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More Money, Fewer Problems: A Post-Alston V. Ncaa Approach To Reducing Gender Inequities In Sports, Kelley L. Flint
More Money, Fewer Problems: A Post-Alston V. Ncaa Approach To Reducing Gender Inequities In Sports, Kelley L. Flint
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
In 2021 over the span of a few months, amateurism, the foundation of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association was challenged and redefined. Following
the passage of “name, image, and likeness” laws at the state level
and an unfavorable Supreme Court ruling, the NCAA’s structure has been
forced to evolve. These changes have opened up possibilities for college athletes
to monetize their playing in a model that is not based on viewership or
revenue sharing. Serious equity gaps between men’s and women’s sports
continue to exist, predicated on which sports generate the most money. While
not a holistic solution, name, image …
This Is Not New: Addressing America's Maternal Mortality Crisis, Emily Siron
This Is Not New: Addressing America's Maternal Mortality Crisis, Emily Siron
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
This article utilizes an intersectional approach to examine the causes and
realities of the dismal state of pregnancy-related healthcare in the United
States, highlighting the disparate impact on Black pregnant people. The
enslavementand brutalization of Black women in the U.S. demonstrates how
American society systematically devalues Black health, especially reproductive
health. The impacts of this horrific history persist today, resulting in the
American healthcare system utterly failing Black mothers and pregnant people
of all gender identities. This article surveys this history and presents policy
solutions to improve maternal health outcomes for all, but especially
Black individuals, including proposed pieces …
Gender Equity In The 21st Century: Keynote Address, Chai Feldblum
Gender Equity In The 21st Century: Keynote Address, Chai Feldblum
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
You have heard a lot this morning about the need in 1964 for Congress to enact prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of race, national origin and religion. I am going to use my time, therefore, to talk about gender equity: the addition of the sex discrimination prohibition in Title VII, the advances that have occurred since passage of that law, and the miles that we still have to go to achieve full gender equity.
Breastfeeding In Custody Proceedings: A Modern-Day Manifestation Of Liberal And Conservative Family Traditions, Kate Baxter-Kauf
Breastfeeding In Custody Proceedings: A Modern-Day Manifestation Of Liberal And Conservative Family Traditions, Kate Baxter-Kauf
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
This Comment contends that cultural and legal representations of breastfeeding in custody determinations highlight contradictory notions of motherhood and family that mirror liberal and conservative family traditions thought to be long dead.
Motherhood And The Constitution: (Re)Thinking The Power Of Women To Facilitate Change, Angela Mae Kupenda
Motherhood And The Constitution: (Re)Thinking The Power Of Women To Facilitate Change, Angela Mae Kupenda
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
However, this essay suggests a different, or additional, approach. Rather than focusing on the many barriers to equality originating from others, this essay focuses on women's power to forge equality. Some of this power is cloaked, unharnessed, and underutilized. This essay is intended to challenge women to reconstitute the power of motherhood as a means of transforming not only families, but also law and society. This essay suggests the power of women to be mothering teachers and teaching mothers. Women have a choice, even an affirmative duty, to unharness their power to facilitate change and shape a status quo of …