Because of sex one law, ten cases, and fifty years that changed American women's lives at work
"The 1964 Civil Rights Act is best known as a monumental achievement of the civil rights movement, but it also revolutionized the lives of American women. Title VII of the law made it illegal to discriminate "because of sex." But Congress gave little guidance about how much it wanted...
| Main Author: | Thomas, Gillian (Lawyer) (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Women and children last : Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation (1971)
- Breaking through the thin blue line : Dothard v. Rawlinson (1977)
- Live long(er) and prosper : City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power v. Manhart (1978)
- A hostile environment : Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson (1986)
- "A floor, not a ceiling" : California Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Guerra (1987)
- Making "lady partner" : Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins (1989)
- Potentially pregnant : International Union, United Auto Workers of America v. Johnson Controls, Inc. (1991)
- Taking it all the way to "Sandra Fucking Day O'Connor" : Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. (1993)
- Don't shoot the messenger : Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company v. White (2006)
- "Everyone deserves a safe delivery" : Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (2015).