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The Global Advancement Of Women: Barriers And Best Practices - Foreword, Paula A. Monopoli Sep 2008

The Global Advancement Of Women: Barriers And Best Practices - Foreword, Paula A. Monopoli

Paula A Monopoli

No abstract provided.


In A Different Voice: Lessons From Ledbetter, Paula A. Monopoli Sep 2008

In A Different Voice: Lessons From Ledbetter, Paula A. Monopoli

Paula A Monopoli

Women in academia—among some of the best educated women in America—suffer from the same salary inequities as other women in society. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has found that women faculty “earn lower salaries on average even when they hold the same rank as men.” Thus, the recent United States Supreme Court decision on pay equity, Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, holds a number of important lessons for women in academia. This article explores the intersection of these findings with the Court’s opinion in Ledbetter. The article examines the revealing rhetorical choices in the majority opinion, …


Drafting Attorneys As Fiduciaries: Fashioning An Optimal Ethical Rule For Conflicts Of Interest, Paula A. Monopoli Sep 2008

Drafting Attorneys As Fiduciaries: Fashioning An Optimal Ethical Rule For Conflicts Of Interest, Paula A. Monopoli

Paula A Monopoli

The American Bar Association recently revised the ethical rules that govern lawyers. Its Ethics 2000 Commission proposed a number of changes to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including revisions to the rules that affect how the profession handles conflicts of interest in the area of attorneys who draft instruments that name themselves as fiduciaries. The intersection of these changes, with their subsequent clarification by an ABA opinion issued in May 2002, has broad implications for attorneys practicing in this area. Given the increasing elderly population, the trillions of dollars that they are transferring to their baby-boomer children, and the …


Women And The "New" Corporate Governance, Lisa M. Fairfax, Paula A. Monopoli Sep 2008

Women And The "New" Corporate Governance, Lisa M. Fairfax, Paula A. Monopoli

Paula A Monopoli

No abstract provided.


Gender And Justice: Parity And The United States Supreme Court, Paula A. Monopoli Sep 2008

Gender And Justice: Parity And The United States Supreme Court, Paula A. Monopoli

Paula A Monopoli

There is a deep concern among many American women that only one woman remains on the United States Supreme Court. When Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in on September 25, 1981, most people never imagined that twenty-five years later there would still be only one woman on the Court. It appears that it will be many more years before there is a critical mass of women sitting on the high court. Given its central role, the Court should better represent the gender balance in American society. In a number of other countries, voluntary or involuntary parity provisions have been …


The Global Advancement Of Women: Barriers And Best Practices - Foreword, Paula A. Monopoli Sep 2008

The Global Advancement Of Women: Barriers And Best Practices - Foreword, Paula A. Monopoli

Paula A Monopoli

No abstract provided.


"Deadbeat Dads": Should Support And Inheritance Be Linked?, Paula A. Monopoli Sep 2008

"Deadbeat Dads": Should Support And Inheritance Be Linked?, Paula A. Monopoli

Paula A Monopoli

No abstract provided.