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Author Archives: Ann Bartow
Interview With Catharine MacKinnon
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Eugene Volokh Defends Female-Free Federalist Society Events
Here. No wonder he has to pose all his questions about menstruation on his blog. –Ann Bartow Update: A telling exchange culled from the comments: David Bernstein wrote: Unlike most Fed Society events, the panels at the Bork event were … Continue reading
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Apparently South Carolina Is A Girl State
Here are the lyrics to the Official Song of the State of South Carolina: Carolina Written by Henry Timrod Composed by Anne Custis Burgess Hold up the glories of thy dead; Say how thy elder children bled, And point to … Continue reading
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Sometimes Nora Wants A Penis
Read this Mimi Smartypants post for the details.
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Adult Entertainment, The Movie
Watch a preview here or here. Here’s a short synopsis: Award-winning director Lance Tracy balances science with humor to create a documentary about the effects of porn that is informative, compelling, and unsettling. Tracy conducts an experiment with 3 on-camera … Continue reading
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Feminist Law Profs and Friends Meet-up at Law & Society
E-mail me for details! –Ann Bartow
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“Hairy Legs and All”
From Skirt: Last year on a trip to New York, during which I forgot my trusty Venus Divine triple-blade lady razor with the smooth strip and had to choose whether or not to use the hotel-provided single blade disposable (which … Continue reading
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“African Writing Online”
“Many literatures, one voice.” Check it out here!
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Failed Massachusetts bar applicant sues bar examiners over test question on gay marriage
From the National Law Journal: A Massachusetts bar examination applicant who claims he failed the test because he didn’t answer a question about homosexual marriage and parenting is suing the test administration agency, the state Supreme Judicial Court and four … Continue reading
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The Four Basic Guidelines of Blogging…
Via Mary Dudziak, who writes: I was a little sheepish about mentioning to anyone at my press that I have a blog. I was afraid the reaction might be like that of my 16-year-old daughter, who, upon hearing that I … Continue reading
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Certain Men On The Left Will Pornify Anything
Does this picture say “Impeach Cheney” to you? Update: See also. NB: The photo of the woman has been removed from the site. As a commenter noted, it was the correct thing to do, but some sort of acknowledgment that … Continue reading
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Couldn’t The Federalist Society Find A Woman Who Would Say Nice Things About Robert H. Bork?
I guess not! As Eric Muller notes, though, there might have been some female servers at the luncheon. –Ann Bartow Update: Eric Muller notices yet another all male Federalist Society event. Update 2: Mary Dudziak notes: “It looks as if … Continue reading
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“Operation Save America Storms Alabama: This is Not the Civil Rights Movement”
Andrea Lynch has a post at RH Reality Check that describes in chilling detail efforts to close an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama.
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The Twelve Most Segregated Cities In The U.S.
Rachel at Rachel’s Tavern proposes this list based on her analysis of US Census data: Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Newark Cincinnati Buffalo-Niagara Falls New York Chicago Philadelphia (tie) New Orleans and Kansas City Only one Southern city, and none … Continue reading
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More About Blogging While Female
Jenn at Reappropriate has an interesting post here. Below is an excerpt: …The intolerance towards female bloggers, therefore, is not just a disincentive towards female participation online, but it is an attack on feminism, itself. What male aggressors promote by … Continue reading
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“Study: Women don’t talk more than guys” (Plus Pithy Update On NYT Lies!)
From Yahoo News: Another stereotype : chatty gals and taciturn guys : bites the dust. Turns out, when you actually count the words, there isn’t much difference between the sexes when it comes to talking. A team led by Matthias … Continue reading
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Analytic Gap In U.S. Department of State’s Human Trafficking Report: Condoleeza Rice Doesn’t Seem To Care About Adults Forced Into Pornography
The DoS’s June 2007 “Trafficking In Persons” Report notes that trafficked women and children are victims of “commercial sexual exploitation,” reporting at page 10: Annually, according to U.S. Government-sponsored research completed in 2006, approximately 800,000 people are trafficked across national … Continue reading
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Third Radical Feminist Carnival
Up at Stanselen.
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Carissa Byrne Hessick “Violence between Lovers, Strangers, and Friends”
The abstract: The conventional wisdom in criminal law is that violence between strangers is a more serious crime than violence between individuals who know one another. When asked about their crime concerns, most people respond that they fear becoming the … Continue reading
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Sing It!
This, of course. See you Thursday. –Ann Bartow
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“Because I Am A Girl”
Eponymous website here. Project description here, which notes: Because I am a Girl: The State of the World’s Girls, is the first in a series of global reports on girls to be published over the next nine years by Plan. … Continue reading
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Derrida Papers Sexual Harassment Controvery Posts Draw Comments
Posts about the Derrida controversy can be read here, here and here. Comments these posts have drawn over the past few days include: Name: ego2alternative | E-mail: [redacted] | IP: [redacted] | Date: June 29, 2007 You may wish to … Continue reading
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CFP: Woman and Violence
The Institute for Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia is organizing an annual conference on the status and concerns of Women and Girls in Georgia. The theme of the inaugural conference, to be held in Athens October 12-14, 2007, … Continue reading
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Sunstein on Gender Equality & Freedom of Religion
Here is the abstract: When, if ever, is it legitimate for law to ban sex discrimination by religious institutions? It is best to approach this question by noticing that most of the time, ordinary civil and criminal law are legitimately … Continue reading
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Back From a Fantastic Trip to Israel
I had the great pleasure of traveling to Israel and presenting a paper at this terrific conference, plus I fit in a fair bit of sightseeing. If you ever get the chance to travel to Israel, go! I’m very glad … Continue reading
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ABA Proposal Threatens Diversity In Legal Education
The ABA has put out a story on the “ABA Newsroom” section of its web site titled “ABA Legal Education Section Publishes Proposed Interpretation of Bar Passage Standard for Approval of Law Schools.” In the 5th paragraph, Council of Legal … Continue reading
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Copyright Law and Pornography
Until 1979, copyright protection was effectively unavailable for “obscene” pornography. Then in Mitchell Bros. Film Group v. Cinema Adult Theater, 604 F.2d 852 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 917 (1979) and Jartech, Inc. v. Clancy, 666 F.2d 403 (9th … Continue reading
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Effects of Anonymity
Read Deindividuation and Seung Hui Cho at The Situationist. Below is an excerpt: Phil Zimbardo, in his great book, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil, describes”how a simple change in one’s external appearance can trigger dramatic changes … Continue reading
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Two Posts Elsewhere To Read Congruently
“Why ‘Hey Baby!’ Is A Big Deal” by Ann Friedman at Feministing, and “Precis of the Day: Vicki Schultz, The Sanitized Workplace” by Belle Lettre at Law and Letters.
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Summer Slow Down
I’m traveling, with only sporadic Internet access. Apologies that comments are slow to post and e-mails don’t get answered promptly. –Ann Bartow
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“PS2, because your girlfriend bores you shitless”.
That’s the terminal tag line (see bottom right hand corner) for these ads for Sony Playstation 2: Via the f-word. –Ann Bartow
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Maybe They Should Just Change The Name To Male Law School?
So last year’s list of YLS visitoring law profs was 90% male. According to Leiter, this is the 2007-08 roster: Yale Law School William LaPiana (New York Law Sch.) Mitchel Lasser (Cornell University) Thomas Merrill (Columbia University) Theodore Ruger (University … Continue reading
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“Suddenly, the abstinence-only movement cares about facts?”
That’s the title of a very informative post by Ann Friedman at Feminsting about errors in sex education programs.
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DJGLP PUBLISHES “GENDER, SEXUALITY & THE MILITARY”
From the FLP mailbox: “The Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy is proud to announce the publication of its latest issue, “Gender, Sexuality & the Military.”… “Gender, Sexuality & the Military” explores such timely topics as the exemption of … Continue reading
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Great Links!
“Fangirl Geekery” at One Good Thing. “Two Medical Truths” at Doctor Mama. “A Shameful Confession” at A Gentleman’s C. “We’d Chew Off One of Our Own Legs If We Thought We Could Be a Manager” at Rate Your Students. “Letter … Continue reading
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Susan F. Feiner and Drucilla K. Barker, “The Dickensian World of Micro-Finance: Grameen May Not Be So Good for Women After All”
You can read this interesting essay on microcredit programs here. Below is an excerpt: … The evidence on whether microcredit can empower women is inconclusive. According to the World Bank, because microcredit gives women more control over household assets and … Continue reading
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“A Nebraska judge bans the word rape from his courtroom.”
Read Dahlia Lithwick’s article, “Gag Order” at Slate for the details. Twisty has some related commentary at IBTP. And, see also.
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“It’s different for girls: the importance of recognizing and incorporating equality in discussions of Internet speech”
Read Jennifer Barrigar’s essay here at “On the Identity Trail”.
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Scottsboro and Duke
This WJS op-ed analogizes the Duke Lacrosse rape allegations to the “Scottsboro Boys” case in Depression era Alabama. Corey Rayburn Yung has a reaction here, at Sex Crimes.
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“Fired Wal-Mart pharmacist awarded $2M”
From Yahoo News: A pharmacist who claimed she was fired by Wal-Mart after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues has won a nearly $2 million award against the retail giant. A Berkshire Superior Court jury concluded … Continue reading
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Brenda V. Smith, “Sexual Abuse of Women in United States Prisons: A Modern Corollary of Slavery”
Here is the abstract: This paper addresses the sexual abuse of women in custody as a more contemporary manifestation of slavery and discusses the congruencies and the differences that exist between the sexual abuse of women in custody and slavery. … Continue reading
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Overheard Conversations
At a banquet: Person A: What IS this? It kind of tastes like grits. Person B: I think it is polenta. Person A: What is polenta? Person B: Italian grits. At a private residence: Person A: What’s you cat’s name? … Continue reading
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Some Second Wave Classics
Via Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog: Sexual Politics, Kate Millet (1968) The Politics of Housework, Pat Mainardi (1970 ) Feminism Old Wave and New Wave, Ellen Dubois (1971) Why I Want A Wife, Judy Syfers (1971) The BITCH Manifesto, Jo … Continue reading
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Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, Volume 15, No 3
Here is the TOC: Articles The Parentage Puzzle: The Interplay Between Genetics, Procreative Intent, and Parental Conduct in Determining Legal Parentage Deborah H. Wald, Esq. “Not Quite One Gender or the Other”: Marriage Law and the Containment of Gender Trouble … Continue reading
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Interview With Jill Morrison of the National Women’s Law Center
Read it here, at the Center for New Words.
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Freebie Ad For AT&T’s Ten Dollars Per Month DSL
Haven’t heard about AT&T’s bargain ten dollars per month DSL? The Consumerists theorizes this is because AT&T doesn’t want you to know about it: As part of a concession made to the FCC in order to get its mitts on … Continue reading
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Victoria Springer, “Reason, Resources, and Wrongful Life: Using Social Psychological Models of Health and Evolutionary Theory to Assess Behavioral Claims in Wrongful Life Litigation”
Here is the abstract: The central behavioral claim in Wrongful Life actions is that a mother would have chosen to have a therapeutic abortion rather than given birth to a severely impaired child. Wrongful Life actions are brought by or … Continue reading
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“…you can use sex to sell jewelry and cars, but you can’t use sex to sell condoms.”
That’s the title of a post I have up at Prawfsblawg, where I am guesting through the end of this week. Happy to read responses here, there, or anywhere; a focus on issues rather than scathing personal attacks is always … Continue reading
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“Would Billie Holiday Win American Idol If She Were Still Alive?”
That is a question Anxious Black Woman ponders here.
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Monday Morning, Illustrated
Someone who can draw needs to do the law school adaptation of this cartoon.
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