Women in law

Abstract

Introduction, S. Shetreet. Part 1 The role of women in legal profession: challenge of a woman in law, S.D. O'Connor limits of law reform - what really happens in courtroom, L.H. Schafran women, work and law, F. Raday concept of gender equality in a Jewish state, F. Rady being a women, being a lawyer and being a human being - women and change, E.M. Fox Israeli legal academia, G. Shalev perspectives on women in public-sector law, D. Katz women lawyers in political arena, E. Holtzman women on bench, H. Evenor are women more successful in public services than in private practice? some thoughts on women lawyers in private and public sectors, D. Beinish reaching for top - the glass ceiling and women in law, C. Fuchs Epstein. Part 2 The additional burden on women - double family and work career: balanced lives for women in legal profession - US perspectives, B. Plevan balanced lives - pursuing professional careers and meeting family obligations - Israeli perspectives (Mommy at home and Mommy track at work), D. Izraeli women in academia in Israel, G. Golan environment of women students and faculty members in American law schools - appointment and status of women faculty, N. Redlich women in Israel - family and career, N. Toren women in armed forces in Israel, N. Peled. Part 3 Women jurists and adjudication: doctrinal reasoning for more women judges - principle of reflective judiciary, S. Shetreet do women judges really make a difference - American experience, S.S. Abrahamson thoughtful and worldly women - women judges and law, C.M. Durham gender bias and treatment of women as advocates and adversaries, P.M. Hynes. Part 4 Women in legislation and juisprudence: role of women lobby groups in promoting opposing legislation, N. Chazan women in workplace - legal issues facing employers in 1990s, S.H. Bompey slouching toward gender equality - law and doctrine on sex-based employment discrimination in United States S.E. Burns status of women in Israeli family law, P. Shifman use of legislation to change social perceptions, M. Kremnitzer. Part 5 Law, religion and women: law, religion and women, C. Shalev American doctrine of church and state as illustrated in two cases involving women's rights, J. Sexton position of Haredi women in Israel - perceptions of equality issues in orthodox families, M. Freedman. Part 6 The law of violence against women: special rules of evidence and procedures in cases involving women in Israeli courts, H. Ben-Ito rhetoric in service of justice - sociolinguistic construction of stereotypes in an Israeli rape trial, T. Liebes rape and domestic violence legislation - following or leading public opinion?, M.D. Fields.