Author Archives: Bridget Crawford

New Health Law Blog: O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University has started a new blog (here). There have been a couple of posts in recent weeksthat might be of interest to readers of this blog. Drugs, Babies, Nursing … Continue reading →

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CFP: Wisconsin J of Law, Gender & Society: Recognizing and Correcting for Gender Bias

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the students at the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society, this call for participation/papers: When Gender Norms Become Law:Recognizing and Correcting for Gender Bias February 10, 2012 University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, Wisconsin We are seeking original … Continue reading →

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Hope Solo and Billie Jean King Both Dancing With Stars

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Hope Solo will appear on Dancing with the Stars and Billie Jean King will appear in a series of ads by the Arthritis Foundation endorsing exercise as a treatment for arthritis. Earlier this week, reps from Solo’s pro team, the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Special Issue on Gender and Political Transformation in Societies at War

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox, this CFP: Call for Papers – Special Issue on Gender and Political Transformation in Societies at War Deadline: January 1, 2012 The Journal of International Women Studies seeks manuscripts for a special issue on gender and … Continue reading →

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Swan on “A New Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations: Gender and Erotic Triangles in Lumley v. Gye”

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Sarah Swan (JSD Candidate, Columbia) has posted to SSRN her article, A New Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations: Gender and Erotic Triangles in Lumley v. Gye, forthcoming in the Harvard J. of L. & Gender. Here is the abstract: The … Continue reading →

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Why a Friend With Benefits is Complicated

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

“7 Reasons For Not Putting Your Friend’s Genitals in Your Mouth” renamed Why A Friend With Benefits is Complicated [renamed at the request of a gentle reader — 8/30/11] That’s [the deleted language is] the subject title of this post over … Continue reading →

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Martin Was Like Us (Kinda)

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

With the publicity over the new MLK memorial on the Washington Mall, several bloggers have weighed in with fresh reflections on King’s legacy. Over at The Negro Intellectual, there’s this thoughtful commentary (originally from January 2011) on some lesser- known images of Dr. … Continue reading →

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Sending Birthday Wishes in the Internet Age

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

The “HappyBirthday” extension for Facebook can automatically send messages to your “friends” on their birthdays. (See Lifehacker’s take here.) I like a good generic wish — heck, I bought stock in Hallmark earlier this summer. It’s a whole new robo-era. … Continue reading →

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Announcing The Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP Mailbox, this announcement of a new student-edited law journal at the University of Tennessee College of Law: The Editorial Board of The Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice (“RGSJ”) invites you to submit an article for … Continue reading →

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Gallery-Style Web Personality Quiz for Law Profs and Others

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

I’ve never enjoyed magazine-style personality quizzes or horoscopes, but I do have fond grade-school memories of “fortune tellers” made of folded paper, such as the one shown at right (image source: retrodundee, here). Nevertheless, I couldn’t resist Firefox’s Webify Me, … Continue reading →

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What’s Missing from “Sensitive-Soul” Hip Hop? Misogyny and …?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Here’s Mychal Denzel Smith’s take on the Canadian performer Drake: I can appreciate his attempts to disrupt the narrative of hyper-masculine posturing in hip-hop that often expresses itself in violent, sexist, and homophobic ways. But I make this concession on … Continue reading →

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“Brilliant” vs. “Beautiful” Babies: Guess Which Card is for the Girl?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Via Adriana Gardella (here) who conveys an apt critique in less than 140 characters: “Insidious greeting cards re: boys/girls.” -Bridget Crawford

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Stanford/Ms. Magazine Essay Contest on Iconic Covers

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University: Over the past forty years, Ms. Magazine has offered feminist reporting and perspectives on topics ranging from Marilyn Monroe to childbirth, from breast cancer to domestic violence. When the first … Continue reading →

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Impersonal Feminism: Review of Walby’s “The Future of Feminism”

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Jessica Crispin reviews The Future of Feminism by Sylvia Walby over at The Smart Set: If the future of feminism as outlined by Sylvia Walby is in government policy and on executive boards of corporations, I do wonder what the future … Continue reading →

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Hollywood, Historical Accuracy and the Civil Rights Era

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Writer Martha Southgate reviews the novel-now-movie The Help for EW.com. Here is an excerpt: Implicit in The Help and a number of other popular works that deal with the civil rights era is the notion that a white character is … Continue reading →

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Financial and Other Support Requested for Documentary Film Advocating Justice for Sex Trafficking Victims and Survivors

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Professor Kate Nace Day (Suffolk) was one of the organizers of the “Human Rights and Sex Trafficking” Film Forum, held last December in Cambridge, Massachusetts (previously blogged here and here). A collaborative team — including Professor Day, practicing lawyers, law students, … Continue reading →

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Masturbation and Female Empowerment in Photos (and the Law?)

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

In The New Republic Ruth Franklin asks, Is Female Masturbation Really the Last Sexual Taboo? That’s the title of her review of a book of photographs by Will Santillo called La Petite Morte: Female Masturbation, Fantasies and Orgasm (Taschen 2011). Open any … Continue reading →

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Spindelman on “Sexual Freedom’s Shadows”

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Marc Spindelman (Ohio State) has published his essay Sexual Freedom’s Shadows, 23 Yale J.L. & Feminism 179 (2011). It is both review of a book by Tim Dean called Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking (UChicago Press, 2009), … Continue reading →

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“What is Feminist About Open Access?”

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

That’s the title of this article by Carys Craig (Osgoode), Joseph Turcotte and Rosemary Coombe (York U.). Here is the abstract: In a context of great technological and social change, existing intellectual property regimes such as copyright must contend with … Continue reading →

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Two Perspectives on Feminism and the Legal Academy

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Two recently published pieces caught my eye, and might be interesting to read in tandem. The first is An Inconstant Affair: Feminism and the Legal Academy, by Margaret Thornton (Australian National University). Here is the abstract: Drawing on the Australian … Continue reading →

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Mészáros on “Young People Raping and Taping”

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

József Mészáros has posted to SSRN a working draft of his paper The New Pornographers: Neuroscience Justifies a Robust Regulatory Response to Young People Raping and Taping. Here is the abstract: An increase in the occurrence of young men participating … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts of Violence, Feminism and Law, Feminism and Medicine, Feminism and Science, Feminist Legal Scholarship | 1 Comment

Database of Laws Affecting Women

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

The World Bank’s Gender Law Library (here) looks as if it might be useful to researchers. Here’s the description: The Gender Law Library is a collection of national legal provisions impacting women’s economic status in 183 economies. The database facilitates … Continue reading →

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CFP: Third Biennial Literature and Law Conference – Deadline Jan. 13, 2012

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox, this CFP and Save the Date announcement: Save the Date/Call For Papers Third Biennial Literature and Law Conference Conference Date: TENTATIVE DATE March 30, 2012 (Friday). Please check conference website for confirmation of final conference date—this … Continue reading →

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Pay It Forward Via the Teaching Materials Network

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From Suzan Rozelle (Stetson), this announcement and reminder about the Teaching Materials Network: It’s that time of year again! Tell your colleagues (directly and by forwarding this to other listservs, blogs, etc., if you can) about the Teaching Materials Network, … Continue reading →

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Gender Differences in Taking Class Notes

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Over at the Legal Skills Prof Blog, James B. Levy (Nova) blogged (here) earlier this summer about this dissertation by Lindsay Reddington (Columbia, PhD.): Gender Difference Variables Predicting Expertise in Lecture Note-Taking. Here is the abstract: Lecture note-taking is an … Continue reading →

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CFP – Sexual Cultures: Theory, Practice, Research

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox, this CFP: SEXUAL CULTURES: THEORY, PRACTICE, RESEARCH This conference, co-hosted by the Onscenity Research Network and the Schools of Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University, will take place on April 20-22 2012 at Brunel University, … Continue reading →

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Facebook Posting as Indication of Legislative Intent? Robson on Injunction in Planned Parenthood v. Brownback

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Ruthann Robson blogs over (here) at Constitutional Law Profs about the decision in Planned Parenthood of Kansas v. Brownback. Here is an excerpt from Professor Robson’s post: In a Memorandum and Order today, Judge J. Thomas Marten of the United States District of … Continue reading →

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Forgiving Oneself Before Forgiving the Abuser: Healing and Domestic Violence

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Justice without forgiveness? Forgiveness without justice? Considering these questions in the context of domestic violence, to my mind, at least, both questions focus on the ability of the so called “bad actor” to receive or achieve forgiveness. But victims need … Continue reading →

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“Dangerously Straight”

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

The preferred shampoo of the religious right? -Bridget Crawford

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To Wax or Not to Wax?

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Call it willful blindness, but I hadn’t seen this 2007 article from the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal (Oxford University). Here is an excerpt from Severe Complications of a ‘Brazilian’ Bikini Wax: Waxing . . . is the most common method … Continue reading →

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Assisted Reproduction: A Man’s Perspective on that Small Room and Big Cup

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Paul Ford writes in The Age of Mechanical Reproduction (here) of his experiences with assisted reproductive technology and the quest to have a child via IVF: When I tell people what we are doing, they want to hear about the … Continue reading →

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Are 1/3 of Pornography Consumers Women?

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

As a counterpoint to the recent Newsweek story on “buying sex,” consider this (2009) Nielsen study, as reported by CNN: In the first three months of 2007, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, approximately one in three visitors to adult entertainment Web sites was female; during … Continue reading →

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Wealth Disparities by Race

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Today the Pew Research Center released its report, “Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Highs Between Whites, Blacks and Hispanics.” Here’s the summary: The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of … Continue reading →

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Nebraska Seeks 3 Tenure-Track Faculty Members

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From our friends at Nebraska, this Appointments notice: The University of Nebraska College of Law invites applications for three tenure-track faculty positions focusing on teaching in several areas, including telecommunications and cyber law, business associations as well as other transactional law … Continue reading →

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Safe, Reversible, Non-Surgical Male Contraception Coming to a Guy Near You

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

The New York Times reports today on “Scientific Advances on Contraceptive for Men.” Here is an excerpt: The most studied approach in the United States uses testosterone and progestin hormones, which send the body signals to stop producing sperm. While effective and safe … Continue reading →

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CFP – Critical Feminist Pedagogies: Towards an Education of Activism

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox, this call for papers: Southern Connecticut State University Women’s Studies Program presents the 9th Annual Graduate Conference Critical Feminist Pedagogies: Towards an Education of Activism Saturday, October 29, 2011 What is “feminist” education? How do you … Continue reading →

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Emens on Marriage and Naming Conventions: “A Simple Hyphen Will Do”

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Earlier this month, Elizabeth Emens (Columbia) published an op-ed “A Simple Hyphen Will Do” in the New York Times (here). Here is an excerpt: Will same-sex marriage help make straight marriage more equal? Here’s one concrete way it could. * … Continue reading →

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Conference Announcement, “Gender, Sexuality and Poverty,” March 31, 2012, Gettysburg College

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From Temma Berg (English, Gettysburg College), this “Save the Date” notice: Saturday, March 31, 2012 2012 Annual Women’s Studies Conference sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Consortium and the Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Programs of Dickinson College, Gettysburg College, and … Continue reading →

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Announcing “The Pluralist’s Guide to Philosophy”

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox: We’d like to announce a new source of information about philosophy departments in the United States, Canada and England: The Pluralist’s Guide to Philosophy, to be found here. This Guide is based on a survey of … Continue reading →

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Are Up to 80% of All Men “Buyers of Sex”? Please Let the Answer Be No

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From Newsweek, this article, “The John Next Door“: Men of all ages, races, religions, and backgrounds do it. Rich men do it, and poor men do it, in forms so varied and ubiquitous that they can be summoned at a … Continue reading →

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A Right to be a Parent? IVF in Israel

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Today’s New York Times has this interesting story on reproductive medicine in Israel. In “Where Families Are Prized, Help Is Free,” Dina Kraft reports: Jewish and Arab, straight and gay, secular and religious, the patients who come to Assuta Hospital … Continue reading →

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Not That Into You If …

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Woe unto she who is reading “Ten Ways to Tell He’s Just Not That Into You” (long story — don’t ask). Here’s one tidbit of advice: 90% Of The Time, You Call Him All relationships are built upon mutuality. It’s … Continue reading →

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Isn’t There a Better Way to Generate Interest in Women’s Soccer?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

If you’re following the Women’s World Cup, you may know that three members (L-R Elodie Thomas, Gaetane Thiney, and Corine Franco) of the French team posed for some for the German tabloid Bild under the heading, “Is this how we … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism and Sports | 3 Comments

Why Mothers (and Fathers) Need Childcare Options at Professional Meetings

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

I previously blogged here about the AALS decision to reinstate (temporarily) child care at the Annual Meeting. That decision is in response to multiple requests, most recently (and notably) from the Work-Life Committee of the AALS Section on Women in … Continue reading →

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CFP- “America’s Energy Plan: From Dinosaurs to the Next Generation-Evolution or Extinction”

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox, this notice and CFP from Thurgood Marshall Law Review: Thurgood Marshall Law Review Call For Papers and Proposals The Thurgood Marshall Law Review invites participation from scholars, researchers, and practitioners in its Symposium: America’s Energy Plan: … Continue reading →

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Roberta Romano on Research and Teaching in the Business-Law Related Area

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

One of the plenary sessions at the AALS Workshop on Women Rethinking Equality, June 21-22, 2011, was “Women as Scholars.” I was honored to participate in the panel discussion with several other great women. Roberta Romano (Yale; photo at right) … Continue reading →

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Ouellete’s “Bioethics and Disability: Toward a Disability-Conscious Bioethics”

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Alicia Ouellete (Albany) has published a new book, Bioethics and Disability: Toward a Disability-Conscious Bioethics, with Cambridge University Press. Here‘s the publisher’s description: Bioethics and Disability provides tools for understanding the concerns, fears, and biases that have convinced some people with disabilities … Continue reading →

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Nancy Levit, “Cutting Edge Scholarship and Tips on the Mechanics of Scholarly Productivity”

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Nancy Levit (UMKC) was one of the plenary speakers at the AALS Workshop on “Women Rethinking Equality” last month. During the panel on scholarship, she had some great comments that might be interesting for readers of this blog. Under Nancy’s … Continue reading →

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If I Think It’s Always Everyone Else’s Fault, Maybe It’s Mine

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

David Perlmutter writes in his Manage Your Career Column for the Chronicle (here; day passes available), “Admitting that a personal or personnel dispute is your fault is difficult—and near impossible for some people.” He breaks down five prototypical situations that might benefit from … Continue reading →

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Joslin on “Modernizing Divorce Jurisdiction”

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Courtney Joslin (UC Davis) has posted to SSRN her article Modernizing Divorce Jurisdiction: Same-Sex Couples and Minimum Contacts, __ B.U. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2011). Here is the abstract: There are tens of thousands of same-sex married couples in the … Continue reading →

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