Frances A. McMorris, Author at Women's eNews

Wall Street Women Gain Ceiling-Cracking Settlement

By Frances A. McMorris ● Arts & Culture ● July 16, 2004

The $54 million settlement reached this week in the sex discrimination case against Morgan Stanley carries the promise of more equitable pay and promotions for other women who work at the investment banking giant.

Bush Successful in Appointing Activist Judges

By Frances A. McMorris ● Uncategorized ● June 25, 2004

Bush has racked up an impressive streak of federal judicial appointments and the trend could scale back women’s reproductive freedom, according to women’s groups. Some of the most controversial appointments are detailed here.

Martha Stewart Trial Reeks of Anti-Diva Spite

By Frances A. McMorris ● Commentary ● February 4, 2004

With the charges against Martha Stewart hinging on very technical readings of federal criminal law, the Queen of Domestic Living seems to be attracting an unfair share of society’s anger at corporate malfeasance.

Lawyers Argue Laws, Not Quran, Repress Women

By Frances A. McMorris ● Uncategorized ● March 11, 2001

According to women lawyers, the repression of women by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, fundamentalist clerics in Iran and other arch-conservative rulers is not based on true Quranic teaching, but on a distorted view of Islam by men in power.

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Frances A. McMorris's Latest Articles

Wall Street Women Gain Ceiling-Cracking Settlement

Bush Successful in Appointing Activist Judges

Martha Stewart Trial Reeks of Anti-Diva Spite

Lawyers Argue Laws, Not Quran, Repress Women