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Disgust And The Problematic Politics Of Similarity, Courtney Megan Cahill

Michigan Law Review

Martha Nussbaum's latest book, From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation & Constitutional Law, could not have come at a more opportune time in the history of gay rights in the United States. All signs point to progress toward "humanity," from same-sex couples' successful bids for marriage equality in a handful of states to the public's increasing acceptance of the prospect of gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. Even if recent cognitive science research indicates that same-sex relationships provoke more than a little disgust in some people, landmark marriage-equality victories in a few states suggest that the law is …

Home Is Where The Crime Is, I. Bennett Capers

Michigan Law Review

Think of home. Go on. Maybe not your parents' home, which for this reviewer would be enough to induce heavy breathing and general anxiety. Rather, think about the concept of home. Think about the idea of home. Think about Home with a capital letter. Think of home as in The Wizard of Oz and Dorothy's famous "There's no place like home." Think "home sweet home." Or "home is where the heart is." Go on. Of course, there may be other associations that come to mind when one thinks of home. There's security. Safety. Control. Home rule. After all, in the …

Introductory Letter, Deborah Tuerkheimer

DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law

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Letter To Our Readers, Jessica Huynh, Carin Mcdonald

DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law

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Taking Care Of Its Own: Comparing The United States Military's Transitional Compensation Program With State Victim Compensation Programs, Margaret Rose Kuzma

DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law

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Always A Minor, Never A Wife: The Female Adolescent Experience In Polygamous Communities, Alexis Chmell

DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law

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Burying Our Heads In The Sand: Lack Of Knowledge, Knowledge Avoidance And The Persistent Problem Of Campus Peer Sexual Violence, Nancy Chi Cantalupo

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article discusses why two laws that seek to prevent and end sexual violence between students on college campuses, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX") and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act ("Clery Act"), are failing to fulfill that goal and how these legal regimes can be improved to reach this goal. It explicates how Title IX and the Clery Act ignore or exacerbate a series of "information problems" that create incentives for schools to "bury their heads in the sand" with regard to campus peer sexual violence. These …

Women In America: Indicators Of Social And Economic Well-Being, U.S. Department Of Commerce Economics And Statistics Administration, Executive Office Of The President, White House Council On Women And Girls

AALL Legal Website of the Month

In support of the Council on Women and Girls, the Office of Management and Budget and the Economics and Statistics Administration within the Department of Commerce worked together to create this report which, for the first time in recent history, pulls together information from across the Federal statistical agencies to compile baseline information on how women are faring in the United States today and how these trends have changed over time. The report provides a statistical portrait showing how women's lives are changing in five critical areas: People, Families, and Income; Education; Employment; Health; Crime and Violence. This is the …

Law, History, And Feminism, Tracy A. Thomas

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This is the introduction to the book, Feminist Legal History. This edited collection offers new visions of American legal history that reveal women’s engagement with the law over the past two centuries. It integrates the stories of women into the dominant history of the law in what has been called “engendering legal history,” (Batlan 2005) and then seeks to reconstruct the assumed contours of history. The introduction provides the context necessary to appreciate the diverse essays in the book. It starts with an overview of the existing state of women’s legal history, tracing the core events over the past two …

Elizabeth Cady Stanton And The Notion Of A Legal Class Of Gender, Tracy A. Thomas

Akron Law Faculty Publications

In the mid-nineteenth century, Elizabeth Cady Stanton used narratives of women and their involvement with the law of domestic relations to collectivize women. This recognition of a gender class was the first step towards women’s transformation of the law. Stanton’s stories of working-class women, immigrants, Mormon polygamist wives, and privileged white women revealed common realities among women in an effort to form a collective conscious. The parable-like stories were designed to inspire a collective consciousness among women, one capable of arousing them to social and political action. For to Stanton’s consternation, women showed a lack of appreciation of their own …

Women And Jurisprudence, Ma. Elodia Robles Sotomayor

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Is Law And Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power, Joan Williams

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Language And The Law, Yadira Calvo

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Gender And The Law: Mexican Legislation On Domestic Violence, Marta Torres Falcon

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Comment On The Paper By Gladys Acosta, Martin D. Farrell

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Women's Human Rights In The Framework Of Argentine Domestic Law: Treatment Since The Return To Democracy, Maria Teresa Flores

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Conceptualizing The Law From A Gender Perspective: Conceptions Regarding Victim And Accused, Gladys Acosta Vargas

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Gender And Law: The Social Science Perspective, Mireya Suarez

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Why Does The Method Matter?, Lorena Fries, Veronica Matus

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Parental Rights And The Best Interests Of The Child: Implications Of The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 On Domestic Violence Victims' Rights, Rachel Venier

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? , Mary Romero

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity , Twila L. Perry

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? , Mary Romero

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity , Twila L. Perry

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Exporting Subjects: Globalizing Family Law Progress Through International Human Rights, Cyra Akila Choudhury

Michigan Journal of International Law

In our popular culture and social consciousness, women are no longer the second-class citizens they used to be. Magazines, television advertisements, and billboards featuring women show us how we have achieved independence, wealth, desirability, and our intelligence. We are no longer the supporting role in movies and entertainment but stars in our own right. For this, we can thank both changing society and the unrelenting work of many women who refused to bring the coffee for the boss. The women's movement in the United States has made large gains for women through the use of social activism and legal action. …

"Eighteen Million Cracks": Gender's Role In The 2008 Presidential Campaign, Gregory S. Parks, Quinette M. Roberson

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

In light of the 2008 presidential campaign, Gregory S. Parks
and Jeffrey J. Rachlinski wrote an extensive analysis, titled A Better
Metric, likening the campaign to an interview process and hiring
decision for a high-ranking job. Though unpublished, their work
spawned a number of published articles, book chapters, and a book
on the role of unconscious race and gender bias in the evaluations of
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton. In light of the analogy between voting and
hiring decisions, this article argues that questions about sexism and
gender bias along the campaign …

The United Nations And Women - A Critique, Elizabeth F. Defeis

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Deconstructing Cedaw's Article 14: Naming And Explaining Rural Difference, Lisa R. Pruitt

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Violence Against Women In The United States And The State’S Obligation To Protect: Civil Society Briefing Papers On Community, Military And Custody Submitted To The United Nations Special Rapporteur On Violence Against Women, Rashida Manjoo, In Advance Of Her Mission To The United States Of America, Brenda V. Smith, Ashley Prather, Jaime M. Yarussi

Research Reports & White Papers

The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences visited the United States of America from 24 January to 7 February 2011. In the present report, she broadly examines the situation of violence against women in the country, including such issues as violence in custodial settings, domestic violence, violence against women in the military and violence against women who face multiple, intersecting forms of discrimination, particularly native American, immigrant and African-American women.

The Special Rapporteur highlights the positive legislative and policy initiatives undertaken by the Government to reduce the prevalence of violence against women, including the enactment and …

Women And Children Last: The Prosecution Of Sex Traffickers As Sex Offenders And The Need For A Sex Trafficker Registry, Geneva Brown

Law Faculty Publications

Sex trafficking is a moral and legal tragedy that affects thousands in the United States and abroad. The U.S. State Department estimates that human traffickers bring between 14,500 and 17,500 persons annually into the United States for various avenues of exploitation, including involuntary servitude and forced prostitution. Human traffickers are highly organized into criminal syndicates that reap exponential profits exploiting vulnerable women and children. Individual states struggle to prosecute traffickers and must rely on federal prosecution of trafficking enterprises. International cooperation with local law enforcement is essential in combating trafficking, especially in the sex trade. This Article proposes that an …