Feminist Judgments by Ann C. McGinley, Nicole Buonocore Porter - 9781108717403

Feminist JudgmentsRewritten Employment Discrimination Opinions\nAuthor(s): Ann C. McGinley, Nicole Buonocore Porter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108717403, 978-1108717403\nSynopsis\nHow would feminist perspectives and analytical methods change the interpretation of employment discrimination law? Would the conscious use of feminist perspectives make a difference? This volume shows the difference feminist analysis can make to the interpretation of employment discrimination statutes. This book brings together a group of scholars and lawyers to rewrite fifteen employment discrimination decisions in which a feminist analysis would have changed the outcome or the courts' reasoning. It demonstrates that use of feminist perspectives and methodologies, if adopted by the courts, would have made a significant difference in employment discrimination law, leading to a fairer and more egalitarian workpl.