Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Green Bagels For Breakfast!

Today I joined thousands of friends and neighbors in running the 5K Get To The Green! My time was not bad for a middle aged law prof (1,041st place, but come on, this is a college town!) and I’ve earned … Continue reading

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“The 10 Worst Products For Men Ever Created” And They Weren’t Created By Feminists, Either!

Here at The Art of Manliness. Scary what men will inflict on each other.

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New Law Firm Partners Are Mostly Male

Story at “Above the Law” (which happily seems to have stopped with the “hotties” contests), and see also.

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There Is No “Normal”

Because everything about you requires fixing. Or you could just give up, and spend the money and time you save on books and music.

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“Right of Publicity” Law Exam Question of the Damnably Damned

Seriously creepy stuff.

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“Women in Law and Religion” International Summmer School at the U of Siena

My name is Pasquale Annicchino and I’m a junior fellow at the Law and Religion programme at the University of Siena in Italy. I wanted to signal for the Feministlawprofs blog our International Summmer School. With the present I would … Continue reading

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“Strip tease: Gay characters find home in comics”

Here at SFGate.com.

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“Picturing Women”

Picturing Women explores how women are figured, fashioned, turned into portraits, and told about in words and pictorial narrative.

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Food Court Musical

Can I get a napkin, please?

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“Your Silence Will Not Protect You”

A powerful call at “Diary of An Anxious Black Woman” to get radical about HIV/AIDS. Below is a short excerpt: … Unlike gay men in the ’80s, who broke the silences surrounding their sexuality – promoting condom use through newsletters … Continue reading

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“A children’s advocacy group wants to keep a children’s hospital from putting clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch’s name on a new emergency room.”

From CNN: … Abercrombie, known for its racy marketing campaigns aimed at teenagers, has pledged $10 million toward the construction of the emergency department at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. The Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood on Tuesday urged … Continue reading

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As Echidne Notes, It’s A Historical Day, Though Some Grammarians Might Argue That It Is Actually An Historical Day

Because it is so brief, I can’t really excerpt Echidne’s post, so read it here. (On the grammar point, read this (#4).) –Ann Bartow

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“A man accused of using a camera to take pictures under the skirt of an unsuspecting 16-year-old girl at a Tulsa store did not commit a crime, a state appeals court has ruled.”

That’s the first sentence of an article from Fox News (yes, I know, sorry) entitled “Court Drops Case of ‘Peeping Tom’ in Target; Says Victim Was Not in Private Place”, here’s the rest: The state Court of Criminal Appeals voted … Continue reading

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A diagram of the New Sins

From Indexed! BBC account of the New Sins here.

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Melissa Farley and Victor Malarek, “The Myth of the Victimless Crime”

NYT Op-Ed, accessible here.

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“Law School Progress, In a Nutshell”

Not really a fan of the Nutshell horn books, (a sentiment I once inadvertently expressed to a colleague who had authored one, whoops), but this post comprehensively captures the law school experience with impressive brevity. And, see also. –Ann Bartow

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Law Firm Produces Sexual Harassment “Emergency Reaction” Flash Card.

Somehow it makes me want to Heimlich.

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If Lucas Had Given Darth Vader A Love Interest.

Sadly, that’s almost certainly what the uniform would have looked like…

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“Oral sex-related cancer at 30-year high”

From New Scientist: The incidence of oral cancer due to a virus transmitted during oral sex has increased steeply over the last 30 years, according to research in the US. And scientists relate this trend to changes in people’s sexual … Continue reading

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Dina Matsos Has A Lot Of Compassion

Unlike Matt Lauer, sheesh.

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“The National Urban League’s 2008 Report, The State of Black America, Recommends a Blueprint for Economic Equality to Close Gaps Between Blacks and Whites. The Voices of Black Women are Heard in this Year’s Report.”

Press release here. Executive Summary here. Information about obtaining the full report here. Via Womenstake.

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Barbara Seaman

Seaman died on 2/27/08. From Women’s Enews: Barbara Seaman always believed that women knew more about their bodies than male doctors did. As a young mother in the 1950s, she made the revolutionary decision to breastfeed her child at a … Continue reading

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“Eliot Spitzer – Tied to Prostitution? The Boys Versus The Girls”

According to the Associated Press, New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer is reported to be or have been a client of a”high-end prostitution ring called Emperors Club VIP.” This morning, Governor Spitzer publicly apologized to his family and the public,”but … Continue reading

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June Carbone, “Age Matters: Class, Family Formation, and Inequality,” forthcoming in the Santa Clara Law Review

Abstract: Age matters. It matters legally – in giving consent for a contract, a marriage or enlistment in the armed forces. It matters practically – for renting a car, securing favorable insurance rates, choosing a date. It certainly matters biologically … Continue reading

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Crafters’ Corner: “Give an old Mac new life by turning it into an iWipe”

Full instructions here, where the iWipetrepreneur notes: One of my co-workers was giving away and old Atari 800XL and Macintosh SE case. He had been planning to do a mini-ITX project, but had never gotten around to it. Always wanting … Continue reading

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“Hit or Miss – Women’s Rights and the Millennium Development Goals”

ActionAid’s new report shows that promises made by the world’s governments to tackle poverty are failing to deliver because the basic rights of women in the developing world are being ignored. Related research reports are available here.

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Guest Post: A United Nations committee expressed concern about “wide racial disparities” in sexual and reproductive health in the United States.

It’s not every day that the United States is reprimanded on the international stage for racial discrimination. And it’s certainly not every day that part of the charges includes discrimination against women of color in the area of reproductive health … Continue reading

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“The men who were tested were over twice as likely to steal the lost wallets then the women who were tested.”

That’s one conclusion from an experiment described at wallettest.com. Score another one for difference feminism?

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Maple-Bacon Lollipops

No, they aren’t produced in South Carolina, but thanks for asking. Here’s what the vender says about them: The salty chunks of bacon make a delicious and unique counterpoint to the subtle sweetness of the maple, and oh, yeah- you’ll … Continue reading

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Probably Shouldn’t Find This Funny…

But I do.

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Candace Parker hit a jumper with 1:57 left that put Tennessee ahead to stay, and the No. 3 Lady Vols won their record 13th SEC title and third in four years by beating No. 7 LSU 61-55 Sunday night.

If it couldn’t be the “Lady Cocks” (yes, I know, ugh), then I’m glad it was the Lady Vols. The awesome Joan Heminway is smiling, no doubt!

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Dora The Explorer Aquapet

A collector’s item, apparently. Via Jezebel.

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Too Bad They Are Made By American Apparel

From here. Concerns about American Apparel here.

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“Hammer time for the Screwdriver”

I’m pretty sure this is satire.

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Columbia SC passes ordinances prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing.

From here: Columbia, South Carolina on Wednesday became the first municipality in the state to enact laws protecting gays and transgendereds.   City Council voted unanimously to pass the ordinances prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender … Continue reading

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How Not To Bring A Sexual Harassment Claim

According to the 8th Circuit: To establish a prima facie hostile work environment claim, a plaintiff must prove: (1) that she was a member of a protected group; (2) the occurrence of unwelcome harassment; (3) a causal nexus between the … Continue reading

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Feminist Post Card Art Project

Antigone Magazine is launching a Feminist Postcard art project and fundraiser but instead of asking what your secrets are, we want to know what your Dreams for Women are. What are your own dreams for yourself, your friends, your sisters, … Continue reading

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“A Connecticut High School Student used vulgar slang on an Internet blog which was sent from her personal computer while at home. Specifically, she criticized the administration by saying “Jamfest is canceled due to douchebags in central office.” The school, in turn, refused to allow plaintiff to run for re-election as class secretary. She then won with write in ballots, but was not allowed to serve.”

Read more here.

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Guest post by the authors of”The New Feminized Majority”

From the FLP mailbox, at their request, a guest post by the authors:   Primary Battles Prove Feminized Values to be Defining Element of 2008 Presidential Race By Katherine Adam and Charles Derber As Democrats come closer to choosing their … Continue reading

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Helen Keller With Anne Sullivan in 1888

From here.

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In Wyoming Sisterhood is Powerful…

… as relayed by the NYT. Below is an excerpt: … Here in a state with the highest gap in the nation between a woman’s wage and a man’s, and a divorce rate 30 percent above the national average, some … Continue reading

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Is Someone Lying? Or Do I Need Glasses?

Giant Supposedly Liberal blog Daily Kos has leveled a pretty serious charge at the Clinton campaign staff – that they made Obama look “blacker” in a commercial, which features a clip from one of the debates. The Kos post is … Continue reading

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A Quick Appreciation of Janis Ian

1. At Seventeen. (There’s another clip from 1976 here.) 2. Society’s Child. 3. On the Other Side. 4. These Boots Are Made For Walking. 5. In Black and White. 6. Married In London. If you only have time to watch … Continue reading

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The Second Carnival Against Pornography and Prostitution

Here, at The Burning Times.

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“Viola’s Bookshelf is a new project blog dedicated to publishing altered out of copyright, or creative commons licensed fiction, where the character’s genders have been reversed. The idea behind this is to help provide an understanding of gender construction in fiction and to an extent in everyday life.”

Viola’s Bookshelf is here. Via Hoyden About Town. Once electronic textbooks are more usable and adaptable, it would be interesting to do some gender bending of the language of judicial opinions, to see if holdings, and the rules derived from … Continue reading

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International Women’s Day 2008 is March 8th

More here. Recommended related post: The Big Picture at Agricultural Law

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On Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, the CUNY School of Law and the Center for Diversity in the Legal Profession will host the 2008 Haywood Burns Conference: “Teaching Law in a Multi-cultural, Multi-lingual Context”

Among the topics to be presented: Providing access and diversity through Pipeline programs * The immigrant experience in law school * Understanding the multiplicity of”cultures”within law students * Clinical approaches to multiculturalism from the perspective of faculty, student, and client … Continue reading

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Fact and Fiction, Authenticity and Stories of Oppression

As you might already be aware if you’ve seen the NYT, “Margaret B. Jones” lied about her background. She grew up wealthy, rather than poor. Her self-reported escapades and good deeds were lies. And a Holocaust memoir published in 1997,”Misha: … Continue reading

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Hunter College Allows Marketing Group To Impose Phony Course On Faculty And Students

From this article at Inside Higher Ed: … At Hunter College of the City University of New York, some professors are asking those questions : and a Faculty Senate committee is considering a formal complaint about violations of academic freedom … Continue reading

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“Unapologetically Harriet, the Misfit Spy”

if you missed the story on Morning Edition, listen or read here.

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