discrimination and the United States Supreme Court: Developments in the Law* -- Abstract -- Equal Protection Cases -- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact -- Pregnancy Discrimination -- Gender Stereotypes -- Mixed Motives -- Sexual Harassment -- Same-Sex Sexual Harassment -- Employer Liability -- Retaliation -- Class Action Status -- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 -- Chapter 4 -- Women in Combat: Issues for Congress* -- Abstract -- Issue -- Background -- World War II and the Women's Armed Services Integration Act -- The All-Volunteer Force and Social Change -- The "Risk Rule" for Assignment of Women -- Repeal of the "Risk Rule" and a New Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule -- Women in Combat Zones: Iraq and Afghanistan -- Women on Submarines -- Military Leadership Diversity Commission -- DOD Review of Combat Exclusion Policies -- The Repeal of the Direct Combat Exclusion Rule and Recent Developments -- Key Issues for Congress -- "Gender-Neutral" Standards -- Definitions and Requirements -- Review and Validation -- Implementation Concerns -- Options for Congress