"Pregnancy and Work: 50 Years of Legal Theory, Litigation, and Legislation"

Description

Combining analyses of feminist legal theory, legal doctrine, and feminist social movements, The Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Law in the United States offers a comprehensive overview of U.S. legal feminism. Contributions by leading feminist thinkers trace the impacts of legal feminism on legal claims and defenses and demonstrate how feminism has altered and transformed understandings of basic legal concepts, from sexual harassment and gender equity in sports to new conceptions of consent and motherhood. Its chapters connect legal feminism to adjacent intellectual discourses, such as masculinities theory and queer theory, and scrutinize criticisms and backlash to feminism from all sides of the political spectrum. Its examination of the prominent brands of feminist legal theory shows the links and divergences among feminist scholars, highlighting the continued relevance of established theories (liberal, dominance, and relational feminism) and the increased importance of new intersectional, sex-positive, and postmodern approaches. Unique in its triple focus on theory, doctrine, and social movements, the Handbook recounts the history of activist struggles to pass the Equal Right Amendment, the Anti-Rape and Battered Movements of the 1970s, the contemporary movements for reproductive justice and against campus sexual assault, as well as the #MeToo movement. The emphasis on theory and feminist practice animates discussions of feminist legal pedagogy and feminist influences on judges and judicial decision making. Chapters on emerging areas of law ripe for feminist analysis explore foundational subjects such as contracts, tax, and tort law, and imagine feminist and social justice approaches to digital privacy and intellectual property law, environmental law, and immigration law. The Handbook provides a broad picture of the intellectual landscape and allows both new and established scholars to gain an in-depth understanding of the full range of feminist influence on U.S. law.

Includes the chapter, "Pregnancy and Work: 50 Years of Legal Theory, Litigation, and Legislation" by Maurer Professor Deborah Widiss.

ISBN

9780197519998 (hb.), 9780197520024 (ebook)

Publication Date

2023

Publisher

Oxford University Press

City

New York, NY

Keywords

Pregnant employees, parents, child care, maternity leave, parental leave, employment discrimination

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Labor and Employment Law | Law | Legislation

Comments

Deborah L. Brake, Martha Chamallas and Verna L. Williams, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Law in the United States. New York, NY: Oxford University Press 2023.

Full bibliographic details available in IUCAT

Electronic copy available through the Jerome Hall Law Library KF 478 .O94 2023

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