NCJ Number
130010
Journal
Judicature Volume: 74 Issue: 6 Dated: (April-May 1991) Pages: 314-321
Date Published
1991
Length
8 pages
Annotation
During the 1980's women's rights groups were as successful as they had been in the 1970's in their efforts to seek redress through the court system, despite increased opposition from competing interest.
Abstract
Earlier research by O'Connor and Epstein found that during the 1970's women's groups won a majority of their claims related to sex discrimination as a result of their frequent participation in litigation, the coordination of activities, and the low level of opposition. Similar results have occurred in the 1980's, as shown by an analysis of United States Supreme Court decisions. However, competing interests' counters to feminist claims have also increased. In the future, feminist organizations can expect their claims to be countered by divergent and varied organizational interests and by the Federal government. Thus, the courts today are no less contentious than legislatures. Footnotes