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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

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Shattering The Equal Pay Act's Glass Ceiling, Deborah Thompson Eisenberg Jan 2010

Shattering The Equal Pay Act's Glass Ceiling, Deborah Thompson Eisenberg

Faculty Scholarship

This Article provides the first empirical and rhetorical analysis of all reported Equal Pay Act (EPA) federal appellate cases since the Act’s passage. This analysis shows that as women climb the occupational ladder, the manner in which many federal courts interpret the EPA imposes a wage glass ceiling, shutting out women in non-standardized jobs from its protection. This barrier is particularly troubling in light of data that shows that the gender wage gap increases for women as they achieve higher levels of professional status. The Article begins by examining data regarding the greater pay gap for women in upper-level jobs. …


The Master's Tools: Deconstructing The Socratic Method And Its Disparate Impact On Women Through The Prism Of The Equal Protection Doctrine, Tanisha Makeba Bailey Jan 2003

The Master's Tools: Deconstructing The Socratic Method And Its Disparate Impact On Women Through The Prism Of The Equal Protection Doctrine, Tanisha Makeba Bailey

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Gender Bias In The Roman Catholic Church: Why Can't Women Be Priests?, Cheryl Y. Haskins Jan 2003

Gender Bias In The Roman Catholic Church: Why Can't Women Be Priests?, Cheryl Y. Haskins

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Breaking Out: Vmi And The Coming Of Women By Laura Fairchild Brodie, Melissa Nimit Jan 2002

Breaking Out: Vmi And The Coming Of Women By Laura Fairchild Brodie, Melissa Nimit

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.