Always A Minor, Never A Wife: The Female Adolescent Experience In Polygamous Communities,
2011
DePaul University
Always A Minor, Never A Wife: The Female Adolescent Experience In Polygamous Communities, Alexis Chmell
DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law
No abstract provided.
Taking Care Of Its Own: Comparing The United States Military's Transitional Compensation Program With State Victim Compensation Programs,
2011
DePaul University
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
No abstract provided.
Food Sovereignty Is A Gendered Issue,
2011
University at Buffalo School of Law
Food Sovereignty Is A Gendered Issue, Maggie Ellinger-Locke
Buffalo Environmental Law Journal
No abstract provided.
"Mancession" Or "Momcession"?: Good Providers, A Bad Economy, And Gender Discrimination,
2011
University of California Hastings College of Law
"Mancession" Or "Momcession"?: Good Providers, A Bad Economy, And Gender Discrimination, Joan C. Williams, Allison Tait
Chicago-Kent Law Review
In the aftermath of the 2008 economic downturn, two of the hardest hit industries were manufacturing and construction. As a result, men became unemployed at a higher rate than women, and consequently, women—for the first time ever—became over fifty percent of the employment. This "mancession" gave rise to great debate over the place of women in the workforce and the important role that employment plays in shaping male identity. An intervening critique came in the form of the "momcession" discourse that focused on the impact of the recession on mothers, who were often responsible for caretaking, homemaking, and providing the …
Disgust And The Problematic Politics Of Similarity,
2011
Roger Williams University School of Law
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 …
Artificial Insemination And The Presumption Of Parenthood: Traditional Foundations And Modern Applications For Lesbian Mothers,
2011
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Artificial Insemination And The Presumption Of Parenthood: Traditional Foundations And Modern Applications For Lesbian Mothers, William M. Lopez
Chicago-Kent Law Review
This note traces the history of the presumption of parenthood and applies the traditional rationales underlying the presumption to support its application to married lesbian couples. Part I discusses the formation of the presumption in England and recognizes that the presumption was created for three important reasons: to protect the child; to protect the public purse; and to protect the biological family. Part II discusses state laws on artificial insemination and dissects the basic requirements for both same-sex and opposite-sex parents. This Part then applies the presumption's traditional rationales to lesbian couples having children, arguing that the same presumption should …
Resolving Conflicts Of Constitution: Inside The Dominican Republic's Constitutional Ban On Abortion,
2011
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Resolving Conflicts Of Constitution: Inside The Dominican Republic's Constitutional Ban On Abortion, Mia So
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Gendering Consitutional Design In Post-Conflict Societies,
2011
William & Mary Law School
Gendering Consitutional Design In Post-Conflict Societies, Dina Francesca Haynes, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Naomi Cahn
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This article commences with a discussion of transitional constitutional
design and the ways in which the branches of government
relate to one another, focusing on the consequences of these structures
for women. We are convinced that an analysis of the rights-bearing
portions of a constitution alone is insufficient to fully capture the way
in which power is structured and experienced. Consistent with other
scholars, we start from the view that “constitutions are derived from
a social contract between the constituents who will be governed and
the political actors who will govern; they explain how the society
and government will operate …
Protecting Women: Preserving Autonomy In The Commodification Of Motherhood,
2011
William & Mary Law School
Protecting Women: Preserving Autonomy In The Commodification Of Motherhood, M. Elliott Neal
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Securing Gender-Based Persecution Claims: A Proposed Amendment To Asylum Law,
2011
William & Mary Law School
Securing Gender-Based Persecution Claims: A Proposed Amendment To Asylum Law, Lucy Akinyi Orinda
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Addressing Human Trafficking Along The United States-Mexico Border: The Need For A Bilateral Partnership,
2011
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Addressing Human Trafficking Along The United States-Mexico Border: The Need For A Bilateral Partnership, Rocio Garza
Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law
The note argues that human trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border is a complex issue rooted in economic disparities, weak legal frameworks, and the challenges of distinguishing trafficking from smuggling. It advocates for a bilateral partnership between the United States and Mexico to address the transnational nature of the crime, emphasizing the need for coordinated efforts in prosecution, victim protection, and prevention.
Work, Caregiving, And Masculinities,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
Work, Caregiving, And Masculinities, Ann C. Mcginley
Scholarly Works
In her book Reshaping the Work-Family Debate, Joan Williams demonstrates the vulnerability of parent workers in working class America. In Chapter 2, "One Sick Child Away from Being Fired," she examines the records of ninety-nine union arbitrations to analyze the problems of working class parents who struggle to juggle their working and parenting responsibilities. Because this chapter is a tour de force in an overall excellent book, and because it suggests an area that Professor McGinley's research has focused on over the past number of years, in this Essay, Professor McGinley limits her discussion almost exclusively to this chapter. …
Burying Our Heads In The Sand: Lack Of Knowledge, Knowledge Avoidance And The Persistent Problem Of Campus Peer Sexual Violence,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
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 …
Home Is Where The Crime Is,
2011
Hofstra University School of Law
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 …
Women In America: Indicators Of Social And Economic Well-Being,
2011
University of Tennessee College of Law
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,
2011
1877
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,
2011
1877
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,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Women And Jurisprudence, Ma. Elodia Robles Sotomayor
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Is Law And Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Is Law And Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power, Joan Williams
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Language And The Law,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Language And The Law, Yadira Calvo
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
