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Author Archives: Bridget Crawford
Moneyball Comes to Women’s Collegiate Sports
The Penn State women’s volleyball team has a 98-game winning streak. The only longer winning streak in NCAA Division I history is the Miami (Florida) men’s tennis tam that won 137 consequtive matches from 1957 to 1964. Coach Russ … Continue reading
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“The Couch of Restitution” (Or, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea vs. The Devil in Miss Jones)
In a previous blog (feels like ages ago:I really must get out from under this blizzard of work!) I discussed the alienation of various aspects of human capacities and attributes, among them the sale of sexual services and the sale … Continue reading
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Gay Marriage Bill Defeated in NY State
This afternoon, the New York State Senate rejected a bill that would make same-sex marriage legal in the State of New York. The New York Times has coverage here. It may be because I live in the (presumed-to-be) liberal Borough … Continue reading
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Alliance for Justice Requests Support for Dawn Johnsen
Via Shaun Shaughnessy, this request from Nan Aron at the Alliance for Justice: Alliance for Justice has been asked to circulate a national sign-on letter in support of the nomination of Dawn Johnsen to lead the Department of Justice’s Office … Continue reading
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Guest Blogger Deborah Zipf on NOW New York State Conference
NOW’s New York state conference, held last month at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains, could make me cry. Thirty years ago there were hundreds of women, passionate arguments, sweet sisterhood, vicious infighting, consciousness raising, contested elections, accusations, … Continue reading
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Where are the Women? Speaking at Pace Law School
Reading postings on FemLawProfs made me look at the faculty colloquia series I organized for Pace Law School this year. Without any intention, we’ve scheduled 10 women and 9 men. I don’t think exact parity is necessary … Continue reading
Student Protests at UC Berkeley Campus
Keep your eyes and ears open for news of what is happening right now at UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Hall (not part of the Law School). There are unconfirmed reports of arrests of students occupying a University building and possible use … Continue reading
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Tips for Conveying How Busy and Important You Are
Productivity advice — in the form of books and blogs — has become so ubiquitous that an entire sub-genre of criticism has developed in response. Now it’s hip to critique as unproductive any focus on day-to-day work productivity (a … Continue reading
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Monk and the Baroness: Nica Rothschild’s Contributions to American Jazz History
Later this month, the documentary film “The Jazz Baroness” will air on cable TV. The film was made by the English artist (and member of the Rothschild banking family) Hannah Rothschild. The “Jazz Baroness” explores the life of Kathleen Annie … Continue reading
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Where are the Women? Among “Law Stories” Editors
Law Stories is a 30-strong (and growing) volume series published by Foundation Press and edited by Paul Caron, the Charles Harstock Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Each “Stories” volume … Continue reading
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Research Associateships at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center
From the FLP mailbox, this notice from the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, a collaboration among Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith and UMass Amherst. The Center invites applications for its RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS for 2010-2011 from scholars and teachers at … Continue reading
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Where are the Women? Not in 78% to 88% of NYU Law Review’s Publication Slots
Of the 24 professional (i.e., non-student) pieces published so far in Volume 84 of the NYU Law Review, only 5 were single-authored pieces written by women. That’s only 20.8% written entirely by women. If one excludes from the count … Continue reading
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When the System Separates Immigrant Women from their Children
What if I told you that you could permanently lose custody of your child because you are undocumented? Or because you do not understand English? Or because you are unable to communicate with the child welfare system and family court … Continue reading
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New Mammogram Recommendations Patronize Women
A government task force claims that women don’t need to have routine screening for breast cancer until age 50. (See the AP story here.) But the American Cancer Society recommends routine mammograms for women 40 and over. … Continue reading
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“Films for the Feminist Classroom”
The “Films for the Feminist Classroom” Collective has made available (here) its second issue of its review periodical. Here’s a general description of the periodical: Films for the Feminist Classroom (FFC) is an online journal hosted by the Rutgers-based editorial … Continue reading
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Welcome to the Blogosphere, Feminist Law Students at the University of Toronto
The Feminist Law Students’ Association at the University of Toronto has started a blog (here): The Feminist Law Students’ Association at the University of Toronto is a group of law students whose overarching goal is to recognize and promote the … Continue reading
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CFP: Law, Gender & Citizenship – Contemporary Issues for American Indians and American Immigrants
The student editors of the University of Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society remind us that abstracts for consideration for the Journal’s upcoming symposium on “Law, Gender & Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and American Immigrants” are due … Continue reading
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Unemployment in Female-Headed Households
From our friends at the National Women’s Law Center, this news about the extension of unemployment of insurance benefits, signed into law today: Unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in October, reaching a 26-year high, according to data released today by … Continue reading
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When Invisible, Addicted and Ill Women Disappear: A Cry for Cleveland
I grew up 2-1/2 miles from the place in Cleveland, Ohio where the police found the decomposing bodies of 11 women. The victims whose bodies have been identified so far are Nancy Cobbs, Tishana Culver, Telacia Fortson and Tonia Carmichael. … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Violence, Race and Racism, Women and Economics
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Greenawalt on Uganda, Alternative Justice and the ICC
My colleague Alexander Greenawalt‘s article Complemetarity in Crisis: Uganda, Alternative Justice, and the International Criminal Court is the starting point for a lively dialogue over at the Opinio Juris blog. See here, here and here. Professor Greenawalt exchanges ideas with … Continue reading
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“Women who dress like Barbie dolls get treated like Barbie dolls”
The Miami Daily Business News has revived its “Rodent” column. In yesterday’s column (here — free registration required), the writer chastises female lawyers who don’t “dress the part.” What’s not ok? Stilettos, low-cut blouses, bare legs, frumpy … Continue reading
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Who Is Lady Brenda Hale?
“A home maker as well as a judge, she thoroughly enjoyed helping the artists and architects create a new home for The Supreme Court.” The Supreme Court in question is the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. … Continue reading
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Lemons, “Womanist Forefathers”
Gary L. Lemons (English, Univ. of South Florida) has published his new book, Womanist Forefathers: Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois, with SUNY Press. Professor Lemons traces the origins of contemporary African-American male feminist thought to the “pro-womanist” stances of … Continue reading
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Robson on “Compulsory Matrimony”
Feminist Law Prof Ruthann Robson (CUNY) has posted to SSRN her chapter, Compulsory Matrimony, from the new Ashgate Press book Feminist and Queer Legal Theory: Intimate Encounters, Uncomfortable Conversations (Martha A. Fineman, Jack E. Jackson and Adam P. Romero eds., … Continue reading
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CFP: Reviews of Books on International Law
From the FLP mailbox, this CFP from the editors at the GWU International Law Review: The George Washington University International Law Review is now accepting submissions of book reviews for publication in Volumes 41 and 42. Book reviews should be … Continue reading
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Is a Wal-Mart Law Firm Coming to Your Town?
Walmart plans to require its outside law firms to have flextime policies in place, according to this snippet in the ABA Journal, first reported (here) by the National Law Journal. Law firms must have flextime policies if they want to … Continue reading
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Don’t Be a Bystander
From the NY Times/AP (here): The police believe as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl being beaten and gang-raped outside her high school homecoming dance but did not report it. One man is in custody in connection … Continue reading
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Settlement in the AutoAdmit Case
From the Associated Press: A lawyer for two former Yale University law students says they have settled their lawsuit against several people they accused of posting sexually harassing and threatening messages about them on an Internet site. San Francisco attorney … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Technology, Law Schools
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Seton Hall Symposium: -“Religious Legal Theory: The State of the Field”
From the FLP Mailbox, this conference announcement: “Religious Legal Theory: The State of the Field” Seton Hall University School of Law Newark, New Jersey Thursday-Friday, November 12-13, 2009 Seton Hall Law School will host Religious Legal Theory: The State of … Continue reading
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Undignified Marketing Alert: Northeastern University School of Law
The image at left is taken from the Northeastern University School of Law publicity that landed today in my faculty mailbox. The text in the tan box in the upper left corner reads, “Faculty and students advocate together for … Continue reading
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Undignified Marketing Alert: Pace University
“Come for the food…stay for the dudes,” beckons this campus-wide invitation to a “President and Provost Welcome Reception” at Pace University. In the photo above, the President appears at left and the Provost appears at right Ok, ok, … Continue reading
Name That Generation
In today’s Chronicle of Higher Education (pay site – sorry – day passes available), this Student Affairs column looks at the terms used to describe different generations at any point in time. Here are some that made the list. … Continue reading
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The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader Published
Duke University Press has released The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader, edited by AnaLouise Keating (Women’s Studies, Texas Woman’s Univeristy). Here is the description from the Duke U. Press website: Born in the RÃo Grande Valley of south Texas, independent scholar and … Continue reading
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Congratulations, Maggie Chon!
Kudos to Feminist Law Prof Margaret Chon (Seattle) who will be installed on March 25, 2010 as the Donald and Lynda Horowitz Chair for the Pursuit of Justice at Seattle University School of Law. -Bridget Crawford
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Single Mothers Stigmatized in Korea
The New York Times has an article here on the stigma that single women face in Korea. For those who chose to become mothers outside of marriage, the social pressure can be significant. [E]ach year, social pressure drives thousands … Continue reading
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Oklahoma Wants to Publicize Your Abortion
A law taking effect on November 1, 2009 will require public internet reporting of very, very specific information about every abortion performed in that state. Here’s the information that will be required by law: 1. Date of abortion 2. County … Continue reading
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Meier Receives ABA Sharon Corbitt Award
Professor Joan Meier (GWU) has received the first-ever Sharon Corbitt Award from the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, in recognition of “exemplary legal service to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.” GWU’s announcement is here. -Bridget Crawford
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Gender Equality?
The gender of judging implicates constitutional as well as “rule of law” concerns. A new article, Judging Women,posted on ssrn has been garnering attention. The study comparing male and female judges provides an empirical perspective: “Primarily using a dataset … Continue reading
Guest Blogger Kate Blacker: Rape in Guinea
I am horrified by the recent events in Guinea. I also find the world’s response insufficient and disturbing. The media seems to be differentiating this type of ‘gang rape’ and ‘rape in broad daylight’ from other ( less … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Violence, Sisters In Other Nations
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Learning About Family Tax Credits
The National Women’s Law Center is sponsoring two on-line training/education sessions about family tax credits. Here’s the info: Did you know that federal tax credits for families have been expanded and are now more valuable than ever? We’re not talking … Continue reading
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Pruitt on Latina/os, Locality, and the Law in the Rural South
Feminist Law Prof Lisa Pruitt (UC Davis) has published her essay Latina/os, Locality, and Law in the Rural South, at 12 Harv. Latino L. Rev. 135-169 (2009). Here is the abstract: In this era of municipal anti-immigrant ordinances and federal-local … Continue reading
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Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud
Cornel West’s autobiography, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, has been released. I look forward to reading it! -Bridget Crawford
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The Problem Is That Women’s Choices “All Suck”
Over at the Huffington Post (here), Marcus Buckingham explains reports of (white) women’s declining happiness (previously noted by Ann here and here, for example). He says, “The hard-won rights, opportunities, and advantages were supposed to have netted women more than … Continue reading
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CFP: Catharine Stimpson Prize
From the FLP mailbox, this call for papers for the Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship: The University of Chicago Press is pleased to announce the competition for the 2011 Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship. Named … Continue reading
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CFP – Law, Gender & Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and American Immigrants
The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society Announces its 2010 Symposium: Law, Gender and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and American Immigrants March 5, 2010 University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, Wisconsin The student editors of the Wisconsin … Continue reading
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Alienate My Affections: The Market (In)Alienability of Attending to Others (Or, Aynnie Did You Dun?)
I have been away from my blog for quite some days now as I plunge into teaching, writing, editing articles, and finalizing my dissertation. Anyway, with all of the intellectual cross-pollination going on in my life, I find myself thinking … Continue reading
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Where Are the Women? Not in Michigan Law Review (Again)
Michigan Law Review, Issue 108:1 (October 2009) ARTICLES A Benjamin Spencer, Understanding Pleading Doctrine, 108 Mich. L. Rev. 1 (2009) Michael A. Carrier, Unsettling Drug Patent Settlements: A Framework for Presumptive Illegality, 108 Mich. L. Rev. 37 (2009) NOTES Nathan … Continue reading
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More Proof That Men Should Not Be the Only Ones Controlling Resources
Here. Arrgghh. -Darren Rosenblum
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Chung on “From Lily Bart to the Boom Boom Room: How Wall Street’s Social and Cultural Response to Women Has Shaped Securities Regulation”
Christine Sgarlata Chung (Albany) has accepted an offer from the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender to publish her article “From Lily Bart to the Boom Boom Room: How Wall Street’s Social and Cultural Response to Women Has Shaped Securities … Continue reading
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Oral Sex, Animals, and the Criminal Code
Is oral sex a crime? Not necessarily, of course. But absent consent, it sounds like a crime to me. Not so if the mouth belongs to an animal, according to a Burlington County, New Jersey judge who dismissed … Continue reading
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