Open AccessContractualism and the Employment Contracts Act 1991: Can they Deliver Equality for Women?
Author(s) -
Margaret Wilson
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
new zealand journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0110-0637
DOI - 10.26686/nzjir.v19i3.3357
Subject(s) - contractualism , bargaining power , power (physics) , inequality , labour economics , economics , law and economics , business , law , political science , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
This article addresses the question whether employment equality for women is even possible under the current provisions of the Employment Contracts Act, which rely on the principles of contract to regulate the employment relationship. The article inequality of women's lack of bargaining strength under the past and present employment regulatory frameworks, and discusses the relationship between women's poltical power and contractual bargaining strength.