Author Archives: Ann Bartow

What not to do to a faculty candidate…

This. Ya might not want to get into anything substantive in the bathroom either, if there is a chance those stalled shoes grace the interviewee’s feet.

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2008 Report on the Global Gender Gap

The full report, compiled by the World Economic Forum, can be found here (PDF). It focuses on data related to economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political power and health and survival. The overall rank of the U.S. is 27th … Continue reading

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“US authorities have rescued nearly 50 child prostitutes – some as young as 13 – in a nationwide operation against the trafficking of children for sex.”

The BBC News reports: More than 570 suspects were arrested during the action, which took place over three nights. FBI agents and local police forces were involved in the operations which spanned some 29 cities. Officials say a 16-year-old girl … Continue reading

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“The leader of the South Carolina Senate says he’s closing the Confederate gift shop he and his brother have operated in the Charleston area for 20 years.”

About freaking time: Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell told the Post and Courier of Charleston that the gift market is changing for everyone. McConnell says he and his brother Sam, plan to close the CSA Galleries in North Charleston, … Continue reading

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Toward a non-barbaric form of footwear?

Via Jezebel, a link to an article that apparently appeared in 1930 in a magazine called Physical Culture, called The High Cost of High Heels. It’s heavily infused with all manner of sexism, classism, and other forms of bigotry, all … Continue reading

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Learned Band – I Want You to Want Me

From the University of South Carolina School of Law’s recent TNT (Talent No Talent) show: I competed in the “No Talent” category and lost. I’m not sure what that means. Mercifully my act did not make it to YouTube! –Ann … Continue reading

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Did the NYT Ethicist get this right?

The bad pun heading was not a good sign, but maybe Randy Cohen’s answer was correct: I recognized a friend in a short video clip on an amateur pornography Web site. She is now a medical professional, wife and mother, … Continue reading

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Top Ten Cited Women Law Professors

Thanks to Brian Leiter for compiling this list so quickly in response to my post below. (with the caveat that there might be some scholars whose schools were not included in this sample who might have made the list: e.g., … Continue reading

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The number of women among a newly compiled list of the”ten most cited”law faculty members is zero.

List is here, as compiled by Brian Leiter. For a number of reasons I think it would be useful to have a list of the “ten most cited” women law faculty members, more on this later. –Ann Bartow

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Girls Can’t WHAT?

Share Your Story Here! As women, we’ve all been there at some point in our lives….a job…a sport…some activity where we were told we can’t participate simply because we were female. Answer the question …   and tell us what … Continue reading

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Bacon Tattoos

Found here, where there are more!

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“The Strong Black Woman is Dead”

An illustrated poem by Laini Mataka: Via Womanist Musings, where the full text of the poem is also available.

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“Pakistan ignores justice and holds women in contempt”

Read this Op-Ed by Anber Raz of Equality Now in The Independent. Below is an excerpt: More than 100 schools for girls have been torched or blasted by militants in the Swat valley and other tribal areas, where it is … Continue reading

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“Speech, Privacy, and the Internet: The University and Beyond”

A conference devoted to an interdisciplinary discussion of the legal and ethical issues posed by the new ways in which privacy can be invaded was convened at the University of Chicago Law School last November. You can watch streaming video … Continue reading

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Nancy Leong, “A Noteworthy Absence”

The abstract: In recent years, male law students at top-fifteen-ranked law schools have published nearly twice as many notes in their schools’ general-interest law reviews as have their female counterparts. Although this disparity is common to virtually every top-fifteen-ranked school, … Continue reading

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Women Hating Fashion

Via Jezebel, where this post features many clips of falling models. Purportedly written by a model, some of the commentary is unsettlingly blase about the dangers of the featured shoes, and outright victim blamey in others, e.g. “People say she … Continue reading

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So far the the Freedom of Choice Act has not even been introduced into the new Congress – Why not?

“The first thing I’d do as president [to preserve abortion rights] is sign the Freedom of Choice Act.   That’s the first thing that I’d do.”    — Senator Barack Obama, speaking to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, July 17, … Continue reading

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“From the ‘Duh’ Files: Effusive Political Adoration Does Not Lead to Social Change”

Law Prof Darren Hutchinson posted an essay with the above title here. In it he expresses concern that too much reflexive worship of Obama, and a paucity of critical scrutiny of the Obama administration by progressives will inhibit real political … Continue reading

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CFP: Bruce Springsteen Symposium

I can’t pretend there is anything feminist or gender related about this, but, wow, a Bruce Springsteen Symposium!!!! More info here. This song got me through some rough days in the early 1980s: Maybe I should submit an abstract! –Ann … Continue reading

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“Obama Phenomena: Facets of a Historic Campaign.”

The University of Denver Law Review is pleased to announce the release of a special symposium edition, “Obama Phenomena: Facets of a Historic Campaign.”Co-sponsored by the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and Suffolk University School of Law, the … Continue reading

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Brittan Heller and Heide Iravani are awesome.

Brittan and Heide are two women, heavily victimized by AutoAdmit, who have been willing to stand and fight. An article about the AutoAdmit litigation called “Slimed Online” can be found here at Portfolio.com. Here is an excerpt: Autoadmit, like innumerable … Continue reading

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Does everything always have to be a competition?

Rather than simply publicizing the accomplishments of a group of women involved in technology, the website Fastcompany.com decided to compile a list of “The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0” The list compilers now say they “inadvertently” set off a … Continue reading

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“Whatever you think Suleman’s choices say about her, I know I’m a whole lot more disturbed by what the cruel, bigoted, violent responses to those choices say about our society.”

Kate Harding at Broadsheet wrote the first post about Nadya Suleman I’ve wanted to link to. The title of this post is her concluding sentence, and she speaks for me on this too. –Ann Bartow

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Sarah Haskins in Target Women: Online Dating

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World Pulse, a global media organization covering world issues through the eyes of women, has announced a call for applications for Voices of Our Future, a new international women’s correspondent network.

From UNIFEM: World Pulse, a global media organization covering world issues through the eyes of women, has announced a call for applications for Voices of Our Future, a new international women’s correspondent network. World Pulse publishes a print and electronic … Continue reading

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About 79 percent of human trafficking involves sex slavery while 18 percent covers forced or bonded labor, forced marriages and organ removal.

So says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in a new report that is available here. A press release providing an overview of the report can be found here.

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How to break up with a vegetarian on Valentine’s Day

Can’t beat this: Via.

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“UN Human Rights Council Urges Saudi Arabia to Give Women Rights”

From the Feminist Daily News: At a meeting late last week, members of the United Nations Human Rights Council urged Saudi Arabia to actively work to end pervasive human rights violations in the country, particularly those against women and children. … Continue reading

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Protect Same Sex Marriage

Information about the Courage Campaign here.

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Love to readers!

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“Law Professors Begin Feeling Economic Pinch”

Short ABA Law Journal story here. At South Carolina we have, unfortunately, been ahead of the curve on this. Salaries have been frozen, hiring has stopped, adjuncts have been laid off, and travel money has been eliminated for tenured professors, … Continue reading

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Here’s an idea for tomorrow

A Valentine’s Day gift for people who love to wash up.

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Department of: The Pornification of Everything

CLICK TO ENLARGE Taken in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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1959 TV Commercial Launching Barbie

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Indrani Sinha and Shamita Das Dasgupta, “Mothers for Sale: Women in Kolkata’s Sex Trade”

Can’t find a picture of the cover, or any place it is for sale online, but an interview of a sex worker by one of the authors is available here, at Women’s eNews.

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Great Feminist Take Down of Bill O’Reilly

Here.

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“Domestic Violence and Black Women’s Powerful Literary Telling”

Long and amazing post here at Like a Whisper.

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The Ugly Truth About Romantic Comedies

Amanda Marcotte has some interesting analysis here that was sparked by this:

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Are Women’s Armpits Stinkier?

That’s what one study concluded. No doubt deodorant companies will try to scare us into buying more product with this.

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John Min Kang, “Manliness and the Constitution”

Abstract: Much of the legal scholarship regarding gender focuses justifiably on discrimination against women; accordingly, if such scholarship does discuss men, it does so chiefly to illuminate the ways in which women have been oppressed by them. My article seeks … Continue reading

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Hermione Granger Fan Tributes

I posted seven here, just a fraction of what is available around the Internets. -Ann Bartow

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How long before the economic recession is labeled an evil plot by feminists?

Families which contain two adults who work outside the home often have a layer of economic security that two adult families with one “stay at home” partner do not have. So, on a micro level, everything feminists and our allies … Continue reading

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Best Post Featuring Presidential Cussing Ever

Here. The first comment is pretty good too.

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What if Ben & Jerry’s followed up “Yes Pecan” (a flavor celebrating President Obama’s inauguration) with a flavor commemorating the George W. Bush administration?

Here are some flavor suggestions: Grape Depression The Housing Crunch Abu Grape Cluster Fudge Nut’n Accomplished Iraqi Road Chock ‘n Awe WireTapioca Heck of a Job, Brownie! Neocon Politan Cookie D’oh! Nougalar Proliferation I broke the law and am responsible … Continue reading

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“Eliminating Racism: International Human Rights and the African American Community” – A Webinar Happening Thursday, February 12, 2009 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST

September 7, 2001 saw the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, one of the most remarkable international agreement to address the problem of racism and racial discrimination. The enormous potential of the document was overshadowed by several … Continue reading

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Julie Stubbs and Julia Tolmie, “Battered Women Charged with Homicide: Advancing the Interests of Indigenous Women”

Abstract: This article examines legal responses to women charged with a homicide offence arising from killing an abusive partner and reviews Australian cases over the period 1991-2007. We focus on cases involving Indigenous women due to their very substantial over-representation … Continue reading

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It’s a Bacon Link Offensive!

I know, I know, it’s sausage that comes in links, not bacon. Anyhoo, Scalzi’s written his own law: “Any conversation on the internet will eventually include bacon in some way. And then be forwarded immediately to John Scalzi.” Via Froomkin.

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Bad Habits

A 1954 scholastic “Psychology For Living Series” film meant to show the perils of poor “habit patterns” by castigating the hapless Barbara for every single thing she does, and relentlessly comparing her to perfect Helen.   The narration is pure … Continue reading

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Egypt Considering Tougher Sex-Harassment Law

From Women’s eNews: When Egypt’s new parliament convenes in early February, some members will be proposing a law to strengthen penalties against sexual offenders by increasing jail time and fines. The bill will also put more pressure on police to … Continue reading

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Hang in there, Justice Ginsburg

Our thoughts and warmest wishes are with you.

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