Women's rights in theory and practice
Subtitle: employment, violence and poverty
By: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Division of United States Studies.
Contributors: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Division of United States Studies.; Ford Foundation.; Open Society Institute.
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C. (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington 20004-3027)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Women's rights -- United States -- Congresses.; Women -- United States -- Economic conditions -- Congresses.; Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., May 21-22, 2002."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., May 21-22, 2002."
"This conference was supported by grants from the Ford Foundation, the Open Society Institute, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars"--P. iv.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- Philippa Strum -- Session One; title: Litigating for gender equality, 1970s - 1990s --; title: Litigating for gender equality in the 1970s -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg; title: Litigating for gender equality in the 1980s -- Marcia Greenberger; title: Litigating for gender equality in the 1990s -- Michael Maurer -- Session Two; title: Employment -- Sheila Thomas, Judy Lichtman, Wendy Williams, Jim Williams -- Session Three; title: The dangers of the new federalism ; the possibilities in international human rights law --; title: The dangers of the new federalism -- Isabelle Katz Pinzler; title: The possibilities in international human rights law -- Rhonda Copelon -- Session Four; title: Violence against women -- Leslye Orloff, Elizabeth Schneider, Sally Goldfarb, Donna Coker, Beth Richie -- Session Five; title: Poverty and welfare -- Dorothy Roberts, Duffy Campbell, Lenora lapidus, Martha Davis -- Appendix I; title: State constitutional provisions relating to welfare -- -- Appendix II; title: Participants.