Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Fawn Vrazo

If you are lucky enough to live in Philadelphia, you probably already know who Fawn Vrazo was. She “shared the heartaches and triumphs of her long struggle with breast cancer in a moving Inquirer series called ‘The Cancer Chronicles,’” and … Continue reading

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I Am Not a Ho Either, And I’m Shopping Scarlet

I don’t care if it is disloyal to my beloved Gamecocks; I’m buying some Rutgers Scarlet Knights shirts here and I’m going to wear them proudly. From this NYT story: … Racial comments by white entertainers and degrading racial and … Continue reading

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Christine Brennan, “Gender distinctions confine women’s basketball to 2nd-class status”

In a recent column, Christine Brennan wrote: The other night at the women’s Final Four, the Lady Vols won and the Lady Tigers lost. Earlier in the tournament, the Lady Rebels, Lady Bears and Lady Wolfpack bowed out. The Lady … Continue reading

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Well, Those “ReputationDefender” Guys Certainly Are Well Connected, Anyway

I’ve already noted that for profit start up “ReputationDefender” management managed to get itself featured in stories in the Washington Post (here and here), and in basically an unpaid (I assume) commercial on NPR. The ReputationDefender homepage touts this media … Continue reading

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Reasons I Love Being A Law Professor, A Continuing Series

Today’s Illustrated Installment: Unlike my neighbor, who works for a florist, I don’t have to dress up in a bunny costume and drive around delivering Easter bouquets. –Ann Bartow

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Congratulations to Mary Dudziak!

She is a 2007 Guggenheim Fellow!

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THERE’S NO CRYING IN LAW SCHOOL!

The inquiry recently posted by Nate Oman at Concurring Opinions and re-posted at Feminist Law Profs about part-time employment possibilities for lawyers made me think of the scene in A League of Their Own in which the manager of the … Continue reading

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That Career-Killing Culture of Life

A record 4,901 pregnancy discrimination complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2006. Medical News Today reports: The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday examined pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, which some federal officials say is not uncommon. … Continue reading

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Women Should Patronize Pedicabs Because Otherwise They Might Step In Gum With Their High Heels, Or Get Grabbed By Predators

Do I make this stuff up? No I do not: Pedicabs steering into Columbia, by Jason Ryan After a hard week’s work, many of Columbia’s young professionals want a hard night out. That means weekends traipsing between watering holes and … Continue reading

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Lighting Up The Screen?

CNN is replacing their anchors on CNN American Morning. Soledad O’Brian is losing her anchor position, and is getting replaced by Kiran Chetry, who formerly appeared on the Fox News Channel. CNN President Jonathan Klein reportedly said, “One look at … Continue reading

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“Wal-Mart changes corporate birth control policy: EC will be dispensed without discrimination or delay”

Per Planned Parenthood’s blog “Save Roe!”: Wal-Mart has signed onto Planned Parenthood’s pharmacy policy on emergency contraception (EC), also known as the “morning-after pill.” This means that Wal-Mart will provide EC in-store, without delay. Over the past few years, Wal-Mart … Continue reading

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Jane Austen Collectible Toys

These are a little weird: Jane Austen Action Figure Jane Austen Plush Doll The same vender offers a Jane Austen Finger Puppet as well, but that COMPLETELY freaks me out, especially the product description, which states: As magnificent of a … Continue reading

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Feminism at Duke

Or lack thereof? This student newspaper column, entitled Va-va-voom, that appeared in the Duke Chronicle, is a little confusing in places perhaps, but it sure didn’t warrant some of those appended comments. Ick.

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Annals of Anti-LGBT Encounters

Paum Spaulding asked readers to describe memorable Anti-LGBT encounters both at Pam’s House Blend and at Pandagon. The comments her query elicited are educational as well as alarming.

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Joan Heminway Is Smiling This Morning!

Just in case you haven’t seen her license plate, let me tell you, she is a huge Lady Vols fan!

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G. Kristian Miccio, “What’s Truth Got To Do With It? A Deontological Critique and Response to Tom Lininger’s Article ‘Reconceptualizing Confrontation After Davis.'”

Below is the introduction: Let me begin by saying that I enjoyed Professor Lininger’s article and found the recommendations aspirational and noteworthy. Let me also say that while I use the term”deontological”in my title, this Essay has nothing to do … Continue reading

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Massachusetts’ governor Deval Patrick orders state officials to record the marriages of 26 out-of-state gay couples whose unions were blocked by his predecessor, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Story here. Blogitorial reaction here.

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Sex Trafficking in Pakistan and in South Carolina

NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof writes today (behind the Times Select firewall) about sex slavery in Pakistan, observing that “…neo-slavery is the plight of millions of girls and young women (and smaller numbers of boys) around the world, particularly in Asia. … Continue reading

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“Sexy Feminisms”

Atlantis 31.2 – “Sexy Feminisms? Trans-Formations in Feminist Sexuality Studies After QueerTheory.” Guest edited by Susanne Luhmann and Rachel Warburton *order your copy at www.msvu.ca/atlantis From the issue website: This issue poses Sexy Feminisms as a question so as to … Continue reading

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Part Time Lawyering?

At Concurring Opinions Nate Oman writes: Recently one of my students asked me a question that I am embarrassed to say I don’t know the answer to. Maybe there isn’t one. She explained to me that she would like to … Continue reading

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ASWAT – An Organization of Palestinian Gay Women

ASWAT’s website is here. ASWAT recently held a conference, discussed here. Via Women’s Space/The Margins, where there is more information.

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Abortion Rights in Mexico

This International Herald Tribune article reports: Dominated by liberals, Mexico City’s legislature is expected to legalize abortion in a few weeks. The bill would make this city one of the largest entities in Latin America to break with a long … Continue reading

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The “New Face of Maytag”

Why is the Maytag Repairperson always a middle-aged white guy? And, see also.

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Ms. JD Conference

I spent last Saturday at the Yale Law School attending Legally Female, the first conference sponsored by Ms. JD. It was a terrific experience in many ways, as one would expect from a gathering of feminist law students. I’ll write … Continue reading

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Bill Of Rights Pared Down To A Manageable Six

WASHINGTON, DC:Flanked by key members of Congress and his administration, President Bush approved Monday a streamlined version of the Bill of Rights that pares its 10 original amendments down to a “tight, no-nonsense” six. As supporters look on, Bush signs … Continue reading

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Links!

“Reporting on Feminism and Health” at Echidne of the Snakes. “Girls in North Dakota = Chattel” at Bitch, Ph.D. “Zines: For When Mainstream Media Lets us Down” at the f-word “That’s Some Gaydar!” by Diane E. Dees at the Mojo … Continue reading

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Diane Patrick

Diane Patrick is a partner at a large law form in Boston, and is also married to Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachausetts. The Boston Globe has recently reported that she is suffering from depression. Kudos to her for acknowledging this … Continue reading

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The “Sunsilk Haircare Company” STINKS!

Because of this, and also this. Ugh.

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Race, Class, Gender, Disability and Prostitution, All In One Sad and Awful Local News Story

“Immigration officials are searching for a Mexican national they say forced young Mexican women : including a 14-year-old girl and a 19-year-old deaf woman : to work as prostitutes in Columbia [South Carolina], sometimes servicing up to 40 clients a … Continue reading

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Like To Keep Potable Fluids Handy? How About Footy?

It’s The Dram Sandal!

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Ria Cortesio: First Female MLB Umpire (In A Very Long Time)?

According to this blog post: Thursday, March 29, at about 2:00 p.m, central time, Ria Cortesio will step into position on the first base line in Phoenix, Arizona, and she will do something that no woman has done since March … Continue reading

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Still More About Misogyny and Blogging

Kathy Sierra’s story, as discussed here, has generated a variety of blogospheric responses, such as this post at Pandagon, and this post at Mathewingram.com and this post at BlogHer, and this post at Odd Time Signatures. Tech blogger Robert Scoble … Continue reading

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This Campaign Button For Hillary Clinton: Funny, Or Not?

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Did You Know That The Late And Much Missed Ann Richards Once Had To Submit To An Airport Crotch Inspection?

Watch her discuss it here. She describes it very humorously, but having been pinched and prodded and grouped at airports a fair amount myself, it didn’t make me laugh much. Once when I was flying to Atlanta and back just … Continue reading

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More About Blogging and Misogyny

This time it’s threats, including death threats, against a female blogger, as reported by the BBC News: Prominent blogger Kathy Sierra has called on the blogosphere to combat the culture of abuse online. It follows a series of death threats … Continue reading

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Susan Franck, “Empirically Evaluating Claims About Investment Treaty Arbitration”

Here is the abstract: With the blossoming of empirical legal scholarship, there is an increased appreciation for the insights it offers issues of international importance. One area that can benefit from such enquiry is the resolution of disputes from investment … Continue reading

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“Anonymous Women”

Audrey Mantey has a powerful post at Insurgent American, an excerpt of which follows: The last time I attended CPR training, I walked out partway through the session and didn’t return. We were told ahead of time that we’d be … Continue reading

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“Get Happy In The Skin You’re In”

So says Joy Nash in “A Fat Rant.”

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The South Carolina Senate Is Losing Its Only Female Lawmaker

Last year the only women holding a state-wide office stepped down. Next year the S.C. Senate may be all male as well. According to this article, this hasn’t happened since 1979. According to the same article: Nationally, women make up … Continue reading

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Viewers Deeply Offended By Women With Bad Manners?

View the commercial here. According to Adrants: Ignoring the “don’t talk with your mouth full” childhood rule, KFC is running a commercial to promote its Zinger Chicken Salads in the UK showing call center workers singing with their mouths full. … Continue reading

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Coke v. Long Island Care at Home

The NYT has a decent story about this case that will soon be heard by the Supreme Court, in which Evelyn Coke is challenging provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act that exempt home health care aides from federal minimum … Continue reading

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“Germany Cites Koran in Rejecting Divorce”

From the NYT: A German judge has stirred a storm of protest here by citing the Koran in turning down a German Muslim woman’s request for a fast-track divorce on the ground that her husband beat her. In a remarkable … Continue reading

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“In short, saying that Brizendine’s claims about sex differences in language are not exactly scientific gives “not exactly” a bad name.”

From Three Quarks Daily: … by a unanimous vote, this year’s Becky [awarded to the promulgater of the single most ridiculous or misleading bit of linguistic nonsense that somebody manages to put over in the media] goes to the psychiatrist … Continue reading

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“Letter to the Editor” re: Upcoming Pornography Conference

(NB: information about the referenced conference is here) Letter to the Editor Regarding Feminist Anti-Porn Conference We read the agenda and overview for the”Pornography and Pop Culture: Reframing Theory, Re-Thinking Activism”Conference, which is scheduled from March 23-25, 2007 at Wheelock … Continue reading

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“The Horrifying Honaker Nomination”

Guest (re)post by Sharon Breitweiser, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wyoming: Talk about a blast from the past… President Bush is at it again, this time in my own backyard. I swear, nothing this administration does surprises me anymore, yet … Continue reading

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“The Private War of Women Soldiers”

Read this article at Salon, by Helen Benedict, and consider how men who rape fellow soldiers are likely to be treating Iraqis. Here is an excerpt: As thousands of burned-out soldiers prepare to return to Iraq to fill President Bush’s … Continue reading

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Two Women Working in Bar Foil Likely Rape Attempt

From the SF Chron: It looked for all the world as if the couple on a date — he was darkly handsome and a little older than the pretty, petite blonde with the Russian accent — were having a great … Continue reading

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This Is Very Difficult To Read And Absorb

Yahoo News reports: Sudanese women to be stoned for adultery: Amnesty Two Sudanese women have been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery after a trial in which they had no lawyer and which used Arabic, not their first language, … Continue reading

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Deana Pollard, “Sex Torts”

The abstract: Intentional tort law generally protects personal autonomy and self-determination vigorously by requiring fair disclosure before consent to physical contact is considered voluntary and valid. A glaring exception exists relative to consent to sexual relations. Although American law historically … Continue reading

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CFP: Fourth Annual Gloucester Summer Legal Conference

LAW AND JUSTICE IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION Marking the 200th Anniversary of Britain’s Abolition of the Slave Trade (1807) Gloucester, England July 19-21, 2007 Sponsored by: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law University of Gloucestershire Central Gloucester Initiative We … Continue reading

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