Sex- and Gender-Based Harassment in the Gaming Industry
In: UNLV Gaming Law Journal (2020, Forthcoming).
22 results
Sort by:
In: UNLV Gaming Law Journal (2020, Forthcoming).
SSRN
In: University of Chicago Legal Forum, Forthcoming
SSRN
Working paper
In: UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series
SSRN
In: Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, Volume 23, p. 59 2019
SSRN
In: New York Law School Law Review, Volume 57, Issue 4, p. 865
SSRN
SSRN
In: Nevada Law Journal, Forthcoming
SSRN
In: Stanford Law & Policy Review, 2012
SSRN
SSRN
Working paper
In: University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Volume 43, Issue 3, p. 713
SSRN
In: Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, Volume 33, Issue 2, p. 581
SSRN
In: University of Illinois Law Review, Volume 2007, p. 1229
SSRN
In: Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, Volume 14, p. 257
SSRN
Williams demonstrates the vulnerability of parent workers in working class America. In Chapter 2, "One Sick Child Away from Being Fired," she examines the records of ninety-nine union arbitrations to analyze the problems of working class parents who struggle to juggle their working and parenting responsibilities. Because this chapter is a tour de force in an overall excellent book, and because it suggests an area that my research has focused on over the past number of years, in this Essay, I limit my discussion almost exclusively to this chapter. My approach is to use masculinities theory, a body of social science scholarship, to analyze Williams's study. Masculinities theory supports and reinforces Williams's conclusions and points toward a number of recommendations for addressing the problems of gender norms in the workplace. Part II describes masculinities scholarship. Part III analyzes the ninety-nine arbitrations studied by Williams using the lens of masculinities theory. Part IV considers cultural gender norms and makes a number of recommendations. The recommendations include the following: (1) further research; (2) union organizing around and bargaining about flexible scheduling for workers; (3) amendment of existing legislation and passage of new legislation that grants more comprehensive family leave, prohibits discrimination based on family care responsibilities, and grants employees reasonable accommodations; and (4) education about gender roles, caregiving, and social change. The Essay concludes that a combination of improved research, legal actions, and societal change should improve the working and living conditions of all types of families. While not all of these measures will happen instantaneously, working toward these changes is vital to ensuring a healthy economy, healthy citizens, and healthy families.
BASE
In: 47 Fordham Urban Law Journal, 2020, Forthcoming
SSRN
Working paper