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Restricting The Rights Of Poor Mothers: An International Human Rights Critique Of "Workfare", Shruti Rana
Restricting The Rights Of Poor Mothers: An International Human Rights Critique Of "Workfare", Shruti Rana
Shruti Rana
In every society, the work that women do is undervalued and unrecognized. Political and social tensions behind conceptions of work, motherhood, and equality can ignite movements that threaten the human rights of women. One such movement is underway in the United States where recent “Workfare” provisions specifically target and punish the most vulnerable members of society under the guise of reform and morality. This critique of Workfare aims to demonstrate some of the dynamism and power of a human rights framework, and to lay the groundwork for effective action to improve the plight of the single mothers who rely on …
Remembering Mary Dunlap As A Student, Herma Hill Kay
Remembering Mary Dunlap As A Student, Herma Hill Kay
Herma Hill Kay
Recounts the experience of having Mary C. Dunlap as a student at the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California in Berkeley. Introduction by Dunlap and fellow students, Nancy Davis and Wendy Webster Williams of a course on Women and the Law into the Boalt Hall curriculum; Establishment of the Davis, Dunlap and Williams women' rights law firm, which was later reorganized as the public interest women's rights firm of Equal Rights Advocates, Inc.; Admittance of Dunlap of being involved in a lesbian relationship; Reason given by Dunlap for studying law.
The Future Of Women Law Professors, Herma Hill Kay
The Future Of Women Law Professors, Herma Hill Kay
Herma Hill Kay
No abstract provided.
Women Law School Deans: A Different Breed, Or Just One Of The Boys, Herma Hill Kay
Women Law School Deans: A Different Breed, Or Just One Of The Boys, Herma Hill Kay
Herma Hill Kay
No abstract provided.
Workshop On Judging: Does Gender Make A Difference, Herma Hill Kay, Geraldine Sparrow
Workshop On Judging: Does Gender Make A Difference, Herma Hill Kay, Geraldine Sparrow
Herma Hill Kay
No abstract provided.
The Reactionary Road To Free Love: How Doma, State Marriage Amendments And Social Conservatives Undermine Traditional Marriage, Scott Titshaw
The Reactionary Road To Free Love: How Doma, State Marriage Amendments And Social Conservatives Undermine Traditional Marriage, Scott Titshaw
Scott Titshaw
Much has been written about the possible effects on different-sex marriage of legally recognizing same-sex marriage. This article looks at the defense of marriage from a different angle: It shows how rejecting same-sex marriage results in political compromise and the proliferation of “marriage light” alternatives (e.g., civil unions, domestic partnerships, or reciprocal beneficiaries) that undermine the unique status of marriage for everyone. In the process, it examines several aspects of the marriage debate in detail. After describing the flexibility of marriage as it has evolved over time, the article focuses on recent state constitutional amendments attempting to stop further development. …
Meeting The Challenges Faced By Girls In The Juvenile Justice System: Testimony Before The Healthy Families And Communities Subcommittee Of The U.S. House Of Representatives Education And Labor Committee, Francine T. Sherman
Francine T. Sherman
Testimony by Francine T. Sherman, Clinical Professor and Director, Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project at Boston College Law School before the Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, on March 11, 2010, at 10:00 AM. More information about the hearing, including an archived webcast, is available at http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=193429.
Rights Of Adolescent Girls In India: A Critical Look At Laws And Policies, Saumya Uma
Rights Of Adolescent Girls In India: A Critical Look At Laws And Policies, Saumya Uma
Dr. Saumya Uma
Collaboration And Coercion: Domestic Violence Meets Collaborative Law, Margaret B. Drew
Collaboration And Coercion: Domestic Violence Meets Collaborative Law, Margaret B. Drew
Margaret B Drew
‘Collaboration and Coercion’ addresses the systemic and individual concerns that arise when family members that have experienced abuse enter into the collaborative law process. A form of alternative dispute resolution, collaborative law is a method of resolving disputes without engagement of the legal system. The author addresses the structural and cultural difficulties that survivors of abuse encounter throughout the process as well as the ethical concerns that are raised when collaborative practitioners accept cases where the parties have a history of coercion within the intimate relationship.
Roe V. Wade And The Dred Scott Decision: Justice Scalia's Peculiar Analogy In Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Jamin B. Raskin
Roe V. Wade And The Dred Scott Decision: Justice Scalia's Peculiar Analogy In Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Jamin B. Raskin
Jamin Raskin
No abstract provided.
Sexual Assault Issues Before The War Crimes Tribunal, Diane Orentlicher
Sexual Assault Issues Before The War Crimes Tribunal, Diane Orentlicher
Diane Orentlicher
No abstract provided.
Symposium: Comments On Panel 2, Peter Jaszi
Inter-American System: Opportunities For Women's Rights, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Claudio Grossman
Claudio M. Grossman
No abstract provided.
Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Preface , Lauren Gilbert, Ann Shalleck, Claudio Grossman
Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Preface , Lauren Gilbert, Ann Shalleck, Claudio Grossman
Claudio M. Grossman
Reproductive Rights conference
Women In Law A Review Of Rebels In Law, Voices In History Of Black Women Lawyers, The University Of Michigan Press. (J. Clay Smith Ed. 1998) 1998 & Virginia G. Drachman Sisters In Law, Women Layers In Modern American History, Harvard University Press. 1998, Susan D. Carle
Susan D. Carle
No abstract provided.
A Case Study On Burying Alive Of Two Women In Balochistan, Sohail Ahmed Ansari Advocate
A Case Study On Burying Alive Of Two Women In Balochistan, Sohail Ahmed Ansari Advocate
Sohail Ahmed Ansari Advocate
Violence against women is present in a variety of forms in Pakistan. From domestic abuse & sexual harassment to child marriages and honour killing; a range of anti-women atrocities are carried out. Pakistani women face systematic discrimination from the day they are born. The patriarchal mindset of society refuses to recognize them as human beings deserving of equality, human rights and justice. Unfortunately in some parts of Balochistan a brutal custom of justice prevails; where the women are treated as trading objects. They are being tried without hearing their cause. They are not allowed to plea their case. They are …
Women Law Journals In The New Millennium: How Far Have They Evolved? And Are They Still Necessary?, Katherine L. Vaughns
Women Law Journals In The New Millennium: How Far Have They Evolved? And Are They Still Necessary?, Katherine L. Vaughns
Katherine L. Vaughns
No abstract provided.
Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections Of Race And Class For Women In Academia, Carmen G. Gonzalez
Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections Of Race And Class For Women In Academia, Carmen G. Gonzalez
Carmen G. Gonzalez
Presumed Incompetent is a pathbreaking account of the intersecting roles of race, gender, and class in the working lives of women faculty of color. Through personal narratives and qualitative empirical studies, more than 40 authors expose the daunting challenges faced by academic women of color as they navigate the often hostile terrain of higher education, including hiring, promotion, tenure, and relations with students, colleagues, and administrators. The narratives are filled with wit, wisdom, and concrete recommendations, and provide a window into the struggles of professional women in a racially stratified but increasingly multicultural America. The downloadable document contains the Introduction …
The New Paternalism: War On Poverty Or War On Women?, Martha F. Davis
The New Paternalism: War On Poverty Or War On Women?, Martha F. Davis
Martha F. Davis
No abstract provided.
Valuing Women: A Case Study, Martha F. Davis
The Equal Rights Amendment: Then And Now, Martha F. Davis
The Equal Rights Amendment: Then And Now, Martha F. Davis
Martha F. Davis
No abstract provided.
The Caged Canary, Elizabeth Alexander
The Caged Canary, Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander
The United States has experienced an explosion in the number of people in prison, an explosion that cannot be attributed to changes in the crime rate, but rather reflects changes in public policy, particularly sentencing policy regarding drug crimes. These changes have had a devastating impact on African-American communities. The changes have also adversely affected the social, economic, and political culture of the nation as a whole. The rate of increase in incarceration for women prisoners has been disproportionately high, although women are generally imprisoned for non-violent crimes and have lower recidivism rates than men. Once in prison, women are …
The Rights Of Women, The African Charter, And The Economic Development Of Africa, Winston Langley
The Rights Of Women, The African Charter, And The Economic Development Of Africa, Winston Langley
Winston E. Langley
No abstract provided.
Towards Determining Legal Parentage By Agreement In Israel, Yehezkel Margalit
Towards Determining Legal Parentage By Agreement In Israel, Yehezkel Margalit
Hezi Margalit
In Israel as in other parts of the world, families, parenthood, and relations between parents and children have changed dramatically over the past few decades. So, too, developments in modern medicine have enhanced the ability to separate sexuality from fertility and parenthood. Many researchers feel that the legal system has not kept pace with these changes, and that traditional models of familial relationships no longer provide adequate tools for dealing with them. In order to bridge the gap between a desired social status and current law, a growing number of parents seek to regulate the status, rights, and obligations of …
The Failure Of Gender Equality: An Essay In Constitutional Dissonance, Wendy E. Parmet, Judith Olans Brown, Phyllis Tropper Baumann
The Failure Of Gender Equality: An Essay In Constitutional Dissonance, Wendy E. Parmet, Judith Olans Brown, Phyllis Tropper Baumann
Wendy E. Parmet
Feminists agree that gender equality remains elusive; they disagree about why. A critical question is whether gender equality can be accomplished by treating men and women interchangeably. Stated another way, the debate has been between those who deny that women need "special treatment" in order to achieve equality, and those who argue that "real" equality demands that the legal system recognize the unique role which women play in society. Each side of this similar treatment/special treatment debate has assumed that the correct doctrinal formulation of equality will lead to some form of "true equality." This article will examine and critique …
Determining Legal Parenthood By Agreement As A Possible Solution To The Challenges Of The New Era, Yehezkel Margalit
Determining Legal Parenthood By Agreement As A Possible Solution To The Challenges Of The New Era, Yehezkel Margalit
Hezi Margalit
Over the past decades, we witnessed changes in the matrimonial and parenting institutions. Medical innovations have further created ethical-legal dilemmas. It is, therefore, essential to create a theory and framework that will determine ways to deal with the resulting dilemma in a fully developed manner. This paper surveys the current, conflicting shifts in family structure and the definition of legal parenthood. In it, I deal with the importance and various aspects of defining legal parenthood. I will also focus on the singularity of this dilemma as it is increasingly apparent in the various fertility treatments. I present the sociological-legal roots …
Abortion Access In The Global Marketplace, Martha F. Davis
Abortion Access In The Global Marketplace, Martha F. Davis
Martha F. Davis
In the United States, government funding of legal abortion for low-income women has been uniquely “de-linked” from the fundamental right to an abortion. While the underlying right to an abortion has been repeatedly reaffirmed, federal courts have been unreceptive to any imposition of an affirmative governmental obligation to fund the exercise of the right. In contrast, the human rights framework, increasingly adopted worldwide by other national and regional courts and legislatures, has supported expansion of government funding of legal abortion. The domestic U.S. treatment of abortion funding is illuminated by examining several recent transnational decisions—from Colombia, Mexico, and the European …
Gender And Securities Law In The Supreme Court, Lyman Johnson, Michelle M. Harner, Jason A. Cantone
Gender And Securities Law In The Supreme Court, Lyman Johnson, Michelle M. Harner, Jason A. Cantone
Michelle M. Harner
The 2010 appointment of Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court meant that, for the first time, three female justices would serve together on that court. Less clear is whether Justice Kagan’s gender will really matter in how she votes as a justice. This question is an especially visible aspect of a larger issue: do female judges display gendered voting patterns in the cases that come before them? This article makes a novel contribution to the growing literature on female voting patterns. We investigated whether female justices on the United States Supreme Court voted differently than, or otherwise influenced, …
The Mythogenesis Of Gender: Judicial Images Of Women In Paid And Unpaid Labor, Judith Olans Brown, Phyllis Tropper Baumann, Lucy A. Williams
The Mythogenesis Of Gender: Judicial Images Of Women In Paid And Unpaid Labor, Judith Olans Brown, Phyllis Tropper Baumann, Lucy A. Williams
Lucy A. Williams
This is a paper about the power of certain, often reductive, mythologies (with both descriptive and normative aspects) in the development of legal doctrine relating to women receiving welfare and women in paid labor, and how in these contexts mythic thinking has contributed to gender oppression.
The Female-Firm Under-Performance Hypothesis And Gender Disparity In The Laws, Mohammad Amin
The Female-Firm Under-Performance Hypothesis And Gender Disparity In The Laws, Mohammad Amin
Mohammad Amin
Using firm-level data on developing countries, the present paper explores and extends the well-known female-firm under-performance hypothesis. Using firm-size as the measure of performance, we contribute to the literature in three important ways. First, in contrast to existing studies that focus on the gender of the owner(s), we focus on the gender of the top manager of the firm. Hence, a new dimension of female vs. male-firms is suggested. Second, we argue that the gender-based difference in firm-size in favor of men need not be uniform across countries. Specifically, we argue that it is likely to be larger in countries …