APPROACHES TO GENDER AND THE LAW - RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

Three paradigms for gender research are reviewed, illustrated by examp les from employment discrimination law to highlight issues in research on gender and the law Next, an agenda for research on gender social s cience, and the law is outlined, and the five articles in this special issue are reviewed in terms of that agenda. Finally, research ideas f or the future and practical applications of the research presented in the five articles are considered, specifically, the use of the reasona ble woman standard and expert testimony in sexual harassment cases, an d the influence of sex roles and sex stereotypes in producing gender e ffects.