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This paper takes a look at the topic of feminist jurisprudence. According to the paper, feminist jurisprudence as a philosophy and practical enterprise began in the 1960s. The paper continues saying that the foundation of feminist jurisprudence lies in the struggle for equal rights and against gender discrimination. It is essentially based on the view that societies have shown a tendency towards gender subjugation and discrimination.

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"Sexual harassment in the workplace has been the focus of some important legal decisions. The first sexual harassment case in the United States is considered to be Barnes v. Train (1974). Another landmark case which established sexual harassment as a form of sexual discrimination was Williams v. Saxbe, 1976. This case showed that "...when sexual advances by a male supervisor towards a female employee, if proven, would be deemed an artificial barrier to employment placed before one gender and not another. " (Sexual harassment) The issue of sexual harassment was also spelt out by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) which issued various regulations in 1980 and which stated that sexual harassment was in fact a form of gender discrimination that related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "

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• Bryson, Lyman, Louis Finkelstein, and R. M. MacIver, eds.( 1947) Conflicts of Power in Modern Culture: Seventh Symposium. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers.
• Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retrieved October 29, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
• Devine, C., & Hansen, C. R. (1999). Human Rights: The Essential Reference. Phoenix: Oryx Press
• Feminist jurisprudence: Cornell law School. Retrieved October 29, 2006, from http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Feminist_jurisprudence
• Gibelman, M. (2003). So How Far Have We Come? Pestilent and Persistent Gender Gap in Pay. Social Work, 48(1), 22+.

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