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Presents a number of aspects of each of five main areas of differential treatment between men and women: constitutional limits on sex-based discrimination; sexual interaction within the family; women and unemployment; educational opportunity; and women and crime. Under each heading, the diverse aspects of the issue are explored, with introductory discussion of each issue covering the political and legislative history as well as hundreds of only lightly edited cases, textual notes, background material, and extensive footnotes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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• Preface(p. iii)
• Authors' Note and Acknowledgements(p. vii)
• Acknowledgements and Permission(p. ix)
• Table of Cases(p. xix)
• Introduction: What is Equality Between the Sexes?(p. 1)
• Chapter I. Constitutional Limits on Sex-Based Discrimination(p. 10)
• A. The Tradition(p. 10)
• 1. Text Note: Legislative and Judicial Perspectives on American Womanhood(p. 10)
• 2. Men as Victims?(p. 21)
• United States v. St. Clair(p. 21)
• Notes on St. Clair(p. 22)
• B. The New Direction(p. 23)
• 1. The Turning Point(p. 23)
• Reed v. Reed(p. 23)
• Notes on Reed(p. 27)
• Text Note: An Overview of Equal Protection Analysis(p. 28)
• 2. Sex as a "Suspect" Classification(p. 30)
• Frontiero v. Richardson(p. 30)
• Notes on Frontiero(p. 37)
• 3. An Intermediate Approach(p. 40)
• Craig v. Boren(p. 40)
• Notes on Craig(p. 53)
• 4. Heightened "Skeptical" Scrutiny(p. 58)
• United States v. Virginia et al.(p. 58)
• Notes on VMI(p. 89)
• C. Identifying the Victims of Discrimination(p. 90)
• 1. Discrimination as the "Accidental By-Product of a Traditional Way of Thinking About Females"(p. 90)
• Califano v. Goldfarb(p. 90)
• Notes on Goldfarb(p. 103)
• 2. Purposeful Discrimination(p. 106)
• Tuan Anh Nguyen v. I.N.S.(p. 106)
• Rostker v. Goldberg(p. 126)
• Notes on Tuan Anh Nguyen and Rostker(p. 141)
• Text Note: Women in the Military(p. 143)
• 3. "Benign" Classifications(p. 153)
• Mississippi University For Women v. Hogan(p. 153)
• Notes on Hogan(p. 164)
• 4. Gender-Neutral Classifications(p. 167)
• Personnel Adm'r of Massachusetts v. Feeney(p. 167)
• Notes on Feeney(p. 179)
• D. First Amendment Constraints on Sex Discrimination Claims(p. 182)
• 1. Private Clubs(p. 182)
• Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club(p. 182)
• Notes on Rotary International(p. 187)
• 2. Pornography(p. 195)
• American Booksellers Ass'n, Inc. v. Hudnut(p. 195)
• Notes on Hudnut(p. 203)
• E. State Equal Rights Amendments(p. 209)
• Guard v. Jackson(p. 209)
• Notes on Guard(p. 213)
• Chapter II. Sexual Interaction Within the Family(p. 218)
• A. Marriage and Family Life(p. 218)
• 1. The Marriage Contract(p. 218)
• a. Traditional Marriage and Its Consequences for Women(p. 218)
• i. Age at Marriage, Married Name, Domicile(p. 218)
• Bobb v. Municipal Court(p. 218)
• In re Laura Beth Lamb on Disbarment(p. 222)
• Notes on Bobb and Lamb(p. 226)
• Text Note: The Married Woman's Loss of Identity(p. 227)
• ii. Support of Spouse and Children(p. 244)
• Commonwealth ex rel. Goldstein v. Goldstein(p. 244)
• Notes on Goldstein(p. 247)
• Text Note: Support of Spouse and Children During Marriage(p. 250)
• iii. Marital Property Regimes(p. 259)
• Kirchberg v. Feenstra(p. 259)
• Notes on Kirchberg(p. 261)
• Text Note: Position of the Wife in Common Law and Community Property States(p. 261)
• b. Rethinking the Marriage Contract(p. 274)
• i. Feminists and Marriage(p. 274)
• Proclamation 4786 of August 29, 1980(p. 275)
• Marriage(p. 276)
• The Politics of Housework(p. 282)
• The Family: Preserving America's Future(p. 286)
• Contract With the American Family(p. 289)
• Notes on Feminists and Marriage(p. 290)
• ii. Same-Sex Marriage(p. 293)
• Baker v. Nelson(p. 293)
• Baker v. State of Vermont(p. 296)
• Notes on Nelson and Baker(p. 309)
• 2. Dissolution of Marriage(p. 312)
• a. Grounds(p. 312)
• Text Note: The Statutory Basis for Marriage Dissolution(p. 312)
• b. Financial Provisions(p. 316)
• In re Marriage of Morrison(p. 316)
• White v. White(p. 321)
• Petersen v. Petersen(p. 326)
• Notes on Morrison, White, and Petersen(p. 331)
• Text Note: Spousal Support and Division of Property Following Divorce(p. 338)
• c. Custody and Support of Children(p. 342)
• Pikula v. Pikula(p. 342)
• Tresnak v. Tresnak(p. 349)
• E.N.O. v. L.M.M.(p. 353)
• Zepeda v. Zepeda(p. 364)
• Notes on Pikula, Tresnak, E.N.O. and Zepeda(p. 368)
• Text Note: Child Custody and Support(p. 377)
• B. Family Life Without Marriage(p. 390)
• 1. Barriers Against the Unwed Family(p. 390)
• Jarrett v. Jarrett(p. 390)
• Notes on Jarrett(p. 395)
• 2. The Unwed Parent(p. 402)
• Lehr v. Robertson(p. 402)
• Notes on Lehr(p. 410)
• 3. Text Note: Illegitimacy and Sex-Based Discrimination(p. 416)
• a. The Relative Rights of the Natural Parents(p. 416)
• b. Illegitimacy and the Social Status of Women(p. 419)
• 4. Property Rights of Couples Living in Nonmarital Cohabitation(p. 425)
• Watts v. Watts(p. 425)
• Notes on Watts(p. 433)
• C. Text Note: The Legal Structure of Family Life(p. 437)
• D. Family Planning: Who Controls the Reproductive Process?(p. 439)
• 1. Contraception(p. 439)
• Carey v. Population Servs. Int'l(p. 439)
• Notes on Carey(p. 448)
• 2. Gestational Surrogacy(p. 451)
• Johnson v. Calvert(p. 451)
• Notes on Johnson(p. 467)
• 3. Abortion(p. 470)
• Roe v. Wade(p. 470)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey(p. 479)
• Notes on Roe and Casey(p. 514)
• 4. Sterilization(p. 516)
• Walker v. Pierce(p. 516)
• Notes on Walker(p. 522)
• Text Note: Control of the Body(p. 525)
• Chapter III. Women and Employment(p. 540)
• Introductory Note(p. 540)
• A. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964(p. 542)
• 1. The Legal Framework for Title VII Litigation(p. 542)
• a. Disparate Impact(p. 542)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co.(p. 542)
• Notes on Griggs(p. 547)
• Note on 1991 Amendments to Title VII(p. 558)
• b. Disparate Treatment(p. 560)
• i. The Prima Facie Case(p. 560)
• Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green(p. 560)
• Notes on McDonnell Douglas(p. 564)
• ii. Articulating Legitimate and Nondiscriminatory Reasons(p. 566)
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine(p. 566)
• Notes on Burdine(p. 572)
• iii. Discriminatory Motive as a Finding of Fact and the "Clearly Erroneous" Standard of Review(p. 579)
• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City(p. 579)
• Notes on Anderson(p. 587)
• iv. Proof of Pretext(p. 590)
• St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks(p. 590)
• Notes on Hicks(p. 603)
• v. "Mixed Motives" As Disparate Treatment(p. 608)
• Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins(p. 608)
• Notes on Hopkins(p. 636)
• c. Systemic Disparate Treatment(p. 641)
• Ottaviani v. State University of New York at New Paltz(p. 641)
• Notes on Ottaviani(p. 652)
• 2. Specific Applications of Title VII to Sex Discrimination(p. 657)
• a. Classifications Based on Sex(p. 657)
• Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation(p. 657)
• Notes on Phillips(p. 658)
• Willingham v. Macon Telegraph Pub. Co.(p. 660)
• Notes on Willingham(p. 664)
• Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. EEOC(p. 671)
• Notes on Newport News(p. 679)
• California Federal Sav. and Loan Ass'n v. Guerra(p. 681)
• Notes on Cal Fed(p. 695)
• Text Note Ensuring Non-Discrimination(p. 700)
• b. The BFOQ Defense to Sex-Based Classifications(p. 710)
• Dothard v. Rawlinson(p. 710)
• Notes on Dothard(p. 716)
• International Union, UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc.(p. 722)
• Notes on Johnson Controls(p. 736)
• c. Sexual Harassment(p. 741)
• Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson(p. 741)
• Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.(p. 752)
• Notes on Vinson and Harris(p. 756)
• Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth(p. 770)
• Faragher v. City of Boca Raton(p. 781)
• Notes on Ellerth and Faragher(p. 792)
• d. Women in Upper Level Jobs(p. 793)
• Brown v. Trustees of Boston University(p. 793)
• Notes on Brown(p. 812)
• University of Pennsylvania v. E.E.O.C.(p. 815)
• Notes on University of Pennsylvania(p. 823)
• Text Note Proving Discrimination: Title VII in Academe(p. 826)
• 3. Title VII Remedies(p. 840)
• a. Introductory Note(p. 840)
• b. Voluntary Affirmative Action: Reverse Discrimination Under Title VII?(p. 845)
• Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County(p. 845)
• Notes on Johnson(p. 869)
• B. Wage Discrimination(p. 873)
• 1. The Equal Pay Act of 1963(p. 873)
• a. Equal Work(p. 873)
• Shultz v. Wheaton Glass Co.(p. 873)
• Notes on Wheaton Glass(p. 879)
• EEOC v. Madison Comm. Unit School Dist. No. 12(p. 881)
• Notes on Madison School District(p. 887)
• b. Differentials Based on any Other Factor Other than Sex(p. 890)
• Hodgson v. Robert Hall Clothes, Inc.(p. 890)
• EEOC v. Madison Comm. Unit School Dist. No. 12(p. 894)
• Notes on Robert Hall and Madison School District(p. 897)
• 2. Incorporation of the Equal Pay Act Into Title VII(p. 899)
• American Nurses' Association v. State of Illinois(p. 899)
• Notes on American Nurses' Association(p. 907)
• C. Constitutional Prohibitions Against Intentional Discrimination in Employment(p. 913)
• Washington v. Davis(p. 913)
• Personnel Adm'r of Massachusetts v. Feeney(p. 920)
• Notes on Washington v. Davis and Feeney(p. 920)
• Text Note The Post Civil War Civil Rights Acts: 42 U.S.C.A. [sections] 1981 and 1983(p. 925)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union(p. 927)
• Note on Patterson(p. 929)
• D. Obligations of Government Contractors(p. 931)
• 1. Executive Order 11246(p. 931)
• Notes on the Executive Order(p. 931)
• 2. Opportunities for Women-Owned Businesses(p. 933)
• Notes on Set-Aside Provisions for Government Contractors(p. 933)
• E. Text Note: The Role of Unions in Employment Discrimination(p. 951)
• Chapter IV. Educational Opportunity(p. 960)
• Introductory Note(p. 960)
• A. Constitutional Challenges to Sex Segregation in Education(p. 961)
• 1. Admission Barriers: Single-Sex Schools(p. 961)
• United States v. Virginia(p. 961)
• Notes on VMI(p. 962)
• Text Note Is There a Place for Women's Colleges?(p. 970)
• 2. The Right to Equal Play: Sex Segregation in Athletic Programs(p. 975)
• Clark v. Arizona Interscholastic Association(p. 975)
• Lantz by Lantz v. Ambach(p. 980)
• Notes on Clark and Lantz(p. 981)
• B. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972(p. 986)
• Text Note Overview of Title IX(p. 986)
• 1. Coverage and Remedies Under Title IX(p. 991)
• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District(p. 991)
• Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education(p. 1002)
• Notes on Gebser and Davis(p. 1024)
• 2. Title IX and College Athletics(p. 1031)
• Cohen v. Brown University [Cohen II](p. 1031)
• Cohen v. Brown University [Cohen IV](p. 1045)
• Notes on Cohen II and IV(p. 1066)
• C. Affirmative Action(p. 1070)
• Text Note Room at the Top: Affirmative Action at Colleges and Universities(p. 1070)
• D. Law Schools(p. 1078)
• Introductory Note Women as Law Students and Professors(p. 1078)
• Text Note Feminist Jurisprudence: What Is It? When Did It Start? Who Does It?(p. 1087)
• Chapter V. Women and Crime(p. 1091)
• A. Rape(p. 1091)
• 1. Statutory Rape(p. 1091)
• Michael M. v. Superior Court(p. 1091)
• State v. Stevens(p. 1108)
• Notes on Michael M. and Stevens(p. 1109)
• 2. Forcible Rape(p. 1111)
• Withers v. Levine(p. 1111)
• People v. Liberta(p. 1112)
• Notes on Withers and Liberta(p. 1121)
• Text Note Rape Reform Statutes(p. 1125)
• The Florida Star v. B.J.F.(p. 1128)

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Herma Hill Kay was born on August 18, 1934 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1956 and a law degree from the University of Chicago in 1959. She clerked for Justice Roger Traynor of the California Supreme Court before starting her tenure at Berkeley Law School in 1960. She was only the second woman to join Berkeley's law faculty.

She was an expert on family law, marital property law, and sex-based discrimination. She helped draft California's no-fault divorce law and the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act. She wrote articles on the history of women in the legal profession and seminal books of case law including Sex-Based Discrimination written with Kenneth Davidson and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In 1992, she became the first female dean of Berkeley Law School. She was dean until 1999 when she decided to return to teaching. She retired from teaching in 2016. She died on June 10, 2017 at the age of 82.

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