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| Andrew Gilden |
Preserving the Seeds of Gender Fluidity: Tribal Courts and the Berdache Tradition |
13 Michigan Journal of Gender & Law 237 (2007) |
Summary 237 I. Introduction 238 II. The Berdache Tradition 240 A. Native American and Euro-American Gender Systems Compared 240 B. Cultural Components of Berdachism 243 1. Child Autonomy 243 2. Gender Equality 244 3. Tribal Collectivism 245 III. The Erosion of Traditional Gender Construction 246 A. Early European Encounters 246...; Search Snippet: ...Journal of Gender & Law 2007 Article Preserving the Seeds of Gender Fluidity: Tribal Courts and the Berdache Tradition Andrew Gilden [Fna1... |
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| Micah Globerson |
Protecting Women: a Feminist Legal Analysis of the Hpv Vaccine, Gardasil |
17 Texas Journal of Women and the Law 67 (Fall 2007) |
I. Introduction. 68 A. The New Cure, Gardasil. 68 B. Why Women. 69 1. HPV and Cervical Cancer. 69 2. HPV Impact in Men. 70 3. Disparate Impact of Cervical Cancer in Poor Populations. 72 C. Gardasil and its Critics. 74 1. History of Criticism. 75 a. State Vaccination Policy Debates. 76 b. Argument 1: Gardasil Use Causes Promiscuity. 77 2. New Wave...; Search Snippet: ...Journal of Women and the Law Fall 2007 Article Protecting Women: a Feminist Legal Analysis of the Hpv Vaccine, Gardasil Micah Globerson [Fna1... |
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| Carys J. Craig |
Reconstructing the Author-self: Some Feminist Lessons for Copyright Law |
15 American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law 207 (2007) |
I. Constructing Authorship: The Underlying Philosophy of the Copyright Model. 208 A. Introduction. 208 B. Authorship, Origination, and Objectification. 209 1. The Author . 211 2. Propertization and the Concept of the Work . 219 C. The Practical and Political Consequences for Copyright. 224 1. The Author Function at Work. 225 2. Authors and...; Search Snippet: ...Gender: the Unmapped Connections Symposium Reconstructing the Author-self: Some Feminist Lessons for Copyright Law Carys J. Craig [Fna1] Copyright ©... |
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| Jennifer D. Growe |
Reform the Eeoc Guidelines: Protect Employees from Gender Discrimination as Mandated by Title Vii |
24 Washington University Journal of Law and Policy 275 (2007) |
Although Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII or the Act) expressly prohibits sex discrimination in employment, the courts and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), empowered with enforcing Title VII, have promulgated different standards for sexual harassment and sex discrimination. This phenomenon has had the...; Search Snippet: ...Policy 2007 Note Reform the Eeoc Guidelines: Protect Employees from Gender Discrimination as Mandated by Title Vii Jennifer D. Growe [Fna1... |
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| Karima Bennoune |
Secularism and Human Rights: a Contextual Analysis of Headscarves, Religious Expression, and Women's Equality under International Law |
45 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 367 (2007) |
This Article advocates an innovative contextual approach to assessing the international legality of bans in public schools on modest garments claimed to be required by religious beliefs for Muslim women. Too often this has been considered solely a question of religious freedom. This paper advocates the re-insertion of gender equality into the...; Search Snippet: ...Human Rights: a Contextual Analysis of Headscarves, Religious Expression, and Women's Equality under International Law Karima Bennoune [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2007... |
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| Judith A.M. Scully |
Seeing Color, Seeing Whiteness, Making Change: One Woman's Journey in Teaching Race and American Law |
39 University of Toledo Law Review 59 (Fall 2007) |
TEACHING Race, Racism, and American Law is a very personal journey for both teachers and students. My purpose in writing this article is to share my experience teaching Race, Racism, and American Law on both a personal and academic level. Race is a crucial part of our history and identity and yet it is not commonly confronted in law school classes....; Search Snippet: ...Fall 2007 Article Seeing Color, Seeing Whiteness, Making Change: One Woman's Journey in Teaching Race and American Law Judith A.m. Scully... |
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| Laura R. Hammargren |
Servant Leadership and Women in the Law: a New Nexus of Women, Leadership and the Legal Profession |
4 University of Saint Thomas Law Journal 624 (Spring 2007) |
I. A Past of Gender Division. 626 A. Leadership Theories. 627 B. Women's Entrance into the Public Sphere and Legal World. 628 II. A Present of Stagnancy. 631 A. Current Leadership Theories. 631 B. Women's Current Status and its Complications. 633 III. A Future of Servant Leadership. 636 A. Servant Leadership and the Legal Profession. 636 1. Gender...; Search Snippet: ...Workplace Restructuring to Accommodate Family Life Comment Servant Leadership and Women in the Law: a New Nexus of Women, Leadership and the Legal Profession Laura R. Hammargren [Fna1] Copyright... |
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| Ashley Nicole Reynolds |
So You Think a Woman Can't Carry out a Suicide Bombing? Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Gender Profiling: Legal Discrimination for National Security |
13 William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law 667 (Winter, 2007) |
I mean, maybe one day we will live in a more optimum world where terrorists come in every color of the rainbow. But the truth is, now they don't. I mean, the people who are trying to get us are young Muslim men, period. Racial and ethnic-based profiling has a history in the United States, most notably occurring against the African-American...; Search Snippet: ...And the Law Winter, 2007 Notes So You Think a Woman Can't Carry out a Suicide Bombing? Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Gender Profiling: Legal Discrimination for National Security Ashley Nicole Reynolds [Fna1... |
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| Deborah L. Rhode |
Social Research and Social Change: Meeting the Challenge of Gender Inequality and Sexual Abuse |
30 Harvard Journal of Law & Gender 11 (Winter, 2007) |
Describing the relationship between social science research and social change is a large project for limited space. The task reminds me of Gloria Steinem's response when asked to describe the impact of the women's movement. That felt, she said, like being asked to describe the universe and give three examples. So that will be my strategy here....; Search Snippet: ...Article Social Research and Social Change: Meeting the Challenge of Gender Inequality and Sexual Abuse Deborah L. Rhode [Fna1] Copyright © 2007... |
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| Regina Austin |
Super Size Me and the Conundrum of Race/ethnicity, Gender, and Class for the Contemporary Law-genre Documentary Filmmaker |
40 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 687 (Winter 2007) |
More than other genres of popular culture, documentaries are favorably disposed to what passes as a liberal perspective on social issues, including civil litigation. Newspaper headlines proclaim it, conservatives lament it, and documentarians do not dispute it. Indeed, the premise for Super Size Me, one of the most popular documentaries of the...; Search Snippet: ...Culture Super Size Me and the Conundrum of Race/ethnicity, Gender, and Class for the Contemporary Law-genre Documentary Filmmaker Regina... |
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| Christina Okereke |
The Abuse of Girls in U.s. Juvenile Detention Facilities: Why the United States Should Ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Establish a National Ombudsman for Children's Rights |
30 Fordham International Law Journal 1709 (June, 2007) |
The United States considers itself a leader in embodying human rights standards, but reports of physical and sexual abuse of girls held in U.S. juvenile detention facilities undermine the United States' status as a human rights standard-bearer. Staff in juvenile detention facilities apply excessive force when physically restraining girls and also...; Search Snippet: ...Fordham International Law Journal June, 2007 Note the Abuse of Girls in U.s. Juvenile Detention Facilities: Why the United States Should... |
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| Lynn D. Wardle |
The Attack on Marriage as the Union of a Man and a Woman |
83 North Dakota Law Review 1365 (2007) |
They called him Moishe the Beadle. . . . With those words, Elie Wiesel begins Night, the powerful autobiographical account of how he, his family, and their entire Jewish community went from living freely in the small Hungarian town of Sighet, to incarceration, suffering, and death in terrible Nazi concentration camps during World War II. One of the...; Search Snippet: ...On Marriage as the Union of a Man and a Woman Lynn D. Wardle [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2007 North Dakota Law... |
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| Monica C. Bell |
The Braiding Cases, Cultural Deference, and the Inadequate Protection of Black Women Consumers |
19 Yale Journal of Law & Feminism 125 (2007) |
Introduction. 126 I. The Significance of Black Women's Hair. 128 A. Cultural Significance. 129 B. Political Significance. 130 C. Legal Significance. 132 D. Significance to Entrepreneurship. 133 II. Understanding the Modern Braiding Industry. 134 A. The Increasing Professionalism of Braiding and its Costs. 135 B. Modern-Day Abolitionists?: Braiders'...; Search Snippet: ...Braiding Cases, Cultural Deference, and the Inadequate Protection of Black Women Consumers Monica C. Bell [Fnd1] Copyright (C) 2007 Yale Journal... |
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| Diana Elkind |
The Constitutional Implications of Bathroom Access Based on Gender Identity: an Examination of Recent Developments Paving the Way for the next Frontier of Equal Protection |
9 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 895 (February, 2007) |
Issues faced by those in the sexual minority are at the forefront of controversial topics dividing much of the United States. Whether homosexuals are to be given the same civil rights with respect to marriage as heterosexuals, the military, and even complete equality in the eyes of the anti-discrimination statutes is still heavily debated. Although...; Search Snippet: ...2007 Comment the Constitutional Implications of Bathroom Access Based on Gender Identity: an Examination of Recent Developments Paving the Way For... |
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| Elizabeth M. Schneider |
The Dangers of Summary Judgment: Gender and Federal Civil Litigation |
59 Rutgers Law Review 705 (Summer 2007) |
The interconnections of procedure and gender have been the subject of much national attention, as many federal and state Gender Bias Task Force reports have documented ways in which gender bias impacts procedure. These issues have also been the focus of considerable scholarship. In this Article, I turn to one of the most important procedural...; Search Snippet: ...Law Review Summer 2007 Article the Dangers of Summary Judgment: Gender and Federal Civil Litigation Elizabeth M. Schneider [Fna1] Copyright ©... |
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| April L. Cherry |
The Detention, Confinement, and Incarceration of Pregnant Women for the Benefit of Fetal Health |
16 Columbia Journal of Gender and Law 147 (2007) |
In 1998, Yuriko Kawaguchi appeared before Cleveland, Ohio Municipal Court Judge Patricia Cleary and entered a guilty plea to a fifth-degree felony forgery count resulting from her use of a counterfeit credit card. Approximately two weeks before her sentencing hearing, Ms. Kawaguchi wrote to Judge Cleary, informing the judge that she was pregnant...; Search Snippet: ...And Law 2007 the Detention, Confinement, and Incarceration of Pregnant Women for the Benefit of Fetal Health April L. Cherry [Fna1... |
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| Aya Gruber |
The Feminist War on Crime |
92 Iowa Law Review 741 (March, 2007) |
Prologue. 742 Introduction. 747 I. The Original Ideology of Feminist Criminal Law Reform. 752 II. The Victims' Rights Movement. 763 A. Origins of the Victims' Rights Movement. 763 B. Essentialism and Object/Agent Characterizations in the Victims' Rights Movement. 747 III. Women's Historical Objectification. 783 IV. Feminists Get Tough on Crime. 791...; Search Snippet: ...Iowa Law Review Iowa Law Review March, 2007 Articles the Feminist War on Crime Aya Gruber [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2007 University... |
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| Nina J. Crimm |
The Global Gag Rule: Undermining National Interests by Doing unto Foreign Women and Ngos What Cannot Be Done at Home |
40 Cornell International Law Journal 587 (Fall 2007) |
Introduction. 588 I. Key Political Actors and the Emergence and Evolution of the Global Gag Rule: 1960s-2006. 592 A. The 1960s. 592 B. The 1970s. 596 C. The 1980s. 598 D. The 1990s. 603 E. The New Millennium. 604 II. U.S. National Interests. 608 A. Concept. 608 B. Declared National Interests - WWII to Present. 609 C. National Interests or...; Search Snippet: ...Global Gag Rule: Undermining National Interests by Doing unto Foreign Women and Ngos What Cannot Be Done at Home Nina J... |
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| Michelle Fine , Sara I. McClelland |
The Politics of Teen Women's Sexuality: Public Policy and the Adolescent Female Body |
56 Emory Law Journal 993 (2007) |
Introduction. 995 I. Teen Sexual Activity as Sexual Abuse: When Laws and Ideology Intersect. 996 Adolescent Sexual Activity as Sexual Abuse. 997 State as Sole Protector of Young Women. 997 Educators and Health Professionals Become Mandatory Reporters. 998 Marriage Legitimates Sexual Activity for Teens. 999 II. Contemporary Policies. 999 A....; Search Snippet: ...Journal Emory Law Journal 2007 Article the Politics of Teen Women's Sexuality: Public Policy and the Adolescent Female Body Michelle Fine [Fna1] Sara I. Mcclelland [Fnaa1] Copyright ©... |
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| Anne C. DeCleene |
The Reality of Gender Ambiguity: a Road Toward Transgender Health Care Inclusion |
16 Law and Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Legal Issues 123 (2007) |
I. Introduction. 124 II. The Gender Continuum: Always Present, Rarely Recognized. 125 III. Who Gave Legal Professionals the Right To Be The Gender Police?. 128 A. The Dictionary Approach. 129 B. The God Method. 131 C. The SRS Method. 133 IV. Transgender Health Care Barriers. 134 A. Pathologizing Transgenderism. 135 B. Violence and...; Search Snippet: ...Issues 2007 Nlga Michael Greenberg Writing Competition the Reality of Gender Ambiguity: a Road Toward Transgender [Fna1] Health Care Inclusion Anne... |
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| Nicole Newman |
The Reasonable Woman: Has She Made a Difference? |
27 Boston College Third World Law Journal 529 (Spring, 2007) |
LEGAL FEMINISM: ACTIVISM, LAWYERING AND LEGAL THEORY. By Ann Scales. New York: New York University Press. 2006. Pp. 217. It has been fifteen years since the Ninth Circuit decided to utilize the reasonable woman standard in sexual harassment cases, and the Supreme Court has yet to comment on its legitimacy or the split in federal circuits....; Search Snippet: ...Third World Law Journal Spring, 2007 Book Review the Reasonable Woman: Has She Made a Difference? Nicole Newman [Fna1] Copyright © 2007... |
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| Kathy Boudin |
The Resilience of the Written Off: Women in Prison as Women of Change |
29 Women's Rights Law Reporter 15 (Fall 2007) |
During the twenty-two years that I spent in prison and in the time following my release, I have reflected on the ways that individuals who are engaged in advocacy, research, teaching, or providing services for incarcerated women speak about women in prison. It is often acknowledged that the identity and role of a mother is key for women in prison,...; Search Snippet: ...Reporter Fall 2007 Presentation the Resilience of the Written Off: Women in Prison as Women of Change Kathy Boudin [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2008 Women's Rights... |
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| Madeline E. McNeeley |
Title Ix and Equal Educational Access for Pregnant and Parenting Girls |
22 Wisconsin Women's Law Journal 267 (Fall 2007) |
I was speaking at a homeless shelter in Boston and a teen mom with a 2-year-old on her lap raised her hand and said, If I am hearing you right, I think I have been discriminated against. When I got pregnant I was a sophomore at a prestigious boarding school on the fast track to Harvard. They asked me to leave and I did so, politely. Then I spent...; Search Snippet: ...Title Ix and Equal Educational Access for Pregnant and Parenting Girls Madeline E. Mcneeley [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2007 Wisconsin Women's Law... |
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| Elaine Enarson |
Toward a Feminist Perspective on Women and Disaster |
28 Women's Rights Law Reporter 3 (Winter 2007) |
There is a very small universe of people so far who care about making the connection between gender and disaster risk reduction or, in particular, who care about women and girls in disasters. So thanks for coming, thanks for being here, thanks for getting us a little bit further along in the direction that we need to go. Happy International Women's...; Search Snippet: ...Perspectives on Disaster Relief and Recovery Keynote Address Toward a Feminist Perspective on Women and Disaster Dr. Elaine Enarson [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2007 Women's... |
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| Lisa R. Pruitt |
Toward a Feminist Theory of the Rural |
2007 Utah Law Review 421 (2007) |
Feminists have often criticized law's ignorance of women's day-to-day, lived experiences, even as they have sought to reveal the variety among those experiences. This article builds on both critiques to argue for greater attentiveness to a neglected aspect of women's situation: place. Specifically, Professor Pruitt asserts that the hardships and...; Search Snippet: ...Utah Law Review Utah Law Review 2007 Article Toward a Feminist Theory of the Rural Lisa R. Pruitt [Fna1] Copyright ©... |
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| Bridget J. Crawford |
Toward a Third-wave Feminist Legal Theory: Young Women, Pornography and the Praxis of Pleasure |
14 Michigan Journal of Gender & Law 99 (2007) |
Introduction 100 I. Third-Wave Feminism 106 A. Origins of Third-Wave Feminism 106 B. Major Writings of Third-Wave Feminism 109 C. Principal Ideas of Third-Wave Feminism 116 1. Dissatisfaction with Earlier Feminists 116 2. Multiple Nature of Personal Identity 118 3. Joy of Embracing Traditional Feminine Appearance and Attributes 120...; Search Snippet: ...Journal of Gender & Law 2007 Article Toward a Third-wave Feminist Legal Theory: Young Women, Pornography and the Praxis of Pleasure Bridget J. Crawford [Fna1... |
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| Sacha E. de Lange |
Toward Gender Equality: Affirmative Action, Comparable Worth, and the Women's Movement |
31 New York University Review of Law and Social Change 315 (2007) |
Affirmative action seems to have become the most recognized strategy for integrating the sexes in the workplace. In fact, according to some scholars and activists, women are widely assumed . . . [to] have been the primary benefi-ciaries of affirmative action in employment. However, a study of the evidence indicates that the actual results of...; Search Snippet: ...University Review of Law and Social Change 2007 Article Toward Gender Equality: Affirmative Action, Comparable Worth, and the Women's Movement Sacha E. De Lange [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2007 New... |
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| Susan W. Tiefenbrun |
Updating the Domestic and International Impact of the U.s. Victims of Trafficking Protection Act of 2000: Does Law Deter Crime? |
38 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 249 (2006-2007) |
For many years, the United States has recognized the insufficiency of its criminal and immigration laws in preventing sex trafficking, protecting victims of trafficking, and effectively prosecuting traffickers. President William Clinton signed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act on October 28, 2000 (TVPA) to provide an...; Search Snippet: ...Charged with Involuntary Servitude); [Fn60] United States V. Gasanova [Fn61] ( Women from Uzbekistan Were Recruited into El Paso, Texas to Work... |
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| Rebecca Adams |
Violence Against Women and International Law: the Fundamental Right to State Protection from Domestic Violence |
20 New York International Law Review 57 (Winter, 2007) |
Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation. And it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth. As long as it continues, we cannot claim to be making real progress towards equality, development, and peace. Kofi Annan United Nations Secretary-General In a statement to the...; Search Snippet: ...New York International Law Review Winter, 2007 Article Violence Against Women and International Law: the Fundamental Right to State Protection From... |
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| Boatema Boateng |
Walking the Tradition-modernity Tightrope: Gender Contradictions in Textile Production and Intellectual Property Law in Ghana |
15 American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law 341 (2007) |
Introduction. 341 The Political, Legal, and Theoretical Context. 345 The Gender of Ghanaian Cloth Production. 350 Gender Contradictions. 356; Search Snippet: ...Gender: the Unmapped Connections Symposium Walking the Tradition-modernity Tightrope: Gender Contradictions in Textile Production and Intellectual Property Law in Ghana... |
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| Cynthia Alkon |
Women Labor Arbitrators: Women Members of the National Academy of Arbitrators Speak about the Barriers of Entry into the Field |
6 Appalachian Journal of Law 195 (Spring 2007) |
Labor arbitration imposes some of the highest barriers of entry in any field of alternative dispute resolution. Parties picking an arbitrator in a labor dispute typically know and trust the chosen arbitrator. Arbitrators usually have some prior experience in labor organizations or management before assuming the role of a neutral. This reality makes...; Search Snippet: ...Journal of Law Spring 2007 Articles on Alternative Dispute Resolution Women Labor Arbitrators: Women Members of the National Academy of Arbitrators Speak about The... |
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| Marie A. Failinger |
Women's Work: a Lutheran Feminist Perspective |
4 University of Saint Thomas Law Journal 405 (Spring 2007) |
I. How We Know How Women Work and Should Work: Deepening Contextual Knowledge and Avoiding Foundationalism. 408 A. Lutheran-Feminist Agreement on Knowing As Contextual. 408 B. The Lutheran Tradition on Knowledge--Finitum Capax Infiniti. 411 C. A Lutheran Interrogation of Secular Women's Ways of Knowing. 414 II. Interrogating Relationality:...; Search Snippet: ...Panel: Feminist Legal Theory: Dialogue Across Philosophical and Faith Traditions Women's Work: a Lutheran Feminist Perspective Marie A. Failinger [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2007 University Of... |
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| Dean Edward Rubin, Dean W. H. Knight, Dean Katherine Bartlett |
A Conversation among Deans from "Results: Legal Education, Institutional Change, and a Decade of Gender Studies," Harvard Journal of Law & Gender Conference, March 2006 |
29 Harvard Journal of Law & Gender 465 (Summer, 2006) |
On March 10, 2006, the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, cosponsoring with the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and the Harvard Law Review, hosted a conference, Results: Legal Education, Institutional Change, and a Decade of Gender Studies, to address the number of student experience studies that detail women's lower performance in...; Search Snippet: ...From Results: Legal Education, Institutional Change, and a Decade of Gender Studies, Harvard Journal of Law & Gender Conference, March 2006 Dean Edward Rubin Dean W. H. Knight... |
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| Rachel Saloom |
A Feminist Inquiry into International Law and International Relations |
12 Roger Williams University Law Review 159 (Fall 2006) |
A monolithic theory of gender and international law and international relations does not exist. Discussing the interconnection between international law and international relations is an important endeavor for feminist scholarship. Gender and feminist scholars posit various critiques of the international system. This Article will examine the...; Search Snippet: ...Review Roger Williams University Law Review Fall 2006 Articles a Feminist Inquiry into International Law and International Relations Rachel Saloom [Fna1... |
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Aba Finds Parity Is Elusive for Women Lawyers of Color |
06-11 Law Office Management and Administration Report 1 (November, 2006) |
There's no way to sugarcoat the fact that according to industry data, there are institutional barriers to success within large firms for women lawyers. It's also true that although many firms have made great advances to bridge the gap, there's still much work to be done. Indeed, the latest ABA survey of women lawyers of color shows exactly why...; Search Snippet: ...Report November, 2006 Diversity Aba Finds Parity Is Elusive for Women Lawyers of Color Copyright © 2006 Institute of Management and Administration... |
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Aba to Industry: Leading Firms must Revisit Efforts to Support Women Lawyers of Color |
06-10 Compensation and Benefits for Law Offices 1 (October, 2006) |
We all know the numbers: In 2004, only 17% of law partners were women and only 4% were attorneys of color. Indeed, it's no secret that women lawyers have a tough time overcoming institutional barriers to success within major law firms. Given the statistics, it stands to reason that minority women--confronted with the double whammy of race and...; Search Snippet: ...Aba to Industry: Leading Firms must Revisit Efforts to Support Women Lawyers of Color Copyright © 2006 Institute of Management and Administration... |
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| Peter C. Alexander |
Another Perspective: the Bankruptcy Code Harms Women and Children |
15 Widener Law Journal 599 (2006) |
For years, I have joined the chorus of scholars who have argued that American bankruptcy laws have had a negative effect on women and children, especially the provisions dealing with the discharge of marital debts. On October 17, 2005, new bankruptcy laws under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) became...; Search Snippet: ...Consumer Protection Act (Bapcpa) Another Perspective: the Bankruptcy Code Harms Women and Children Peter C. Alexander [Fna1] Copyright © 2006 by The... |
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| Kristin Brandser Kalsem |
Bankruptcy Reform and the Financial Well-being of Women:: How Intersectionality Matters in Money Matters |
71 Brooklyn Law Review 1181 (Spring 2006) |
After eight years of heated controversy, President Bush signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 into law on April 20, 2005 and that legislation became effective on October 17, 2005. Massive in size and far-reaching in effect, this piece of legislation has been part of the congressional agenda since 1997. The title...; Search Snippet: ...2006 Article Bankruptcy Reform and the Financial Well-being of Women:: How Intersectionality Matters in Money Matters Kristin Brandser Kalsem [Fnd1... |
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| Mary Newman |
Barnes V. City of Cincinnati: Command Presence, Gender Bias, and Problems of Police Aggression |
29 Harvard Journal of Law & Gender 485 (Summer, 2006) |
In 1999, Philip Barnes was denied promotion to sergeant in the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) for failure to appear masculine. Barnes filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio under Title VII and the Equal Protection Clause, and in 2005, he won his anti-discrimination lawsuit against the City of...; Search Snippet: ...Summer, 2006 Comment Barnes V. City of Cincinnati: Command Presence, Gender Bias, and Problems of Police Aggression Mary Newman [Fna1] Copyright... |
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| Nekima Levy-Pounds |
Beaten by the System and down for the Count: Why Poor Women of Color and Children Don't Stand a Chance Against U.s. Drug-sentencing Policy |
3 University of Saint Thomas Law Journal 462 (Spring 2006) |
I. Introduction. 463 II. Case of Kemba Smith as a Paradigm of Problems Within the War on Drugs . 467 A. Kemba the Kingpin and Mandatory Minimums. 468 B. Prosecutors as Gatekeepers to Freedom for Defendants. 470 1. Conspiracy Charges and the Catch-22. 470 2. Substantial Assistance and the Girlfriend Problem . 472 3. Ineffective Attempts at...; Search Snippet: ...By the System and down for the Count: Why Poor Women of Color and Children Don't Stand a Chance Against U.s... |
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| Mario L. Barnes |
Black Women's Stories and the Criminal Law: Restating the Power of Narrative |
39 U.C. Davis Law Review 941 (March, 2006) |
C1-3Table of Contents L1-2Introduction . L3943 I. Revisiting the Power of Narrative. 951 II. Criminal Law and the Continuing Cost of Unforgiveable Blackness (Womanhood and Poverty?). 958 A. Millie Simpson's Data. 962 B. My Grandmother's Story. 963 III. Doctrinal Narratives and Identity Construction. 966 A. My Grandmother's Hypervisibility....; Search Snippet: ...Law Review March, 2006 Color, Feminism, and the State Black Women's Stories and the Criminal Law: Restating the Power of Narrative... |
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| Kimberly Christensen |
Campaign Finance and Electoral Reform: a Feminist Economics Perspective |
24 Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal 131 (2005-2006) |
In Campaign Finance and Electoral Reform: A Feminist Economics Perspective, we begin by examining the impact of the current regime of campaign finance on the American political system, in terms of the possibilities for corruption, for inegalitarian agenda-setting, and on the quality of representation by office-holders. We then briefly review...; Search Snippet: ...Journal 2005-2006 Article Campaign Finance and Electoral Reform: a Feminist Economics Perspective Kimberly Christensen Copyright © 2006 by Buffalo Public Interest... |
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| Claire M. DeMatteis |
Coming of Age: the Women and the Law Section |
24-FALL Delaware Lawyer 20 (Fall, 2006) |
The year was 1900: Five men were admitted to the Delaware Bar, joining the ranks of this all-male group. From 1900 through 1922, women who wanted to practice law in Delaware were blocked by a Delaware Supreme Court ruling that held that the State Constitution required officials of the State, including lawyers, to be men. The year was 1923: The...; Search Snippet: ...Lawyer Delaware Lawyer Fall, 2006 Feature Coming of Age: the Women and the Law Section Claire M. Dematteis Copyright © 2006 By... |
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| Deborah Tuerkheimer |
Conceptualizing Violence Against Pregnant Women |
81 Indiana Law Journal 667 (Spring, 2006) |
L1-3,T3Introduction 667 I. L2-3,T3Pregnancy Battering: Prevalence, Dynamics, Consequences 670. A. Social Scientific Understandings. 670 B. Glimpses from Case Law. 674 II. L2-3,T3Traditional Criminal Law Response 677. A. Limitations of Conventional Paradigms. 677 B. Decontextualizing the Violence. 679 C. Disregarding the Pregnancy. 684 III....; Search Snippet: ...Indiana Law Journal Spring, 2006 Article Conceptualizing Violence Against Pregnant Women [Fnd1] Deborah Tuerkheimer [Fna1] Copyright © 2006 by the Trustees Of... |
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Dan Subotnik, Toxic Diversity: Race, Gender, and Law Talk in America |
22 Touro Law Review 827 (2006) |
Toxic Diversity addresses feminist scholarship and critical race theory, particularly in higher education and legal academia. The book's title is deceiving, leading one to believe that the author sees diversity as poisonous, but that is not Dan Subotnik's message. He asserts a belief in harmony amongst races, ethnic groups, and genders, with...; Search Snippet: ...Law Review 2006 Book Review Dan Subotnik, Toxic Diversity: Race, Gender, and Law Talk in America Hannah Abrams [Fna1] Copyright ©... |
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| Michèle Alexandre |
Dance Halls, Masquerades, Body Protest and the Law: the Female Body as a Redemptive Tool Against Trinidad's Gender-biased Laws |
13 Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy 177 (Spring 2006) |
Male domination of the female body is the basic material reality of women's lives; and all struggle for dignity and self-determination is rooted in the struggle for actual control of one's own body . . . . The very word erotic comes from the Greek word eros, the personification of love in all its aspects-born of Chaos, and personifying creative...; Search Snippet: ...Article Dance Halls, Masquerades, Body Protest and the Law: the Female Body as a Redemptive Tool Against Trinidad's Gender-biased Laws Michèle Alexandre [Fna1] Copyright (C) 2006 Duke Journal... |
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Data Show Mentoring, Networking Programs Help Women of Color |
06-9 Law Office Management and Administration Report 3 (September, 2006) |
Interested in improving your firm's retention of women lawyers of color? Thankfully, there's a good amount of data available from organizations like NALP, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, and the ABA's Women of Color Research Initiative. And for good reason. One report in the late 1990s found that women of color working in private...; Search Snippet: ...2006 Law Firm Diversity Data Show Mentoring, Networking Programs Help Women of Color Copyright © 2006 Institute of Management and Administration Inc... |
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| Miriam A. Cherry |
Decentering the Firm: the Limited Liability Company and Low-wage Immigrant Women Workers |
39 U.C. Davis Law Review 787 (March, 2006) |
C1-2Table of Contents Introduction. 787 I. Feminist Business. 790 II. Corporate Law: Using the Master's Tools?. 795 III. One Possible Solution: The Limited Liability Company. 798 Conclusion. 803; Search Snippet: ...The Firm: the Limited Liability Company and Low-wage Immigrant Women Workers Miriam A. Cherry [Fna1] Copyright © 2006 by the Regents... |
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| Frank Munger |
Dependency by Law: Poverty, Identity, and Welfare Privatization |
13 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 391 (Summer, 2006) |
Privatization of welfare reflects the political pressure to limit public responsibility for protection of social citizenship. Recent welfare reforms incorporate three classic market-like privatization mechanisms--contracting out services, forcing allocation of a limited pool of benefits, and deregulation. Deregulation entails strategic diversion...; Search Snippet: ...Skin Tone, and She Knows That the Identity of All African- American Women Can Be Shaped by the Negative Stereotype of the Welfare... |
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| Myrna S., Raeder, Professor,, Southwestern Law, School |
Domestic Violence in Federal Court: Abused Women as Victims, Survivors, and Offenders |
2006 Federal Sentencing Reporter 3912217 (12/1/2006) |
While domestic violence cases typically are found in state courts, a small but growing number of federal cases involve male batterers and abused women. Although some think that domestic violence is not important enough to warrant federal attention, intimate partner abuse is at the root of a number of recent Supreme Court cases. Moreover, a recent...; Search Snippet: ...Volume 19, Number 2 Domestic Violence in Federal Court: Abused Women as Victims, Survivors, and Offenders December 1, 2006 Myrna S... |
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