Gender law and policy

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KF4758 .B37 2014
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Summary

Gender Law and Policy touches on every area of life-topics thatreach us all-such as employment, family, education, and sexual identity. Katharine T. Bartlett and Deborah L. Rhode offer a theoretical framework that supports thoughtful and systematic analysis, alongside over 100 practical questions of contemporary law and policy.

Features:

Organized in theoretical frameworks to enable student to grasp different conceptualizations of equality and justice. Provides complete, up-to-date coverage of conventional ""women and the law"" issues, including employment law, affirmative action, sexual harassment, reproductive rights, domestic violence, Title IX, and poverty and race. Shows the complex ways in which gender permeates the law, including issues relating to property, ethics, contracts, sports, and criminal law. Tailors cases to undergraduate use, almost entirely omitting procedural issues

Contents

  • Preface p. xxi
  • Acknowledgments p. xxiii
  • Chapter 1 Formal Equality p. 1
  • A Historical Foundations for WomenÆs Claim to Formal Equality p. 4
  • 1 The Historical Legacy: Women as Different and in Need of Protection p. 4
  • a Economic and Social Legislation to Protect Women p. 4
  • Reading Questions p. 4
  • Muller v. Oregon p. 5
  • Goesart v. Cleary p. 7
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 9
  • b WomenÆs Differences and the Practice of Law p. 9
  • Bradwell v. Illinois p. 10
  • 2 The Case for WomenÆs Suffrage p. 12
  • Declaration of Sentiments, Seneca Falls Convention, Seneca Falls, New York p. 13
  • United States v. Anthony p. 15
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Address to the Legislature of the State of New York p. 17
  • Note on the Birth and Rebirth of Modern Feminism p. 22
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 22
  • B Formal Quality and the Constitutional Right to Equal Protection p. 23
  • 1 The Right to Equal, Individualized Treatment p. 23
  • Reading Questions p. 24
  • Reed v. Reed p. 24
  • Frontiero v. Richardson p. 26
  • Orr v. Orr p. 30
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 32
  • 2 The Right to Equal Group Treatment p. 33
  • Reading Questions p. 34
  • Stanton v. Stanton p. 34
  • Craig v. Boren p. 36
  • Notes p. 40
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 44
  • 3 Indirect Discrimination: Discrimination Based on Impact, Not Intent p. 45
  • Reading Questions p. 45
  • Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney p. 45
  • Note on Discriminatory Intent p. 49
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 50
  • C Formal Equality in Employment p. 50
  • 1 The Equal Pay Act: Formal Equality Paradigm p. 51
  • Reading Questions p. 52
  • EEOC v. Madison Community Unit School District No. 12 p. 52
  • Notes p. 55
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 61
  • 2 Title VII: Finding the Limits of Formal Equality p. 63
  • a What Is Discrimination ôBased on Sexö? p. 64
  • Reading Questions p. 65
  • Ezold v. Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen p. 65
  • Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins p. 72
  • Notes p. 76
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 87
  • b What Is Discrimination? The Special Case of Appearance Regulation p. 88
  • Reading Questions p. 89
  • Jespersen v. HarrahÆs Operating Company, Inc. p. 89
  • Notes p. 98
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 103
  • c When Is Sex a ôBona Fide Occupational Qualificationö? p. 104
  • Reading Questions p. 104
  • Dothard v. Rawlinson p. 105
  • Wilson v. Southwest Airlines Co. p. 110
  • Notes p. 116
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 120
  • D State Public Accommodations Laws and Associational Freedoms p. 122
  • Reading Questions p. 123
  • Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte p. 123
  • Foster v. Back Bay Spas p. 127
  • Notes p. 130
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 134
  • Chapter 2 Substantive Equality p. 145
  • A Remedying the Effects of Past Discrimination p. 146
  • 1 Sex-Specific Public Benefits to Remedy Past Societal Discrimination p. 146
  • Reading Questions p. 146
  • Kahn v. Shevin p. 146
  • Note on "Benign" Classifications Favoring Women p. 149
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 150
  • 2 ôAffirmative Actionö in Employment p. 151
  • Reading Questions p. 151
  • Johnson v. Transportation Agency p. 151
  • Notes p. 159
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 167
  • B Eliminating the Disadvantages of WomenÆs Differences p. 168
  • 1 Pregnancy p. 168
  • Reading Questions p. 170
  • California Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Guerra p. 170
  • Herma Hill Kay, Equality and Difference: The Case of Pregnancy p. 173
  • Richard A. Posner, Conservative Feminism p. 175
  • Troupe v. May Department Stores Co. p. 176
  • UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc. p. 178
  • Notes p. 185
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 192
  • 2 Work and Family p. 193
  • Joan Williams, Toward a Reconstructive Feminism: Reconstructing the Relationship of Market Work and Family Work p. 193
  • Notes p. 195
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 203
  • C Recognizing Sex-Linked Average Differences: Education and Sports p. 204
  • 1 Sex-Segregated Schools p. 204
  • Reading Questions p. 206
  • United States v. Virginia p. 206
  • Notes p. 219
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 224
  • 2 School Athletics p. 225
  • Reading Questions p. 229
  • Cohen v. Brown University p. 229
  • Notes p. 235
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 240
  • D Substantive Equality in the Family p. 240
  • 1 The Traditional View p. 241
  • William Blackstone, 1 Commentaries on the Laws of England p. 242
  • 2 Modern Divorce p. 242
  • Reading Questions p. 246
  • Joan Williams, Do Wives Own Half? Winning for Wives After Wendt p. 247
  • Arneault v. Arneault p. 249
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 254
  • 3 Child Custody p. 256
  • Reading Questions p. 257
  • Patricia Ann S. v. James Daniel S. p. 258
  • Ronald K. Henry, "Primary Caretaker": Is It a Ruse? p. 267
  • In re Marriage of Elser p. 269
  • Notes p. 271
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 275
  • 4 Unmarried Parents p. 276
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 279
  • Chapter 3 Nonsubordination p. 291
  • A WomenÆs Rights and Power in the Liberal State p. 292
  • Reading Questions p. 292
  • John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women p. 292
  • Catharine A. MacKinnon, Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law p. 294
  • B Sexual Harassment p. 296
  • 1 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace p. 296
  • Reading Questions p. 297
  • Catharine A. MacKinnon, Sexual Harassment of Working Women p. 297
  • Kathryn Abrams, Gender Discrimination and the Transformation of Workplace Norms p. 298
  • L Camille Hébert, The Economic Implications of Sexual Harassment for Women p. 299
  • Kathryn Abrams, The New Jurisprudence of Sexual Harassment p. 300
  • Vicki Schultz, Reconceptualizing Sexual Harassment p. 301
  • Katherine M. Franke, WhatÆs Wrong with Sexual Harassment p. 301
  • Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. p. 302
  • Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Servs., Inc. p. 305
  • Notes p. 307
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 320
  • 2 Sexual Harassment in Educational Institutions p. 321
  • a School Legal Liability for Sexual Harassment p. 322
  • b Speech and Conduct Codes to Prevent Harassment p. 325
  • c Faculty-Student Dating p. 326
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 328
  • C Domestic Violence p. 329
  • 1 Domestic Violence: Legal Strategies for Protecting Victims p. 329
  • Reading Questions p. 332
  • Karla Fischer, Neil Vidmar & René Ellis, The Culture of Battering and the Role of Mediation in Domestic Violence Cases p. 332
  • Stevenson v. Stevenson p. 335
  • Notes p. 341
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 350
  • 2 Domestic Violence and Substantive Criminal Law p. 350
  • Reading Questions p. 351
  • People v. Berry p. 351
  • Donna K. Coker, Heat of Passion and Wife Killing: Men Who Batter/Men Who Kill p. 354
  • State v. Norman p. 356
  • Notes p. 362
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 368
  • D Pornography p. 370
  • Reading Questions p. 370
  • 1 The Feminist Critique of Pornography p. 371
  • Catharine A. MacKinnon, Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law p. 371
  • Catharine A. MacKinnon, Pornography as Defamation and Discrimination p. 371
  • 2 The Judicial, First Amendment Response p. 372
  • American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut p. 372
  • Nan D. Hunter & Sylvia A. Law, Brief Amici Curiae of Feminist Anti-Censorship Taskforce et al., in American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut p. 376
  • Deborah L. Rhode, Speaking of Sex: The Denial of Gender Inequality p. 377
  • Notes p. 378
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 384
  • E Sexual Orientation Discrimination p. 385
  • 1 Can Same-Sex Couples Marry? p. 385
  • Reading Questions p. 386
  • Jones v. Hallahan p. 386
  • United States v. Windsor p. 387
  • Notes p. 401
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 406
  • 2 Lesbian Parents p. 407
  • Reading Questions p. 407
  • In the Matter of Alison D. v. Virginia M. p. 407
  • Notes p. 410
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 412
  • 3 Employment and Other Forms of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation p. 413
  • Reading Questions p. 413
  • Simonton v. Runyon p. 413
  • Nichols v. Azteca Restaurant Enterprises, Inc. p. 417
  • Notes p. 419
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 424
  • F Women in the Military p. 425
  • Reading Questions p. 425
  • Kingsley R. Browne, Women at War: An Evolutionary Perspective p. 426
  • Notes p. 427
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 433
  • Chapter 4 Difference p. 449
  • A The Ethic of Care and Its Legal Implications p. 449
  • Reading Questions p. 451
  • Jurisprudence and Gender p. 451 Robin West
  • Care and Feminists p. 452 Mary Becker
  • A LawyerÆs Primer on Feminist Theory and Tort p. 453 Leslie Bender
  • Conservative Feminism p. 455 Richard A. Posner
  • Sex and Temperament in Modern Society: A Darwinian View of the Glass Ceiling and the Gender Gap p. 456 Kingsley R. Browne
  • The Second Coming of Care p. 457 Kathryn Abrams
  • Notes p. 458
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 462
  • B Work and Family p. 462
  • Reading Questions p. 463
  • Martha Albertson Fineman, Cracking the Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, and Self-Sufficiency p. 463
  • LifeÆs Work p. 466 Vicki Schultz
  • Spiritual and Menial Housework p. 470 Dorothy Roberts
  • Notes p. 472
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 475
  • C Women in the Justice System p. 475
  • Reading Questions p. 476
  • 1 Women in Legal Practice p. 476
  • American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession, Fair Measure: Toward Effective Attorney Evaluations p. 476
  • Notes p. 481
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 488
  • 2 Judging p. 489
  • On the Bias: Feminist Reconsiderations of the Aspirations for Our Judges p. 489 Judith Resnik
  • Notes p. 490
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 496
  • 3 Juries p. 498
  • Reading Questions p. 499
  • J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. p. 499
  • Note on Equality and Impartiality in the Jury Context p. 506
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 507
  • 4 Criminal Sentencing p. 508
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 512
  • Chapter 5 Autonomy p. 521
  • A Sex and Consent p. 522
  • 1 "Statutory" Rape: The (Ir)relevance of Consent p. 522
  • Reading Questions p. 522
  • Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County p. 522
  • Notes p. 530
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 534
  • 2 Defining and Explaining Rape: Distinguishing Consent and Nonconsent p. 535
  • Reading Questions p. 537
  • Toward a Feminist Theory of the State p. 537 Catharine A. MacKinnon
  • Rape p. 538 Susan Estrich
  • State v. Alberts p. 539
  • Notes p. 543
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 554
  • 3 Acquaintance Rape p. 555
  • Reading Questions p. 555
  • Note, Rule by Myth: The Social and Legal Dynamics Governing Alcohol-Related Acquaintance Rapes p. 555 Karen M. Kramer
  • Notes p. 557
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 560
  • 4 Rape, War, and the Military: Violence Against Women as a Human Rights Issue p. 561
  • 5 Prostitution: Consent Under Conditions of Constraint p. 564
  • Prostitution: A Violation of WomenÆs Human Rights p. 566 Dorchen Leidholdt
  • The Pragmatist and the Feminist p. 567 Margaret Jane Radin
  • Notes p. 568
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 580
  • B Pregnancy and Autonomy p. 581
  • 1 Control of Conception and Other Aspects of WomenÆs Health p. 581
  • Reading Questions p. 582
  • Griswold v. Connecticut p. 582
  • Erickson v. Bartell Drug Co. p. 584
  • Notes p. 587
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 594
  • 2 Abortion p. 595
  • Reading Questions p. 596
  • Roe v. Wade p. 596
  • Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey p. 599
  • Reasoning from the Body: A Historical Perspective on Abortion Regulation and Questions of Equal Protection p. 606 Reva Siegel
  • Gonzales v. Carhart p. 607
  • The Trajectory of Trauma: Bodies and Minds of Abortion Discourse p. 613 Jeannie Suk
  • Notes p. 615
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 625
  • 3 Pregnancy and Contractual Autonomy p. 626
  • Reading Questions p. 627
  • In re Baby M p. 627
  • Notes p. 635
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 642
  • 4 The Pregnant Woman and Fetus as Adversaries p. 643
  • Reading Questions p. 643
  • Ferguson v. City of Charleston p. 643
  • Notes p. 648
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 651
  • C Economic Autonomy and WomenÆs Poverty p. 653
  • Reading Questions p. 654
  • Motherhood, Marriage and Morality: The Pro-Marriage Moral Discourse of American Welfare Policy p. 654 Judith Koons
  • Cracking the Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, and Self-Sufficiency p. 657 Martha Albertson Fineman
  • LifeÆs Work p. 658 Vicki Schultz
  • Notes p. 660
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 665
  • Chapter 6 Identity p. 685
  • A Differences Among Women p. 686
  • Reading Questions p. 686
  • The Fifth Black Woman p. 687 Devon W. Carbado and Mitu Gulati
  • Race and Essentialism in Feminist Legal Theory p. 693 Angela P. Harris
  • WomenÆs Lives, MenÆs Laws p. 693 Catharine A. MacKinnon
  • Notes p. 694
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 699
  • B What Is a Woman? The Special Cases of Transgender and Intersex p. 700
  • Reading Questions p. 700
  • Kantaras v. Kantaras p. 701
  • Schroer v. Billington p. 703
  • Law and the Gendered Politics of Identity: Who Owns the Label "Lesbian"? p. 708 Elvia R. Arriola
  • Notes p. 710
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 716
  • C Masculinities p. 717
  • Reading Questions p. 717
  • Asking the Man Question: Masculinities Analysis and Feminist Theory p. 717 Nancy E. Dowd
  • ôWhoÆs the Man?ö: Masculinities Studies, Terry Stops, and Police Training p. 719 Frank Rudy Cooper
  • Integrating Men into the Curriculum p. 720 Michael Kimmel
  • Femmes, Tomboys, and Real Men: Placing Masculinity at the Core of a Feminist Analysis p. 722 Joan C. Williams
  • Unsex Mothering: Toward a New Culture of Parenting p. 726 Darren Rosenblum
  • Notes p. 726
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 729
  • D The Primacy of Gender p. 729
  • Reading Questions p. 729
  • Bah v. Mukasey p. 730
  • Bridges and Barricades: Rethinking Polemics and Intransigence in the Campaign Against Female Circumcision p. 733 L. Amede Obiora
  • Framing Cultural Difference: Immigrant Women and Discourses of Tradition p. 734 Leti Volpp
  • Piercing the Veil p. 736 Madhavi Sunder
  • Notes p. 738
  • Putting Theory Into Practice p. 743
  • Table of Cases p. 751
  • Table of Terms p. 763
  • Index p. 765

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