Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
Towards A Reconstructive Feminism: Reconstructing The Relationship Of Market Work And Family Work, Joan Williams
Towards A Reconstructive Feminism: Reconstructing The Relationship Of Market Work And Family Work, Joan Williams
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article traces the separation of the work and family spheres, arising in the nineteenth century, and how this separation into traditionally male and female areas has affected women's "choice" to stay home and rear children, or to participate in the workforce. This article explains how women often fail to achieve the ideal-worker norm because of the demands on their time created by childrearing. The author ends by discussing the shortcomings of the classic strategy feminists have proposed to change domesticity's ordering of family and market work and suggests a new paradigm, called "reconstructive feminism," which eliminates the ideal-worker norm …
Providing Creative Remedies To Bystander Emotional Distress Victims: A Feminist Perspective, Deborah K. Hepler
Providing Creative Remedies To Bystander Emotional Distress Victims: A Feminist Perspective, Deborah K. Hepler
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article discusses the tort of bystander emotional distress from a feminist perspective. The Article concentrates on emotional distress which flows from witnessing the physical injury or death of a loved one. The article begins with an examination of the difficulties courts have in dealing with such cases. It proceeds to a discussion regarding Stanley Ingber's theory for dealing with such harms. Finally, the article argues for a more creative approach to a resolution of emotional distress claims in order to expose the underlying biases that are inherent in emotional distress claims, and concludes that a more flexible approach would …