Symposium Introduction: Women's Work Is Never Done: Employment, Family, and Activism

Authors

Kristin (Brandser) Kalsem, University of Cincinnati College of LawFollow
Verna L. Williams, University of Cincinnati College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2004

Abstract

This article frames the issues in the Supreme Court case, Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs, and introduces the articles making up the inaugural symposium of the Law and Women's Studies Program at the University of Cincinnati. Hibbs involved a husband who was trying to get leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in order to take care of his severely injured wife. The case presents an opportunity to rethink issues of work and family, the legal subordination of women, and the law as an agent for social change, and it was therefore an ideal focus for the symposium.

Recommended Citation

Kalsem, Kristin (Brandser) and Williams, Verna L., "Symposium Introduction: Women's Work Is Never Done: Employment, Family, and Activism" (2004). Faculty Articles and Other Publications. 16.
https://scholarship.law.uc.edu/fac_pubs/16