In Most Civil Law Systems There Are

Every Constitution Written Since The End Of World War Ii Includes A Provision That Men And Women Are Citizens Of Equal Stature. Ours Does Not.

I Do Hope That Some Of My Dissents Will One Day Be The Law.

I'm Not Very Good At Promotion.

When I Graduated From Law School In 1959, There Wasn't A Single Woman On Any Federal Bench. It Wouldn't Be A Realistic Ambition For A Woman To Want To Become A Federal Judge.

I Conceived Of Myself In Large Part As A Teacher. There Wasn't A Great Understanding Of Gender Discrimination. People Knew That Race Discrimination Was An Odious Thing, But There Were Many Who Thought That All The Gender-based Differentials In The Law Operated Benignly In Women's Favor. So My Objective Was To Take The Court Step By Step To The Realization, In Justice Brennan's Words, That The Pedestal On Which Some Thought Women Were Standing All Too Often Turned Out To Be A Cage.