The pay disparity between men and women has persisted for decades. Varying studies have reflected that women make somewhere around eighty cents for every dollar earned by a man. An alarming new report by The Institute for Women’s Policy Research, however, shows a much more substantial disparity. As reported by Vox:
India Nullifies Adultery Law
India's top court has abolished a colonial-era law criminalizing extramarital sex, in a landmark ruling campaigners have hailed as a victory for women's rights.
Under the 158-year-old adultery law, known as Section 497, a man could be imprisoned for up to five years for engaging in sexual relations with a...
Canadian Judiciary Steps Ahead In Family Law Reforms
Manitoba’s judiciary is enacting its own “less adversarial” family court reforms to give options to couples who opt out of the mandatory mediation that is expected to be introduced as legislation, says a judge leading the charge.
Court of Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal said while it remains a...
Harassment in Federal Prisons
The Supreme Court decision in one of the seminal employment discrimination cases discussing bona fide occupational qualifications, Dothard v. Rawlinson, focused on whether the state of Alabama could enforce a height and weight requirement for prison guards working in contact positions at an all-male prison.
Following the Dothard decision of...