Women of the Courts Symposium: Comment: Women of the Highest Court: Does Gender Bias or Personal Life Experiences Influence Thei

Many feminist commentators have theorized that judges' gender and life experiences influence their decisions. This comment hypothesizes that this phenomenon is particularly apparent in Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's decisions pertaining to employment discrimination. Part II of this comment consists of two sections that discuss the gender and life experiences of the Justices in detail. Part III examines how the factors involved in these experiences influence the Justices' employment discrimination opinions. Part IV discusses the results of the analysis and how these results may be used to predict future Title VII decisions.

Print Location Brenda Kruse, Women of the Courts Symposium: Comment: Women of the Highest Court: Does Gender Bias or Personal Life Experiences Influence Their Opinions?, 36 U. Tol. L. Rev. 995 (2005).

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