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Michigan's Proposed Prenatal Protection Act: Undermining A Woman's Right To An Abortion, Mark S. Kende Jan 1996

Michigan's Proposed Prenatal Protection Act: Undermining A Woman's Right To An Abortion, Mark S. Kende

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


He Was More, Lisa Demsky Jan 1996

He Was More, Lisa Demsky

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Deliberate Contruction Of Families Without Fathers: Is It An Option For Lesbian And Heterosexual Mothers, Nancy Polikoff Jan 1996

The Deliberate Contruction Of Families Without Fathers: Is It An Option For Lesbian And Heterosexual Mothers, Nancy Polikoff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Confronting Expectations: Women In The Legal Academy, Christine Haight Farley Jan 1996

Confronting Expectations: Women In The Legal Academy, Christine Haight Farley

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

A seemingly insurmountable barrier to women's success in legal academia is the way they are perceived. Numerous studies have shown that women are perceived as less competent than men and that the same work is evaluated more critically when it is thought to have been done by a woman than by a man. This problem exists in all aspects of life, but it is especially acute for women in professional roles, such as academics. Legal academia, however, seems to be particularly resistant to viewing women as equally competent. The article presents original empirical research that shows that student evaluations of …


Men May Work From Sun To Sun, But Women's Work Is Never Done: International Law And The Regulation Of Women's Work At Night, Christine Haight Farley Jan 1996

Men May Work From Sun To Sun, But Women's Work Is Never Done: International Law And The Regulation Of Women's Work At Night, Christine Haight Farley

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

At the turn of the century in both the United States and in Europe, governments enacted laws to protect women from the most harmful aspects of industrialization. One such piece of protective legislation was the ban on the employment of women at night. Discovering that regulation of working hours had a negative effect on their competition in the world market, these western states looked to impose this standard internationally. Thus in 1919 the International Labor Organization enacted the Convention Concerning Employment of Women During the Night.

By the time the International Labor Organization responded to complaints that the convention was …


Gender-Based Criteria For Asylum, Gabriel Eckstein, Gregg Epstein Jan 1996

Gender-Based Criteria For Asylum, Gabriel Eckstein, Gregg Epstein

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Women, Just Implementation Of Asylum Policy, And Our Commitment To Human Dignity And Freedom, John Linarelli Jan 1996

Women, Just Implementation Of Asylum Policy, And Our Commitment To Human Dignity And Freedom, John Linarelli

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Gender Asylum Reflects Mistaken Priorities, Dan Stein Jan 1996

Gender Asylum Reflects Mistaken Priorities, Dan Stein

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


From Human Rights Law To Program Reality: Vienna, Cairo, And Beijing In Perspective Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights, Mona Zulficar Jan 1995

From Human Rights Law To Program Reality: Vienna, Cairo, And Beijing In Perspective Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights, Mona Zulficar

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rights, Refuge Women And Reproductive Health Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lauren Gilbert Jan 1995

Rights, Refuge Women And Reproductive Health Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lauren Gilbert

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reclaiming The African Woman's Individuality: The Struggle Between Women's Reproductive Autonomy And African Society And Culture Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Religious & Cultural Rights , Fitnat Naa-Adjeley Adjetey Jan 1995

Reclaiming The African Woman's Individuality: The Struggle Between Women's Reproductive Autonomy And African Society And Culture Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Religious & Cultural Rights , Fitnat Naa-Adjeley Adjetey

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Inter-American System: Opportunities For Women's Rights, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Claudio Grossman Jan 1995

Inter-American System: Opportunities For Women's Rights, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Claudio Grossman

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Draft Optional Protocol To The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights , Women In The Law Project, International Human Rights Law Group,And The Maastricht Centre For Human Rights Law Jan 1995

Draft Optional Protocol To The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights , Women In The Law Project, International Human Rights Law Group,And The Maastricht Centre For Human Rights Law

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Preface , Lauren Gilbert, Ann Shalleck, Claudio Grossman Jan 1995

Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Preface , Lauren Gilbert, Ann Shalleck, Claudio Grossman

American University Law Review

Reproductive Rights conference


Reproductive Health And Cedaw Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health, Carlota Bustelo Jan 1995

Reproductive Health And Cedaw Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health, Carlota Bustelo

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Remarks Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Rhonda Copelon Jan 1995

Remarks Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Rhonda Copelon

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Population Policies, Human Rights Law, And Legal Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Reed Boland Jan 1995

Population Policies, Human Rights Law, And Legal Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Reed Boland

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Select Bibliography Of Women's Human Rights Law, A Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights , Rebecca J. Cook, Valerie L. Oosterveld Jan 1995

Select Bibliography Of Women's Human Rights Law, A Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights , Rebecca J. Cook, Valerie L. Oosterveld

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Monitoring Women's Right To Health Under The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Audrey M. Chapman Jan 1995

Monitoring Women's Right To Health Under The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Audrey M. Chapman

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Promotion And Protection Of Women's Right To Sexual And Reproductive Health Under International Law: The Economic Covenant And The Women's Convention Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Aart Hendriks Jan 1995

Promotion And Protection Of Women's Right To Sexual And Reproductive Health Under International Law: The Economic Covenant And The Women's Convention Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Aart Hendriks

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Negotiating The Relationship Of Hiv/Aids To Reproductive Health And Reproductive Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health, Sofia Gruskin Jan 1995

Negotiating The Relationship Of Hiv/Aids To Reproductive Health And Reproductive Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health, Sofia Gruskin

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


European Approaches To Enhancing Reproductive Freedom Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Reproduction, Rights, And Reality: How Facts And Law Can Work For Women , Katarina Tomasevski Jan 1995

European Approaches To Enhancing Reproductive Freedom Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Reproduction, Rights, And Reality: How Facts And Law Can Work For Women , Katarina Tomasevski

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Violence Against Women: Translating International Advocacy Into Concrete Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lori L. Heise Jan 1995

Violence Against Women: Translating International Advocacy Into Concrete Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lori L. Heise

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


When Battered Woman's Syndrome Does Not Go Far Enough: The Battered Woman As Vigilante, Elizabeth Ayyildiz Jan 1995

When Battered Woman's Syndrome Does Not Go Far Enough: The Battered Woman As Vigilante, Elizabeth Ayyildiz

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Remarks Of A Former Welfare Recipient On Selected State Legislative Developments In Welfare, Nitza I. Vera Jan 1995

Remarks Of A Former Welfare Recipient On Selected State Legislative Developments In Welfare, Nitza I. Vera

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


What If Mary Sue Wanted An Abortion Instead? The Effect Of Davis V. Davis On Abortion Rights, Christina L. Misner Jan 1995

What If Mary Sue Wanted An Abortion Instead? The Effect Of Davis V. Davis On Abortion Rights, Christina L. Misner

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Women Litigators In Search Of A Care-Oriented Judicial System, Jennifer A. Freyer Jan 1995

Women Litigators In Search Of A Care-Oriented Judicial System, Jennifer A. Freyer

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Combining Class Action Litigation And Social Science Research: A Case Study In Helping Homeless Women With Children, Lynee Soine, Mary Ann Burg Jan 1995

Combining Class Action Litigation And Social Science Research: A Case Study In Helping Homeless Women With Children, Lynee Soine, Mary Ann Burg

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Recognizing Acquaintance Rape In Potentially Consensual Situations: A Re-Examination Of Thomas Hardy's Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Kathleen F. Cairney Jan 1995

Recognizing Acquaintance Rape In Potentially Consensual Situations: A Re-Examination Of Thomas Hardy's Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Kathleen F. Cairney

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


One Of The Guys, David L. Marin Jan 1995

One Of The Guys, David L. Marin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.