Part 1 Equal pay: equal pay for work of equal value: the United Kingdom's legislation viewed in the light of Community law; economic defences for equal pay claims. Part 2 Equal treatment: Community law on pregnancy and maternity; special protections for women in European Union law; how long is a piece of string? European regulation of the post-birth period. Part 3 Social security: the principle of equal treatment for men and women in social security. Part 4 Enforcement of sex equality in employment: enforcement of private law claims of sex discrimination in the field of employment; third generation remedies and sex equality law; enforcement of Community sex equality law; collective bargaining. Part 5 Citizenship and human rights: women and citizenship of the European Union; citizenship, gender and dependency in the European Union: women and internal migration; resolution by the Court of Justice of disputes affecting family life. Part 6 Women and the internal market: law, gender and the internal market; the body politic(s) of EC law; the economic objectives of Article 119. Part 7 Perspectives on sex equality law - proposals for reform: the Swedish case - the promised land of sex equality; beyond sex equality: gender auditing; making the Community work for women; the future of sex equality law in the European Union. (Part contents).