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Lilly Ledbetter, Take Two: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Of 2009 And The Discovery Rule's Place In The Pay Discrimination Puzzle, Nancy Zisk Oct 2009

Lilly Ledbetter, Take Two: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Of 2009 And The Discovery Rule's Place In The Pay Discrimination Puzzle, Nancy Zisk

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


On Lilly Ledbetter's Liberty: Why Equal Pay For Equal Work Remains An Elusive Reality, Katie Putnam Apr 2009

On Lilly Ledbetter's Liberty: Why Equal Pay For Equal Work Remains An Elusive Reality, Katie Putnam

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Separate But Unequal - When Overcrowed: Sex Discrimination In Jail Early Release Policies, Lara Hoffman Apr 2009

Separate But Unequal - When Overcrowed: Sex Discrimination In Jail Early Release Policies, Lara Hoffman

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

It is currently constitutional to house male and female prisoners in separate jail facilities based solely on gender. But is it also constitutional to provide separate early release policies to male and female prisoners convicted of the same crime, in the same county, and sentenced to the same length of time based solely on gender and separate housing arrangements? For decades, jail officials in many counties have released some prisoners before the end of their judicially mandated sentences to relieve overcrowding and meet budget constraints. A small study of jails around the country conducted as research for this Article reflects …


Petruska V. Gannon University: A Crack In The Stained Glass Ceiling, Sarah Fulton Oct 2007

Petruska V. Gannon University: A Crack In The Stained Glass Ceiling, Sarah Fulton

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

An examination of the protections afforded to religious institutions in their hiring decisions. Both § 702 of the Civil Rights Act and the judicially created ministerial exception allow churches to use criteria that other employers are not permitted to use under the law when making hiring decisions. Beginning with McClure v. Salvation Army, courts have slowly expanded the scope of these protections, leading up to the recent case of Petruska v. Gannon University. Petruska provides an example of the extent to which a broad reading of § 702 and the ministerial exception can harm religious workers. The opinion of Judge …


Female By Operation Of Law: Feminist Jurisprudence And The Legal Imposition Of Sex, Matthew Gayle Apr 2006

Female By Operation Of Law: Feminist Jurisprudence And The Legal Imposition Of Sex, Matthew Gayle

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


A Nazi War Criminal As A Standard Bearer For Gender Equality? The Strange Saga Of Johann Breyer, Michael M. Pavlovich Feb 2004

A Nazi War Criminal As A Standard Bearer For Gender Equality? The Strange Saga Of Johann Breyer, Michael M. Pavlovich

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Fighting Back Against The Taliban: The Case For Restoring Afghan Men And Women's Right To Self-Determination, Shannon A. Wiley Feb 2001

Fighting Back Against The Taliban: The Case For Restoring Afghan Men And Women's Right To Self-Determination, Shannon A. Wiley

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Pregnancy-Based Sex Discrimination, Robert Richard Rico Dec 1998

Pregnancy-Based Sex Discrimination, Robert Richard Rico

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Hoodwink'd By Custom: The Exclusion Of Women From Juries In Eighteenth-Century English Law And Literature, Judy M. Cornett Dec 1997

Hoodwink'd By Custom: The Exclusion Of Women From Juries In Eighteenth-Century English Law And Literature, Judy M. Cornett

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Including Gender In Bias Crime Statutes: Feminist And Evolutionary Perspectives, Katherine Chen Apr 1997

Including Gender In Bias Crime Statutes: Feminist And Evolutionary Perspectives, Katherine Chen

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Little Red Reasonable Woman And The Big Bad Bully: Expansion Of Title Vii And The Larger Problem Of Workplace Abuse, Jacquelynne M. Jordan Feb 207

Little Red Reasonable Woman And The Big Bad Bully: Expansion Of Title Vii And The Larger Problem Of Workplace Abuse, Jacquelynne M. Jordan

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.