1st Edition

Locating the Role of Labor Politics within Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century Women, the Law, and the Workplace

Edited By Sybil Lipschultz Copyright 2003

    Equal rights for women in the workplace is a critical aspect of the twentieth century civil rights movement, as well as an issue of academic and public interest. Bringing together legal rulings and commentary, this three-volume collection documents the development of legal protections for women in the workplace. The comprehensive coverage encompasses the major legal and constitutional issues, including the legal arguments that lead to the reduction of working hours for women and the argumentation that framed the debates over minimum wage legislation. The set also presents more contemporary issues of gender equality versus gender difference, in matters such as maternity leave and health hazards in the workplace for pregnant women. As the interest in the intersection of law and women's studies surges, this important new collection will become an essential guide to students and scholars, as well as lay readers. This volume is available on its own or as part of the three-volume set, Women, the Law, and the Workplace. For a complete list of the volume titles in this set, see the listing for Women, the Law, and the Workplace [0-415-94280-2].

    Legal Documents Williams, Wendy, et al., of counsel. Brief Amici Curiae of the National Organization for Women; NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund; National Bar Association-Women Lawyers' Division, Washington Area Chapter; National Women's Law Center; Women's Law Project; and Women's Legal Defense Fund in Support of Neither Party in California Federal Savings and Loan v. Guerra. (1985). Littleton, Chritine, et al., of counsel. Brief Amici Curiae of Coalition for Reproductive Quality Equality in the Workplace; Betty Friedan; International Ladies Garment Workers Union, AFL-CIO; 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women; Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. in Support of Respondents in California Federal Savings and Loan v. Guerra. (1985) Guerra, Director, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, et al. 479 U.S. 272-304 (1987). Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., testimony of Rosiland Rosenberg, testimony of Alice Kessler-Harris. Signs: A Journal of Women in Culture and Society 2, no. 4 (Summer 1986). Equality for Women in Maternity Leave and Job Discrimination Gilligan, Carol. Women's Rights and Women's Judgement. In In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982). Williams, Wendy W. Equality's Riddle: Pregnancy and the Equal Treatment / Special Treatment Debate. New York Review of Law and Social Change 13 (1984-85). Littleton, Christine. Reconstructing Sexual Equality. California Law Review 75 (1987). Vogel, Lise. Debating Difference: Feminism, Pregnancy, and the Workplace. Feminist Studies 16 (1990) Scott, Joan W. Deconstructing Equality-Versus-Difference: Or, the Uses of Post-structuralist Theory for Feminism. Feminist Studies 14 (1988). Snitow, Ann. A Gender Diary. In Conflicts in Feminism, edited by Marianne Hirsch and Evelyn Fox Keller (London: Routledge, 1990). Williams, Patricia J. Gilded Lillies and Liberal Guilt: A Reflection on Law-School Pedagogy. In The Alchemy of Race and Rights: A Diary of a Law Professor (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1991).

    Biography

    Sybil Lipschultz