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The Preservation Of The Separate Spheres Doctrine In Congress And The Federal Courts, Arjun Parikh
The Preservation Of The Separate Spheres Doctrine In Congress And The Federal Courts, Arjun Parikh
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
In Bradwell v. State, an 1872 decision upholding an Illinois law prohibiting women from practicing law, the United States Supreme Court reasoned that the law was justified because women belonged in the “domestic sphere.” While today’s sex-based workplace exclusions are not as explicit as they once were, women still face barriers to remaining in the workforce and advancing in the workplace despite the existence of major federal legislation in the areas of pregnancy discrimination and family leave policy. Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) in 1978 to stop pregnancy discrimination, but the PDA has not come close to …