Women in law
Introduction, S. Shetreet. Part 1 The role of women in the legal profession: the challenge of a woman in law, S.D. O'Connor the limits of law reform - what really happens in the courtroom, L.H. Schafran women, work and the law, F. Raday the 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 the political arena, E. Holtzman women on the bench, H. Evenor are women more successful in the public services than in private practice? some thoughts on women lawyers in the private and public sectors, D. Beinish reaching for the top - "the glass ceiling" and women in the law, C. Fuchs Epstein. Part 2 The additional burden on women - the double family and work career: balanced lives for women in the 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 the 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 the armed forces in Israel, N. Peled. Part 3 Women jurists and adjudication: the doctrinal reasoning for more women judges - the principle of reflective judiciary, S. Shetreet do women judges really make a difference - the American experience, S.S. Abrahamson thoughtful and worldly women - women judges and the law, C.M. Durham gender bias and the treatment of women as advocates and adversaries, P.M. Hynes. Part 4 Women in legislation and juisprudence: the role of women lobby groups in promoting opposing legislation, N. Chazan women in the workplace - legal issues facing employers in the 1990s, S.H. Bompey slouching toward gender equality - law and doctrine on sex-based employment discrimination in the United States S.E. Burns the status of women in Israeli family law, P. Shifman the use of legislation to change social perceptions, M. Kremnitzer. Part 5 Law, religion and women: law, religion and women, C. Shalev the American doctrine of church and state as illustrated in two cases involving women's rights, J. Sexton the 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 the Israeli courts, H. Ben-Ito rhetoric in the service of justice - the sociolinguistic construction of stereotypes in an Israeli rape trial, T. Liebes rape and domestic violence legislation - following or leading public opinion?, M.D. Fields.