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Book SynopsisPresents the framework for a feminist jurisprudence - one that would return feminism to relevance by connecting it in fresh and creative ways with liberalism. This title constructs a feminist interpretation of three central components of conventional theory - equality, rights, and responsibility.
Trade ReviewWinner of the 2000 Victoria Schuck Award, American Political Science Association "In her latest, well-written, cogently argued book, Baer unflinchingly criticizes feminist legal scholars for being too nice... Taking particular care to unravel the faulty reasoning of those feminist theorists who legitimize gender differences, Baer's ultimate goal is to provide the groundwork for a vital feminist postliberalism."--Choice
Table of ContentsPREFACE ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv PART 1: LAW THROUGH WOMEN'S LIVES I ONE Introduction 3 TWO Is Law Male? The Foundations of Feminist Jurisprudence 16 THREE What Makes Law Male? Gendered Jurisprudence and Feminist Critique 39 FOUR How Is Law Male? Gendered Method and Feminist Response 71 PART II: WOMEN'S LIVES THROUGH LAW 95 FIVE Reconstructing Equality: Feminist Constitutional Doctrine 97 SIX Reconstructing Rights: Feminist Reproductive Freedom 124 SEVEN Reconstructing Responsibility: Feminist Fetal Protection 151 EIGHT Toward a Feminist Postliberalism 176 NOTES 203 BIBLIOGRAPHY 247 GENERAL INDEX 265 INDEX OF CASES 273
