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Exposing The Traditional Marriage Agenda, Jessica Feinberg
Exposing The Traditional Marriage Agenda, Jessica Feinberg
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy
The success of a social justice movement, especially with regard to issues upon which the public will be voting, depends in significant part on how the issues are defined or framed. Anti-same-sex marriage campaigns frequently urge voters to vote in favor of laws defining marriage as between a man and a woman in order to “protect traditional marriage.” Instead of framing the issue as a question of whether individuals of the same sex should be banned from marrying, anti-same-sex marriage campaigns often frame the issue as a question of whether traditional marriage should be protected from redefinition. This strategy has …
Legislating A Family-Friendly Workplace: Should It Be Done In The United States?, Marianne Delpo Kulow
Legislating A Family-Friendly Workplace: Should It Be Done In The United States?, Marianne Delpo Kulow
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy
This Article reviews both domestic and international efforts to legislate a more family-friendly workplace, with an eye toward measuring the impact of these various initiatives and predicting both their future success and the likelihood of more widespread adoption. In particular, the Article reviews federal, state, and international legislative efforts to mandate: paid parental leaves; paid sick days; and flexible work arrangements. The Article then attempts to measure the effectiveness of such legislatively required, family-friendly policies by suggesting ways to measure and to predict the impact of U.S. legislative efforts to reconcile the conflicting responsibilities of work and parenthood. The Article …