UofL Libraries: Women in law: Legal Issues

General Resources

Law Library Catalog
Several relevant treatises are outlined in this guide, but a search of the catalog will provide additional resources.

Feminist Legal Theory (Second Edition) by Nancy Levit; Robert R. M. Verchick; Martha Minow
Call Number: KF478.L48 2016
ISBN: 1479882801
Publication Date: 2016
Introduces the diverse strands of feminist legal theory and discusses an array of substantive legal topics.

The library holds several periodicals which address questions of women's rights under the law. Try searching HeinOnline, SSRN, or other electronic databases for related titles, or browse the collection of print periodicals kept on the 2nd floor of the Law Library.

SSRN Women & Law eJournal
Open access scholarly articles related to women & law.

Hein Online
Includes the 'Women and the Law (Peggy)' collection, which includes articles, journals, and treatises related to abortion, famous women, feminism, suffrage, education, employment, and legal rights.

Legal Rights

Hein Online
Includes the 'Women and the Law (Peggy)' collection, with a 'Legal Rights & Suffrage' sub-section.

Tainted Witness by Leigh Gilmore
Call Number: K3243 .G55 2017
ISBN: 9780231177146
Publication Date: 2017
Women find themselves caught up in a system that refuses to believe what they say.

Equality & Rights

Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database
A repository, created by the UN, of gender equality provisions in 195 constitutions from around the world.
SSRN Discrimination, Law & Justice eJournal
Free & public access.

Breaking down barriers : a legal guide to Title IX by National Women's Law Center; DLA Piper
Call Number: KF4166.B73 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Elusive Equality by Susan Gluck Mezey
Call Number: KF4758.M49 2011
ISBN: 9781588267702
Publication Date: 2011
Traces the evolving legal parameters of gender equality from early court rulings through the most recent legislation and judicial decisions.
Equal : women reshape American law by Fred Strebeigh
Call Number: KF226.S77 2009
ISBN: 9780393065558
Publication Date: 2009
Portrays the dramatic story behind the movement toward legal recognition of sex discrimination in this country.
Women and the U. S. Constitution by Sibyl A. Schwarzenbach; Patricia Smith
Call Number: KF478.A5 W654 2003
ISBN: 0231128932
Publication Date: 2003
Incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women.

Domestic Violence

The Feminist Case for Acknowledging Women's Acts of Violence
This article by Professor Jamie Abrams makes a feminist case for acknowledging women’s acts of violence as consistent with — not threatening to — the goals of the domestic violence movement and the feminist movement.

The Domestic Violence Civil Law Manual by Jordan; Garlow; Henry; American Bar Association, Commission on Domestic Violence Staff
Call Number: KF505.J67 2007
ISBN: 9781590317945
Publication Date: 2007
Provides an overview of domestic violence, civil protection orders, family law cases involving domestic violence, and practical trial matters.
Kentucky domestic relations practice by University of Kentucky. Office of Continuing Legal Education
Publication Date: 2006
Shelf range: Reserve Section
Considers the Kentucky family court system, and a range of issues including neglect and abuse, termination of parental rights, and intimate partner violence.

Reproductive Rights

The Illusion of Autonomy in Women's Medical Decision-Making
This article by Professor Jamie Abrams considers why there is not more conflict between women and their doctors in obstetric decision-making, and views the issues raised by this question through the lens of tort law.

Hein Online
Includes the 'Women and the Law (Peggy)' collection, with a sub-section of titles related to abortion.

SSRN Reproductive Justice, Law & Policy eJournal
Free & public access.

About Abortion by Carol Sanger
Call Number: HQ767.15 .S26 2017
ISBN: 9780674737723
Publication Date: 2017
One of the most private decisions a woman can make, abortion is also one of the most contentious topics in American civic life.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act : a guide for plaintiff employment lawyers by P. Daniel Williams
Call Number: KF3467.P744 2011
ISBN: 1570188610
Publication Date: 2011
Covers who is protected by the PDA, accomodations under the PDA, and issues including: evidence, maternity leave, juries and pregnancy discrimination cases, and special damages issues.
Pregnancy Discrimination and the American Worker by Michelle D. Deardorff; James G. Dahl
Call Number: KF3467.D43 2016
ISBN: 9781137343048
Publication Date: 2016
Examines how the US courts have addressed pregnancy discrimination under federal statutory law.
Reproductive Justice by Loretta Ross; Rickie Solinger
Call Number: KF3760 .R67 2017
ISBN: 9780520288188
Publication Date: 2017
Provides a comprehensive yet succinct description of the field.

Employment & Harassment

Glass Ceiling Discrimination Blog
Examines promotion discrimination in corporate America.
Women, Business and the Law
A World Bank study of gender inequality in the law around the world. Assembles data identifying barriers to women's economic participation & encouraging the reform of discriminatory laws.

Hein Online
Includes the 'Women and the Law (Peggy)' collection, with a sub-section on 'Women & Employment'.

Bloomberg Law
Law students & faculty. Search for material, or browse 'Labor & Employment' Practice Center.
Lexis Advance
Law students & faculty only. Search for relevant materials, or browse topics under 'Labor & Employment Law', 'Discrimination', and either 'Gender & Sex Discrimination' or 'Harassment'.
Westlaw
Law students & faculty only. Search for material, or browse 'Employment' practice area.

Employment Discrimination by Arthur Larson; Lex K. Larson
Call Number: KF3464.L37 1994
ISBN: 9780820516264
E-book available in Brandeis Law Digital Library.
Employment Discrimination Law by Lindemann; Grossman; Weirich
Call Number: KF3464.L56 2012
ISBN: 9781617460159
Publication Date: 2012
Employment Law by Rothstein; Craver; Schroeder; Shoben; Hebert
Call Number: Reserves
ISBN: 9781634592772
Publication Date: 2015
Covers anti-discrimination laws, wage and hour law, ERISA, privacy in employment, OSHA, workers' compensation, restrictive covenants, wrongful discharge, unemployment compensation, and pensions.
Litigating the Workplace Harassment Case by Marlene Heyser
Call Number: KF3464.L58 2010
ISBN: 9781604429602
Publication Date: 2010
Provides a comprehensive look at litigation and settlement strategies.