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| Sheila I. Vélez Martínez |
Desde Quisqueya Hacia Borinquena: Experiences and Visibility of Immigrant Dominican Women in Puerto Rico: Violence, Lucha and Hope in Their Own Voices |
18 ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law 683 (Summer, 2012) |
I. Introduction. 683 II. Methodology. 685 III. Dominican migration: feminine and transnational. 689 IV. The shaping and reshaping of identities. 697 V. On Visibility. 702 VI. Conclusion. 705; Search Snippet: ...Desde Quisqueya Hacia Borinquena: Experiences and Visibility of Immigrant Dominican Women in Puerto Rico: Violence, Lucha and Hope in Their Own... |
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| Amber Fricke , Angela Onwuachi-Willig |
Do Female "Firsts" Still Matter? Why They Do for Female Judges of Color |
2012 Michigan State Law Review 1529 (2012) |
Introduction. 1529 I. Women in the Judiciary: A History of Challenges and Progress. 1532 A. The State of Gender in the Federal Judiciary. 1532 B. The Continued Challenges and Difficulties of Being a Female Judge. 1533 II. A Bleaker Landscape for Women of Color Judges. 1536 III. The Need for More Women of Color in the Federal Judiciary (Without...; Search Snippet: ...Michigan State Law Review Michigan State Law Review 2012 Do Female Firsts Still Matter? Why They Do for Female Judges of Color Amber Fricke [Fna1] Angela Onwuachi-willig [Fnd1... |
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| Rehan Abeyratne, Dipika Jain |
Domestic Violence Legislation in India: the Pitfalls of a Human Rights Approach to Gender Equality |
21 American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law 333 (2012) |
I. Introduction. 334 A. Background. 334 B. Domestic Violence in India. 336 II. History of Domestic Violence Legislation in India. 338 A. Anti-dowry and Criminal Provisions. 338 B. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. 343 III. Negative Consequences of the Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act. 346 A. Victimization of Male...; Search Snippet: ...In India: the Pitfalls of a Human Rights Approach to Gender Equality Rehan Abeyratne Dipika Jain [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012 American... |
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| Saru M. Matambanadzo |
Embodying Vulnerability: a Feminist Theory of the Person |
20 Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy 45 (Fall 2012) |
Law is the social, economic, political and personal struggle that determines who counts as a member of the community. This struggle also determines how we should take account of the diverse interests of members of the community. Which entities, individuals or collectives do we consider members of the legal community? Of those entities, individuals...; Search Snippet: ...Of Gender Law & Policy Fall 2012 Article Embodying Vulnerability: a Feminist Theory of the Person Saru M. Matambanadzo [Fna1] Copyright ©... |
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| Elizabeth J. Chen |
Equal Protection: Why the Hpv Vaccine Should Be Mandated for Both Boys and Girls |
38 Washington University Journal of Law & Policy 289 (2012) |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. If left untreated, it can cause cervical, penile, anal, mouth, and throat cancers, as well as genital warts. The new HPV vaccines eliminate two of the most common strains of the virus, which are known to cause 70% of cervical cancers. Cervical cancer is...; Search Snippet: ...The Hpv Vaccine Should Be Mandated for Both Boys and Girls Elizabeth J. Chen [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012 Washington University; Elizabeth... |
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| Dara E. Purvis |
Female Law Students, Gendered Self-evaluation, and the Promise of Positive Psychology |
2012 Michigan State Law Review 1693 (2012) |
Introduction. 1693 I. The Experience of Female Law Students. 1694 II. Existing Reform Proposals. 1703 III. Exceptions to the Rule. 1706 IV. Positive Psychology's Lessons. 1710 Conclusion. 1715 Despite the ranks of women entering law school every year, a significant proportion of them seem to consider legal education a uniquely difficult experience...; Search Snippet: ...8718479 Michigan State Law Review Michigan State Law Review 2012 Female Law Students, Gendered Self-evaluation, and the Promise of Positive... |
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| Julia C. Oparah |
Feminism and the (Trans)gender Entrapment of Gender Nonconforming Prisoners |
18 UCLA Women's Law Journal 239 (Winter 2012) |
I. Introduction. 239 II. Defining Transgender: An Intersectional Analysis. 244 III. Feminist Encounters with the Other(ed) Woman. 249 IV. Gender Policing and Racialized Punishment. 256 V. Gender Violence Behind the Walls. 260 VI. Post-Incarceration Sentences. 265 VII. Rethinking Feminist Responses to Gender Violence. 269 [So ] you have male and...; Search Snippet: ...Journal Winter 2012 Article Feminism and the (Trans)gender Entrapment of Gender Nonconforming Prisoners Julia C. Oparah [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012 Regents... |
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| Mae C. Quinn |
Feminist Legal Realism |
35 Harvard Journal of Law & Gender Gender 1 (Winter 2012) |
Introduction. 1 I. The Standard Legal Realist Story: A Genealogy. 5 A. A History of Elite Men Searching for a Practical Jurisprudence. 6 B. The Unfolding of the Traditional Male-Centered Tale. 13 1. Law and Society Movement. 13 2. Critical Legal Studies. 16 C. Women and Feminist Jurisprudence: The Turn Away From (and Toward) Legal Realism. 18 II....; Search Snippet: ...And Gender Harvard Journal of Law & Gender Winter 2012 Article Feminist Legal Realism Mae C. Quinn [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012 The... |
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| Kimberlé W. Crenshaw |
From Private Violence to Mass Incarceration: Thinking Intersectionally about Women, Race, and Social Control |
59 UCLA Law Review 1418 (August, 2012) |
The structural and political dimensions of gender violence and mass incarceration are linked in multiple ways. The myriad causes and consequences of mass incarceration discussed herein call for increased attention to the interface between the dynamics that constitute race, gender, and class power, as well as to the way these dynamics converge and...; Search Snippet: ...Framework from Private Violence to Mass Incarceration: Thinking Intersectionally about Women, Race, and Social Control Kimberlé W. Crenshaw Copyright (C) 2012... |
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| Sahar F. Aziz |
From the Oppressed to the Terrorist: Muslim-american Women in the Crosshairs of Intersectionality |
9 Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal 191 (Summer 2012) |
We should never pass judgment on barrels and barrels of apples just because one of them may be rotten. -- Justice John Paul Stevens In the post-9/11 era, Muslim women donning a headscarf in America find themselves caught at the intersection of bias against Islam, the racialized Muslim, and women. In contrast to their male counterparts, Muslim...; Search Snippet: ...2012 Article from the Oppressed to the Terrorist: Muslim-american Women in the Crosshairs of Intersectionality Sahar F. Aziz [Fna1] Copyright... |
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| Kolleen Duley |
Gender and Criminality |
18 UCLA Women's Law Journal 273 (Winter 2012) |
I. Introduction. 273 II. Women's Prison Reform Movement: Scholarly Reviews. 275 III. Early Literature on Gender and Criminality. 281 IV. Law Enforcement Violence. 291 V. Gender Essentialism and Female Policing. 293 VI. Globalization and Imprisonment. 296 VII. Conclusion. 299; Search Snippet: ...Law Journal Ucla Women's Law Journal Winter 2012 Student Scholarship Gender and Criminality Kolleen Duley [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012 Regents Of... |
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| Hannah Brenner, Renee Newman Knake |
Gender and the Legal Profession's Pipeline to Power |
2012 Michigan State Law Review 1419 (2012) |
Introduction. 1420 I. Background and Inspiration: Our Supreme Court Nominee Media Study. 1420 II. Symposium Overview. 1422 A. Race, Gender, and the Judiciary. 1424 B. Gender Equality: From the Boardroom to the Electorate. 1426 C. The Roots of Gender Inequality: An Examination of the Law School Experience. 1427 D. Rethinking Our Understanding of...; Search Snippet: ...8718468 Michigan State Law Review Michigan State Law Review 2012 Gender and the Legal Profession's Pipeline to Power Hannah Brenner Renee... |
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| Alexander Tsesis |
Gender Discrimination and the Thirteenth Amendment |
112 Columbia Law Review 1641 (November, 2012) |
Although the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified more than a century and a half ago, courts have yet to delve into its relevance to gender discrimination. This oversight is unfortunate given the extent to which jurisprudence about another Reconstruction Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, has evolved beyond its original racial confines to include...; Search Snippet: ...Amendment: Meaning, Enforcement, and Contemporary Implications Panel Ii: Reconstruction Revisited Gender Discrimination and the Thirteenth Amendment Alexander Tsesis [Fna1] Copyright ©... |
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| Susan P. Klopman, Sangeetha Mallavarapu |
Gender Still Matters: a Primer on Gender Discrimination Law |
41-OCT Colorado Lawyer 33 (October, 2012) |
Written for employment and non-employment lawyers alike, this article provides an overview of disparate treatment gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The focus is on definitions of sex and gender, as well as-sex stereotyping and sex-plus theories. Federal law has prohibited discrimination against women because of their...; Search Snippet: ...Issue: Women and the Law Article Women and the Law Gender Still Matters: a Primer on Gender Discrimination Law Susan P. Klopman Sangeetha Mallavarapu [Fna1] Copyright © 2012... |
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| Michele Park Sonen |
Healing Multidimensional Wounds of Injustice Intersectionality and the Korean "Comfort Women" |
22 Berkeley La Raza Law Journal 269 (2012) |
On a frigid January day in 2010, Yi Ok Sun and fellow Korean comfort women survivors marched in protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. Every Wednesday since 1992, through the many unforgiving winters and the relentless summers, survivors - who are now in their seventies and eighties - supporters, and activists march, demanding...; Search Snippet: ...Healing Multidimensional Wounds of Injustice Intersectionality and the Korean Comfort Women Michele Park Sonen [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012 Regents of The... |
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| George Lipsitz |
In an Avalanche Every Snowflake Pleads Not Guilty: the Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration and Impediments to Women's Fair Housing Rights |
59 UCLA Law Review 1746 (August, 2012) |
In our society, individual acts of intentional discrimination function in concert with historically created vulnerabilities; these vulnerabilities are based on disfavored identity categories and amplify each injustice and injury. Although anyone can be a victim of housing discrimination, women of color suffer distinct collateral injuries from...; Search Snippet: ...Guilty: the Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration and Impediments to Women's Fair Housing Rights George Lipsitz Copyright (C) 2012 Regents Of... |
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| Douglas M. Branson |
Initiatives to Place Women on Corporate Boards of Directors--a Global Snapshot |
37 Journal of Corporation Law 793 (Summer 2012) |
--A Global Snapshot I. Introduction. 793 II. Why Women?. 795 III. Progress in Various Forms. 797 A. Comparative Statistics. 797 B. Counting Errors. 799 C. The Trophy Director Phenomenon. 800 D. Trends. 800 E. Looking Beyond Upticks and Other Trends. 802 I; Search Snippet: ...Journal of Corporation Law Summer 2012 Article Initiatives to Place Women on Corporate Boards of Directors--a Global Snapshot Douglas M... |
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| Radha Vishnuvajjala |
Insecure Communities: How an Immigration Enforcement Program Encourages Battered Women to Stay Silent |
32 Boston College Journal of Law & Social Justice 185 (Winter, 2012) |
Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in American society. Undocumented immigrant women suffer disproportionately from spousal abuse due to language and cultural barriers. Undocumented domestic violence victims often do not know how or where to seek help and fear deportation. That fear is not unfounded because Secure Communities, an...; Search Snippet: ...Note Insecure Communities: How an Immigration Enforcement Program Encourages Battered Women to Stay Silent Radha Vishnuvajjala [Fna1] Copyright © 2012 by Boston... |
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| Linda Jellum , Nancy Levit |
Introduction: Reflections of Women in Legal Education: Stories from Four Decades of Section Chairs |
80 UMKC Law Review 659 (Spring, 2012) |
When we, as Chair-elect and Treasurer of the Association of American Law Schools' Women in Legal Education Section, were assigned the task of compiling the annual newsletters, we decided to shake things up a bit. While traditionally one to two newsletters were compiled highlighting Section members' scholarship achievements and touting the Section's...; Search Snippet: ...Stories from Four Decades of Section Chairs Introduction: Reflections of Women in Legal Education: Stories from Four Decades of Section Chairs... |
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| Nancy Staudt, April Yanyuan Wu, Chao Wang |
Is Gender-based Policymaking Relevant in the 21st Century? |
13 Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law 59 (2012) |
On virtually every dimension, women's life choices and experiences have changed, and most agree, these changes are for the better. Compared to the average woman thirty years ago, women today have higher levels of education, more stable career trajectories, better salaries, longer life expectancies . the list continues. Because these economic and...; Search Snippet: ...The Intersection of Tax Law, Gender and Sexuality Article Is Gender-based Policymaking Relevant in the 21st Century? Nancy Staudt April... |
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| Hossein Dabiri |
Kiss the Ring, but Never Touch the Crown: How U.s. Policy Denies Indian Women Bodily Autonomy and the Save Native Women Act's Attempt to Reverse That Policy |
36 American Indian Law Review 385 (2012) |
Gender violence is a silent crisis affecting many women in Indian Country. One third of Indian women are raped and three out of every five Indian women are assaulted by a partner. Police routinely triage rape and sexual assault cases. What is more, law enforcement and social services agencies designed to help these women in the aftermath of such...; Search Snippet: ...But Never Touch the Crown: How U.s. Policy Denies Indian Women Bodily Autonomy and the Save Native Women Act's Attempt to Reverse That Policy Hossein Dabiri [Fna1] Copyright... |
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| Eli Wald , Carrie Golden, Erin Snow, Nicole Van Hook, Heidi Haberman, Elena Vigil, Tamara Henry, Jillian Kysor, Tseada Berhanu, Maureen Weiland |
Looking Beyond Gender: Women's Experiences at Law School |
48 Tulsa Law Review 27 (Summer 2012) |
This article explores the interplay between gender identity and racial, cultural, and ethnic identity as well as socioeconomic background, intellectual self-esteem, and familial support systems to investigate the experience of women law students in legal education. Consisting of nine narratives by female law students of varying identities and...; Search Snippet: ...Law Review Tulsa Law Review Summer 2012 Article Looking Beyond Gender: Women's Experiences at Law School [Fna1] Eli Wald [Fnaa1] Carrie Golden... |
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| Cristina Gallo |
Marrying Poor: Women's Citizenship, Race, and Tanf Policies |
19 UCLA Women's Law Journal 61 (Spring 2012) |
I. Introduction. 62 II. The Legacy of the Family Wage. 67 A. Work and Citizenship in the Civil War Era. 67 B. The Emergence of the Family Wage. 68 C. Freedom, Citizenship, and the Family Wage in the Postbellum Era. 72 III. Women's Welfare: Mother's Pensions, Aid to Dependent Children, and the Advent of the Modern U.S. Welfare State. 78 A. The...; Search Snippet: ...Journal Ucla Women's Law Journal Spring 2012 Articles Marrying Poor: Women's Citizenship, Race, and Tanf Policies Cristina Gallo [Fna1] Copyright ©... |
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| Anne Bloom , Julie Davies |
Martha Chamallas and Jennifer B. Wriggins, the Measure of Injury: Race, Gender, and Tort Law. New York: New York University Press, 2010, Pp. 228, $40.00 |
61 Journal of Legal Education 495 (February, 2012) |
The subject of torts is a perennial favorite for first-year law students. The cases are fun to read and practically cry out for discussion of the broader social and political considerations at stake. But despite the easy connection between torts and public policy, the field is relatively under-analyzed from the perspective of gender and race. The...; Search Snippet: ...Chamallas and Jennifer B. Wriggins, the Measure of Injury: Race, Gender, and Tort Law. New York: New York University Press, 2010... |
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| Sarah Wynn |
Mean Women and Misplaced Priorities: Incarcerated Women in Oklahoma |
27 Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society 281 (Fall 2012) |
Introduction. 281 I. Women as a Minority in the Criminal Justice System. 283 II. The Female Offender: Themes and Difference From Male Offenders. 284 III. Female Offenders: Differences in Offending Patterns. 287 IV. National Increases in Female Offender Rates: Meaner Women or Tougher Law Enforcement?. 289 V. Oklahoma Female Incarceration Rate: Why...; Search Snippet: ...Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society Fall 2012 Article Mean Women and Misplaced Priorities: Incarcerated Women in Oklahoma Sarah Wynn Copyright (C) 2012 Wisconsin Journal Of... |
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| Nevada Lawyer Staff |
Meet Your Judges: Navarro and du Two Female "Firsts" |
20-OCT Nevada Lawyer 18 (October, 2012) |
Two of Nevada's newest U.S. District Court Judges are making history on the bench. Judge Gloria M. Navarro is the first Latin-American woman on Nevada's district bench and Judge Miranda Du, a first-generation American, is the first Asian-American woman to hold the same position. Though Navarro has been on the bench since 2010 and Du is just getting...; Search Snippet: ...2012 Special Feature Meet Your Judges: Navarro and du Two Female Firsts Nevada Lawyer Staff Copyright © 2012 by State Bar Of... |
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| Tracy A. Thomas |
Misappropriating Women's History in the Law and Politics of Abortion |
36 Seattle University Law Review Rev. 1 (Fall, 2012) |
C1-3Table of Contents I. Introduction. 2 II. Feminists for Life: Oxymoron or Historical Truth?. 7 A. The Antiabortion Feminists. 9 B. The Feminist Case Against Abortion. 12 C. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act. 16 III. Abortion in the Nineteenth Century. 19 A. The Male Campaign Against Abortion. 20 B. Feminist...; Search Snippet: ...Law Review Seattle University Law Review Fall, 2012 Article Misappropriating Women's History in the Law and Politics of Abortion Tracy A... |
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| Dick M. Carpenter II, University Of Colorado, Institute For Justice |
Mom Likes You Best: Do Homeschool Parents Discriminate Against Their Daughters? |
7 University of St. Thomas Journal of Law & Public Policy 24 (Fall 2012) |
This study tests assertions by critics of homeschooling that parents who homeschool discriminate against their daughters and give preference to their sons in their educational pursuits. Specifically, the study asks three questions: (1) Is there a significant difference between male and female homeschooled students in educational...; Search Snippet: ...Mom Likes You Best: Do Homeschool Parents Discriminate Against Their Daughters? Dick M. Carpenter Ii University of Colorado Institute for Justice... |
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| Alicia Brokars Kelly |
Navigating Gender in Modern Intimate Partnership Law |
14 Journal of Law and Family Studies Stud. 1 (2012) |
With women edging up to become half the workforce, claims of women's economic empowerment now abound. But the reality is that gender equality has not been mainstreamed. The truly eye-opening new data is how marginalized and partial many women's attachment to the labor force continues to be. Simultaneously, another misleading narrative also...; Search Snippet: ...Studies Journal of Law and Family Studies 2012 Article Navigating Gender in Modern Intimate Partnership Law Alicia Brokars Kelly [Fna1] Copyright... |
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| Douglas M. Branson |
Pathways for Women to Senior Management Positions and Board Seats: an a to Z List |
2012 Michigan State Law Review 1555 (2012) |
Introduction. 1555 I. Etymology of Interest in the Subject. 1558 II. A Practical Ramification. 1559 III. The Elites' View: U.S. Corporate Governance Had Achieved Perfection. 1559 IV. The Year of Corporate Governance Discontent and the Incompatibility of Patrician Convergence Views with Reality. 1560 V. One Glaring Disconnect. 1561 VI. An A to Z...; Search Snippet: ...State Law Review Michigan State Law Review 2012 Pathways for Women to Senior Management Positions and Board Seats: an a To... |
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| Joseph R. Tatar II, Suzanne O. Kaasa, Elizabeth Cauffman, University of California, Irvine, Northrop Grumman Technical Services, University of California, Irvine |
Perceptions of Procedural Justice among Female Offenders: Time Does Not Heal All Wounds |
18 Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 268 (May, 2012) |
The current study examined the association between perceived procedural injustice of court experiences and emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral outcomes among 94 adolescent and young adult females incarcerated in a high security juvenile facility. Specifically, perceived injustice was related to background characteristics (e.g., race), as well as...; Search Snippet: ...And Law May, 2012 Article Perceptions of Procedural Justice among Female Offenders: Time Does Not Heal All Wounds [Fna1] Joseph R... |
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| Khiara M. Bridges |
Poor Women and the Protective State |
63 Hastings Law Journal 1619 (8/1/2012) |
This Article puts poor, pregnant women's current experience with the state into conversation with the science of prenatal and early childhood brain development and looks at the effect on women's autonomy of government regulation of individual behaviors that may harm fetal brain development. Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork with poor, pregnant...; Search Snippet: ...Developing Brain: Neuroscience from Womb to Death Symposium Articles Poor Women and the Protective State Khiara M. Bridges [Fna1] Copyright ©... |
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| Zieva Dauber Konvisser, Ph.D. |
Psychological Consequences of Wrongful Conviction in Women and the Possibility of Positive Change |
5 DePaul Journal for Social Justice 221 (Spring 2012) |
Only a few studies have investigated the psychological consequences of wrongful conviction; several others have examined the psychological consequences of incarceration and its impact on reentry and reintegration, primarily for men. For women who have been wrongfully convicted and subsequently released from prison into the free world, there are...; Search Snippet: ...Justice Spring 2012 Article Psychological Consequences of Wrongful Conviction in Women and the Possibility of Positive Change Zieva Dauber Konvisser, Ph.d... |
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20 American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law 315 (2012) |
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT NINA TOTENBERG: I'm Nina Totenberg, and I'm delighted to be here at this wonderful event celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Reed v. Reed. If any of you are in the corridor, please come in. Don't be afraid to sit in the front; that's where the seats are. Actually, at this point, because this is still like class, everybody's...; Search Snippet: ...Pannel Discussion: Reed V. Reed at 40: Equal Protection and Women's Rights Copyright (C) 2012 American University Journal of Gender, Social... |
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| Alfred Dennis Mathewson |
Remediating Discrimination Against African American Female Athletes at the Intersection of Title Ix and Title Vi |
2 Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy 295 (2012) |
In Black Women, Gender Equity and the Function at the Junction (Function at the Junction), I visited the intersection of race and gender in examining the impact of Title IX on black female athletes. I applied Professor Kimberle Crenshaw's single-axis critique of anti-discrimination laws and Professor Angela Harris's critique of essentialism to...; Search Snippet: ...Journal of Law and Policy 2012 Article Remediating Discrimination Against African American Female Athletes at the Intersection of Title Ix and Title Vi... |
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| Kristin A. Collins |
Representing Injustice: Justice as an Icon of Woman Suffrage |
24 Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities 191 (Winter 2012) |
The meeting in Carnegie Hall . . . opened with a pageant of free nations, grouped colorfully about the central figure of Justice enthroned, before whom enchained America with a black-draped following of mourning women came to beg for a place in the light of true democracy. . . . . . . . Miss Vida Milholland took the central part of Justice,...; Search Snippet: ...And Signifying Justice Representing Injustice: Justice as an Icon of Woman Suffrage Kristin A. Collins [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012 Yale Journal... |
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| Stacy L. Leeds , Elizabeth Mashie Gunsaulis |
Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Reflections on Native American Women and the Law |
34 Thomas Jefferson Law Review 303 (Spring 2012) |
Rare in the field of American Indian Law is the opportunity for celebration, particularly when it comes to legal and political victories for Native American women. Indians lose the majority of the cases that advance far enough to make it into published court decisions. Tribal communities are inundated with injustices for which remedies are never...; Search Snippet: ...2011 Ruth Baderginsberg Lecture Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Reflections on Native American Women and the Law Stacy L. Leeds [Fna1] Elizabeth Mashie Gunsaulis... |
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| Hannah Brenner , Renee Newman Knake |
Rethinking Gender Equality in the Legal Profession's Pipeline to Power: a Study on Media Coverage of Supreme Court Nominees (Phase I, the Introduction Week) |
84 Temple Law Review 325 (Winter 2012) |
Three women now sit on the Supreme Court of the United States, and a fourth recently retired, suggesting the attainment of formal gender equality. Despite this appearance of progress, women remain significantly underrepresented in major leadership roles within the legal profession, where they face extensive gender bias and stereotyping. This gender...; Search Snippet: ...Temple Law Review Temple Law Review Winter 2012 Articles Rethinking Gender Equality in the Legal Profession's Pipeline to Power: a Study... |
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| Dee Ann A. Newell |
Risk and Protective Factors for Secondary Girls of Incarcerated Parents |
50 Family Court Review 106 (January, 2012) |
In a review of the literature on child gender and gender-specific effects for children of incarcerated parents, the present paper examines what we do and do not know about gender-specific protective and risk factors for children of incarcerated parents. The nuanced effects of parental separation based on child gender are offered, drawn from...; Search Snippet: ...Of Incarcerated Parents Article Risk and Protective Factors for Secondary Girls of Incarcerated Parents Dee Ann A. Newell [Fna1] Copyright © 2012... |
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| Hannah Alsgaard |
Rural Inheritance: Gender Disparities in Farm Transmission |
88 North Dakota Law Review 347 (2012) |
Farmers are farmers' sons. Notable in our modern day, heralded by many as a gender-neutral society, it is farmers' sons, not farmers' daughters, who become farmers and take over ownership and management of the family farm. It has long been true that agricultural knowledge and land have passed through generations of men. In contrast, daughters, even...; Search Snippet: ...Law Review North Dakota Law Review 2012 Article Rural Inheritance: Gender Disparities in Farm Transmission Hannah Alsgaard [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012... |
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| Iván Espinoza-Madrigal |
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Diversity in the Workplace |
58 No. 4 Practical Lawyer 39 (8/1/2012) |
Ms. Vinson's experience as a woman and as an African-American placed her in a unique position with respect to her relationship with her manager and the sexual harassment she experienced. The lack of job opportunities she likely encountered as an African-American woman in 1974 may have contributed to her hesitation to report Mr. Taylor and,...; Search Snippet: ...Wl 3094950 Practical Lawyer Practical Lawyer August 2012 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Diversity in the Workplace Lgbt Equality in The... |
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| Bridgette Baldwin |
Shadow Works and Shadow Markets: How Privatization of Welfare Services Produces an Alternative Market |
34 Western New England Law Review 445 (2012) |
The rhetoric of Ivan Illich has been discussed, analyzed, and critiqued in countless scholarly articles. There have been conferences centered on his work, classes taught on his writings, and forums populated with his criticisms even after his death in 2002. In his work, Illich offered a critique on the modernization of our social institutions and...; Search Snippet: ...A System of Welfare Privatization Has Affected the Lives of African- American Women by Shifting Economic Resources from the State to Market Interest... |
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| Carla D. Pratt |
Sisters in Law: Black Women Lawyers' Struggle for Advancement |
2012 Michigan State Law Review 1777 (2012) |
Introduction. 1777 I. Not Merely a Problem of Numbers. 1780 II. The Struggle to Portray a Professional Image. 1782 III. Stereotypes in the Workplace. 1785 IV. Stereotypes Operating Outside the Workplace. 1790 Conclusion. 1793 Many observers of the legal profession have noted that the number of women graduating from law school and entering the legal...; Search Snippet: ...Review Michigan State Law Review 2012 Sisters in Law: Black Women Lawyers' Struggle for Advancement [Fna1] Carla D. Pratt [Fnaa1] Copyright... |
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| Kae Greenberg |
Still Hidden in the Closet: Trans Women and Domestic Violence |
27 Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice 198 (Summer 2012) |
This article addresses the issue of domestic violence against trans women in abusive relationships and examines reasons why they are particularly and uniquely vulnerable. It discusses how both social and legal rules governing gender identity contribute to an abuser's ability to isolate hir victim. It also illuminates how the conscious and...; Search Snippet: ...Justice Summer 2012 Article Still Hidden in the Closet: Trans Women and Domestic Violence Kae Greenberg [Fnd1] Copyright (C) 2012 Regents... |
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| Miranda McGowan |
Stop the Fight for Women's Equality Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women's Citizenship, (Linda C. Mcclain & Joanna L. Grossman, Eds.). New York, Cambridge University Press. 2009. Pp. 450. $99.00 |
28 Constitutional Commentary 139 (Spring 2012) |
Many civil rights scholars despair that the Equal Protection Clause's success in securing women and minorities' formal equality has come at the price of achieving substantive equality for individuals without regard to their race or sex. In the service of formal equality, for example, the Court has barred race-conscious measures to remedy past...; Search Snippet: ...Constitutional Commentary Spring 2012 Book Review Stop the Fight for Women's Equality Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women's Citizenship, (Linda C. Mcclain [Fn1] & Joanna L. Grossman, [Fn2] Eds... |
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| Veronica Colon-Padilla |
The "Miss America" Ideal: an Analysis of the Legality and Enforceability of Bodily Contract Clauses Within Modern Pageantry and the Gender and Cultural Implications of Using Governmentally Unregulated Weight Requirements in the Media |
34 Women's Rights Law Reporter 79 (Fall 2012) |
And so in these economic times, we need to be looking forward to what America needs, and I think Miss America needs to represent all. -Oskar Garcia The first recorded bathing beauty contest took place at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware in 1880, a mere seventeen years after President Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and at the turn of...; Search Snippet: ...Enforceability of Bodily Contract Clauses Within Modern Pageantry and the Gender and Cultural Implications of Using Governmentally Unregulated Weight Requirements In... |
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| Lillian F. McManus |
The Anatomy of a Helping Hand: Women-owned Small Businesses and Federal Contract Procurement |
18 William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law 625 (Spring, 2012) |
Introduction I. Legislation A. Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program B. Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2010 C. History of Affirmative Action Preference Programs II. Necessity of the Program A. Market Diversity B. Economic Value of WOSBs Validates Government Programs III. The Future of the Program Conclusion; Search Snippet: ...Law Spring, 2012 Notes the Anatomy of a Helping Hand: Women-owned Small Businesses and Federal Contract Procurement Lillian F. Mcmanus... |
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| Jacquelyn L. Bridgeman |
The End Game: Envisioning Equality for Women and Girls in Sports |
2 Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy 267 (2012) |
From the age of 5, I dreamed of the day that I would pitch for the New York Yankees. And I didn't just dream. I practiced and prepared myself for that career. Every day after school, I would throw 500 pitches against the side of my parents' garage. By the time I was 10, I had developed a rising fast ball and an impressive curve that would drop off...; Search Snippet: ...And Policy 2012 Article the End Game: Envisioning Equality for Women and Girls in Sports Jacquelyn L. Bridgeman [Fnd1] Copyright © 2012 by The... |
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| Candace Hamilton Hester, Chris Meyer, Steven Raphael |
The Evolution of Gender Employment Rate Differentials Within Racial Groups in the United States |
41 Journal of Legal Studies 385 (June, 2012) |
This paper analyzes changes in gender employment rate (GER) differentials for whites and blacks in the United States from 1950 to 2008. We document the evolution of the GER gap, which narrows considerably within both racial groups and turns slightly negative for blacks. We document the changing employment levels that drive these patterns as well as...; Search Snippet: ...Conference: the Law and Economics of Race the Evolution of Gender Employment Rate Differentials Within Racial Groups in the United States... |
2012 |
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| Samuel D. Cardick |
The Failure of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 to End the Rape of American Indian Women |
31 Saint Louis University Public Law Review 539 (2012) |
In the United States, the crime of rape is most prevalent among American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Studies have shown that women in these communities are two-and-a-half times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted when compared with women in the general United States population. However, due to issues of underreporting and...; Search Snippet: ...And Order Act of 2010 to End the Rape of American Indian Women Samuel D. Cardick [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2012 St. Louis University... |
2012 |
American Indian/Alaskan Native |
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