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Job Segregation, Gender Blindness, And Employee Agency Symposium: Law, Labor, And Gender - New Perspectives On Labor And Gender, Tracy E. Higgins

Faculty Scholarship

Almost forty years after the enactment of Title VII, women's struggle for equality in the workplace continues. Although Title VII was intended to "break[] down old patterns of segregation and hierarchy," the American workplace remains largely gender-segregated. Indeed, more than one-third of all women workers are employed in occupations in which the percentage of women exceeds 80%. Even in disciplines in which women have made gains, top status (and top paying) jobs remain male-dominated while the lower status jobs are filled by women. This pattern of gender segregation, in turn, accounts for a substantial part of the persistent wage gap …

In Memoriam Rafael C. Benitez, Keith S. Rosenn

Articles

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Bitch V. Whore: The Current Trend To Define The Requirements Of An Actionable Hostile Environment Claim In Verbal Sexual Harassment Cases, 33 J. Marshall L. Rev. 465 (2000), Jamie Lynn Cook

UIC Law Review

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Sexual Harassment In The Virginia Dental Hygiene Profession, Anne Pennington

Dental Hygiene Theses & Dissertations

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State Laws Criminalizing Female Circumcision: A Violation Of The Equal Protection Clause Of The Fourteenth Amendment, 32 J. Marshall L. Rev. 353 (1999), Shea Lita Bond

UIC Law Review

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The Feminization Of The Office Of Notary Public: From Femme Covert To Notaire Covert, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 703 (1998), Deborah M. Thaw

UIC Law Review

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Child Care Policy And The Welfare Reform Act, Peter R. Pitegoff

Faculty Publications

This article sketches the 1996 Welfare Reform Act's major changes with particular attention to federally subsidized child care for low-income families.

Protecting Our Children: A Call To Reform State Policies To Hold Pregnant Drug Addicts Accountable, 29 J. Marshall L. Rev. 765 (1996), Julie J. Zitella

UIC Law Review

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Judging Girls: Decision Making In Parental Consent To Abortion Cases, Suellyn Scarnecchia, Julie Kunce Field

Articles

Judges make determinations on a daily basis that profoundly affect people's lives. On March 28, 1991, the Michigan legislature enacted a statute entitled The Parental Rights Restoration Act (hereinafter "the Michigan Act" or "the Act"). This statute delegated to probate court judges the extraordinary task of deciding whether a minor girl may have an abortion without the consent of a parent. Nothing in law school and little in an average judge's experience provide a meaningful framework for making such a decision. Although many commentators, including the authors, argue that decisions about abortion should be left to the woman regardless of …

Responding To Gender Bias In The Courts: Progress Without Accountability, Suellyn Scarnecchia

Articles

On December 19, 1989, we received the final report of the Michigan Supreme Court Task Force on Gender Issues (task force report). The task force made 91 recommendations, plus an additional 18 joint recommendations with the Task Force on Racial/Ethnic Issues in the Courts. The Michigan Supreme Court, the State Bar of Michigan and other individuals and organizations have made much progress in responding to the recommendations, with one glaring omission-Although jointly recommended by both task forces as "essential to the realization of the goals envisioned in the goals envisioned in the reports," the Supreme Court has failed to appoint …

The Road Not Taken: State Constitutions As An Alternative Source Of Protection For Reproductive Rights, Kevin F. O'Neill

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

Lawyers seeking constitutional protection for reproductive rights have relied almost exclusively on a liberty/privacy theory under the Federal Constitution. In the wake of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, this theory may be seen as providing a floor of minimum protection-preventing states from banning abortion outright. But it is not strong enough to prevent states from enacting restrictions on the availability of abortion. Thus, the battle over reproductive rights may be seen as shifting from one phase ("Can abortion be banned?") to another ("How far can states go in restricting access to abortion'?"). If proponents of reproductive freedom are …

Decriminalizing Prostitution: Liberation Or Dehumanization?, Carlin Meyer

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article argues that criminalizing prostitution perpetuates the exploitation and marginalization of women, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The author advocates for decriminalization as a necessary step towards empowering sex workers, highlighting how current legal frameworks fail to protect them and instead exacerbate their vulnerability. The thesis emphasizes the need for systemic change to address the societal structures that drive women into prostitution.

A Defense Of Prostitutes' Self-Organization, Drucilla Cornell

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article advocates for the decriminalization of prostitution as a necessary step toward empowering sex workers to self-organize and improve their working conditions. Drawing on personal experiences as a union organizer in the 1970s, the author highlights the shared struggles of women workers, including prostitutes, under exploitative capitalist systems. The article emphasizes the importance of recognizing prostitutes as workers deserving of labor rights and union representation, rather than viewing them solely as victims. It critiques the exclusion of sex workers from traditional labor organizing and argues that decriminalization would enable them to collectively address their exploitation and deconstruct oppressive conditions.

Legal Rape: The Marital Rape Exemption, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 393 (1991), Sandra L. Ryder, Sheryl A. Kuzmenka

UIC Law Review

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New York V. Sullivan: Shhh .... Don't Say The A Word - Another Outcome-Oriented Abortion Decision, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 753 (1990), Christopher C. Kendall

UIC Law Review

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A Proposal To Illinois Legislators: Revise The Illinois Criminal Code To Include Criminal Sanctions Against Prenatal Substance Abusers, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 393 (1990), Kathryn Schierl

UIC Law Review

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From Driving To Drugs: Governmental Regulation Of Pregnant Women's Lives After Webster, Dawn E. Johnsen

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Pool Coverage, Press Access, And Presidential Debates: What’S Wrong With This Picture, Wendy S. Zeligson

Cardozo Law Review

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The Intentional Creation Of Fetal Tissue For Transplants: The Womb As A Fetus Farm, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 853 (1988), James David Roberts

UIC Law Review

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The Ultimate Violation, Todd Maybrown

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Ultimate Violation by Judith Rowland

California Federal Savings & (And) Loan Association V. Guerra: Supreme Court Affirms California's Efforts To Accommodate Pregnancy In Fair Employment Laws, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 181 (1987), Judith Gallo

UIC Law Review

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Pay Equity--The Minnesota Experience, Nina Rothchild

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The concept of comparable worth is simple: jobs should be paid according to their value, whether the jobs are performed by men or by women. It says that pay should be based on the level of skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions required to do the job. It is hard to believe that such a common sense idea could generate such an emotional reaction.

In this essay I will describe Minnesota's experience with pay equity at the state and local levels. Our experience leads us to believe that the arguments of the opposition are pure conjecture and that the scare …

Income Taxation Of Social Security Benefits: Balancing Social Policy With Tax Policy, Christopher R. Hoyt

Faculty Works

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The New Illinois Sex Crimes Act: The Constitutional Ramifications Of Redefining Rape, 19 J. Marshall L. Rev. 215 (1985), Mary K. Cronin

UIC Law Review

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Washington's Equal Rights Amendment: It Says What It Means And It Means What It Says, Patricia L. Proebsting

Seattle University Law Review

This Comment begins with a discussion of the ERA's legislative history and the legislature's attempt to bring state statutes into compliance with the ERA upon its passage. Next, judicial interpretations of the new constitutional guarantee are compared to the interpretation of the Washington Constitution's privileges and immunities clause. Finally, the Comment compares Washington's standard of review with a similar standard used by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and argues that the Washington Supreme Court should adopt the absolute standard applied by the Pennsylvania courts.

A Proposed Analysis For Gender-Based Practices And State Public Accommodations Laws, Alan J. Hoff

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note argues that the proper test of gender-preferential practices in public accommodations proceeds from the principle of "equal treatment:'' separate standards are tolerable only where reasonable and applied evenhandedly. Part I sets out a typical public accommodations statute and criticizes the principle tests used to evaluate this type of legislation. Part II applies traditional methods of statutory construction which trigger an equal treatment analysis. Extrapolating from this analysis, Part III advocates a two-part test for examining gender-based practices in public accommodations.

The Legal Status Of Women In Alabama, Ii: A Crazy Quilt Restitched, Marjorie F. Knowles

Faculty Publications By Year

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Domestic Violence: Illinois Responds To The Plight Of The Battered Wife - The Illinois Domestic Violence Act, 16 J. Marshall L. Rev. 77 (1982), Mary Lou Boland

UIC Law Review

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Protection Of Battered Women: A Survey Of State Legislation, Lisa G. Lerman

Scholarly Articles

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One Small Word: Sexual Equality Through The State Constitution, Ruth L. Gokel

Florida State University Law Review

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