Author Archives: Bridget Crawford

Barbies are Not Entirely Blank Screens

Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards claim that “Barbie didn’t so much influence us as … she was a blank screen on which to project what what happening in our heads”  (Manifesta, p. 196).  Although I think they overstate the case, … Continue reading

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When Academia Fails Women

UC Irvine Political Science Professor  Kristen Monroe and her co-authors  Saba Ozyurt, Ted Wrigley and Amy Alexander have published their article, “Gender Equity in Academia: Bad News From the Trenches, and Some Possible Solutions,” in Perspectives on Politics.  Here is … Continue reading

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CFP: Conglomerate’s 4th Annual Junior Scholars Workshop

Over at Conglomerate, Christine Hurt has posted this call for participation in the 4th Annual Junior Scholars Workshop: Back by popular demand: the Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop for untenured law professors or candidates entering the law teaching market this fall. … Continue reading

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“Counting Outsiders: A Critical Exploration of Outsider Course Enrollment in Candian Legal Education”

Feminist Law Prof Kim Brooks and  co-authors Natasha Bakht (Ottawa), Gillian Calder (U Victoria),  Jennifer  Koshan (Calgary), Sonia Lawrence (Osgoode Hall), Carissima Mathen (New Brunswick) and Debra Parkes (Manitoba) have posted to SSRN their article, “Counting Outsiders: A Critical Exploration … Continue reading

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Notice of Faculty Positions at Pace University School of Law (White Plains, NY)

Please feel free to distribute far and wide: Pace University School of Law invites applications for full-time, tenure-track faculty positions commencing in the 2009-2010 academic year. The ideal candidates for these positions will be entry-level or in the early part … Continue reading

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Cutting off Your Nose to Spite Someone Else’s Face

With the recent extension of the right to marry to same-sex couples in California, there has been talk of a”shot in the arm to the state economy”from all of the additional business for wedding planners, hotels, florists, bakeries, and others … Continue reading

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Robson on “Sexual Democracy”

Feminist Law Prof Ruthann Robson (CUNY) has posted to ssrn her article, “Sexual Democracy.”  Here is a the abstract: Conceptualizing the relationship between sexuality and democracy requires not only an interrogation of both terms, but also an exploration of the … Continue reading

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“We are each other’s magnitude and bond”

From the poem, “Paul Robeson” by Gwendolyn Brooks (who would have been 91 today).   Warning, in music-words devout and large, that we are each other’s  harvest: we are each other’s  business: we are each other’s  magnitude and bond.   … Continue reading

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Paula Gunn Allen 1939-2008

Feminist author and scholar Paula Gunn Allen died on May 29, 2008.  Here is a portion of her  obituary from the LA Times: In the 1960s, when some in academia still denied the existence of Native American literature, Paula Gunn … Continue reading

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Stein on Gay Marriage

Feminist Law Prof Ralph Stein (Pace) has a regular, local cable TV show called “It’s the Law.”  His latest show (available here) is about gay marriage.   -Bridget Crawford

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When Defending an Unpopular Client Means Losing a Law License

From today’s NYTimes: Two prominent human rights lawyers have lost their licenses after volunteering to defend Tibetans charged in the violent anti-China protests that erupted in March. The decision comes as Chinese authorities are tightening scrutiny over dissidents in advance … Continue reading

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Senator Margaret Chase Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience” – 58 Years Later

On June 1, 1950, Senator Margaret Chase Smith (b. 1897 d. 1995) made her “Declaration of Conscience” in the Senate.  Speaking out against McCarthyism, she said: Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism in making character assassinations are … Continue reading

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New Website: “Stop Porn Culture”

From the FLP Mailbox: Stop Porn Culture, a new feminist anti-pornography movement, has just launched a website (see below) with lots of on-line resources, as well as a streaming video of the slide show by Gail Dines, Rebecca Whisnant and … Continue reading

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Simple Chronic Bromhidrosis

If you’re old enough to remember the old Lavoris ads, you probably lived through the cultural moment when the phrase “simple chronic halitosis” entered into common parlance.  And you probably enjoyed this article from the New York Times, warning all … Continue reading

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What is the Health Benefit of Wealth? About 2 Years of Life

The IRS has issued its quarterly    SOI Statistics of Income Bulletin  Spring 2008  (IRS Publication 1136). Included in that bulletin is an analysis of  Federal Estate Tax Returns Filed by 2004  Decedents.   As shown in Figure C, both … Continue reading

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Valuing Theorists, Valuing Practitioners in the Legal Academy

Over at Best Practices in Legal Education, Mary Lynch (Albany) ruminates on faculty hiring: I am not of the opinion that only expert practitioners can teach in accordance with Best Practices and Carnegie.     Just as the young faculty … Continue reading

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Saucy and Boisterous Bloggers Down Under

Bloggers at Hoyden About Town, an eclectic, Australia-based feminist blog, have bestowed their  Femmostroppo Awards for the best blog posts of 2007.  No, correct that.  It is not a list of “best” feminist blog posts, but a list of what … Continue reading

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Feminist Law Prof Michelle Simon Named Dean at Pace

From the Pace Law School press release: We are proud to announce that Michelle S. Simon has been appointed dean of the school, effective May 18, 2008. She has served as interim dean since June 4, 2007 when she succeeded … Continue reading

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California Marriage Decision

I’ve just finished reading the California Supreme Court’s decision in In re Marriage Cases (whew! was that a long one!). In many ways, it is a great decision. The court rejected several staple arguments of opponents of same-sex marriage. The … Continue reading

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Toledo Administrator Fired over Op-ed on Gay Rights

The Toledo Blade is reporting that Crystal Dixon, an associate vice president for human resources at the University of Toledo, has been terminated. The firing was motivated by a guest column that Ms. Dixon wrote for the Toledo Free Press … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania”Marriage”Amendment Pronounced Dead

This morning, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage is, for all intents and purposes, dead for the remainder of this legislative session. The main sponsor of the bill asked the Senate to … Continue reading

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Outlawing Divorce

The story of the proposed “marriage” amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution gets even stranger, as a state senator from Philadelphia is attempting to add a provision to the bill containing the proposed constitutional amendment that would outlaw most divorces in … Continue reading

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Update on Pennsylvania”Marriage”Amendment

As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting today, the so-called marriage amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution (blogged earlier here and here) was voted out of the Pennsylvania Senate’s Appropriations Committee yesterday. Demonstrating that discrimination always comes at a price, this measure … Continue reading

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CFP: 5th Annual National Conference on Prostitution, Sex Work and Human Trafficking

The University of Toledo and the Second Chance Advisory Board have issued this call for papers for a two-day conference to be held at the University of Toledo on September 18th and 19th, 2008. The purpose of this conference is … Continue reading

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Organizing Communities to End Violence Against Women

The Women and Girls Collective Action Network, based in Chicago, has prepared this report on practical, non-institutional ways to help end violence against women. -Bridget Crawford

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dildo?

From the University of Wisconsin’s Badger Herald, this article, “Law School Shuts Down ‘Sex Toys 101′ Talk:” The University of Wisconsin Law School canceled an event with controversial sexual content last Wednesday, and some students are calling the action a … Continue reading

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The Chemicals We Ingest

“Liquid infant formula from the top manufacturers is sold in cans lined with a toxic chemical linked to reproductive disorders and neurobehavioral problems in laboratory animals, according to an investigation by Environmental Working Group (EWG).” More here. Scary. -Bridget Crawford

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Who’s Got Game?

“The game is not worth the candle,” a former boss used to say. In context I understood the phrase to mean “the result is not worth the effort,” with some unspoken risk inherent in the “game” for which a “candle” … Continue reading

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Valenti’s New Book on “Double Standards”

Jessica Valenti of feministing.com has a new book.FYI. -Bridget Crawford 4.24 buy viagra 424 buy viagra best buy viagra buy australian viagra buy canada viagra buy cheap viagra buy cheapest viagra buy cialis viagra buy deal viagra buy discount viagra … Continue reading

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Book by Judi Craig: Women Attorneys Speak Out!

I really dislike book reviews like this one in “The Compleat Lawyer”: What is it like to be a female attorney in today’s world, particularly in comparison to being a male attorney? How are women lawyers treated–by clients, male attorneys, … Continue reading

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Barzilay on “Women at Work: Towards an Inclusive Narrative of the Rise of the Regulatory State”

Arianne Renan Barzilay, JSD Candidate at NYU, has published her article, “Women at Work: Towards an Inclusive Narrative of the Rise of the Regulatory State” in the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender. Here is a portion of the abstract: … Continue reading

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Wheelock College Summer Institute – “Media Madness: The Impact of Sex, Violence and Commercial Culture on Adults, Children and Society”

Media Madness: The Impact of Sex, Violence and Commercial Culture on Adults, Children and Society A Summer Institute/Training for Educators, Students, Human Service Professionals, Activists and Parents July 8-11, 2008, Wheelock College, Boston. For the 14th consecutive year, Wheelock College … Continue reading

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Empowering the Victim: Developments in Human Trafficking Seminar

EMPOWERING THE VICTIM: DEVELOPMENTS IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) offices of the Canadian Embassy to the United States of America, together with the locally-based Women in Federal Law Enforcement … Continue reading

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Alison Stein on “Women Lawyers Blog for Workplace Equality: Blogging as a Feminist Legal Method”

Alison I. Stein (J.D. Candidate, University of Pennsylvania Law School) has posted to ssrn her article, “Women Lawyers Blog for Workplace Equality:   Blogging as a Feminist Legal Method.”   Here is the abstract: Legal scholars and academic commentators have … Continue reading

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“The Progress of Women Lawyers at Big Firms: Steadied or Simply Studied?”

The report by Judith S. Kaye & Anne C. Reddy’s paper is available here.   It is a good resource for students and scholars who are beginning or updating studies about women in the legal profession. -Bridget Crawford

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That’s Not the Protection We Had In Mind

If Johnson & Johnson withheld information about the level of hormones delivered by the Ortho Evra birth control patch, in what universe should FDA approval shield the company from lawsuits? According to this NY Times article, More than 3,000 women … Continue reading

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CFP: “Girls’ Culture & Girls’ Studies: Surviving, Reviving, Celebrating Girlhood”

From the FLP mailbox, this invitation for proposals on interdisciplinary scholarly and creative work to be presented at the 18th Annual Women’s Studies Conference at Southern Connecticut State University, October 17-18, 2008: The 18th Annual Women’s Studies Conference at Southern … Continue reading

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Appel on “The Endurance of Biological Connection: Heteronormativity, Same-Sex Parenting and the Lessons of Adoption”

Annette Ruth Appel (UNLV) has posted to ssrn her article, “The Endurance of Biological Connection: Heteronormativity, Same-Sex Parenting and the Lessons of Adoption.” Here is the abstract. This paper traces the intersecting and diverging paths of legal norms regarding adoption … Continue reading

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“Harry Potter: Feminist Friend or Foe?”

It was only a matter of time until a book like Harry Potter: Feminist Friend or Foe?  hit the presses.   I have an affinity for feminist perspectives and  a tolerance for “Law &” just about anything.   I liked … Continue reading

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Civil Unions and State Taxes

A story in the Hartford Courant last week highlights the burdens faced by same-sex couples in states that legally recognize same-sex relationships when they go to file their state tax returns. But, first, a little background: Because many states use … Continue reading

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Another Excuse for Non-Reciprocal Oral?

According to this Time article, oral sex can add to HPV-associated cancer risk in men. Oral sex can get most men’s attention. The topic becomes considerably more relevant, however, when coupled with a new study linking the human papillomavirus (HPV) … Continue reading

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Strangelets on the Front Page

I can’t help but think of author Dan Brown when I hear the acronym “CERN.” The Swiss science institute has been sued in federal court in Hawaii: [T]wo men pursuing a lawsuit in federal court in Hawaii . . . … Continue reading

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Live Blog Report: Law, Culture and Humanities

I am at the Law, Culture, and the Humanities conference this weekend. The conference is being co-sponsored by UC-Berkeley and San Francisco State University, and it is being held at Boalt Hall (i.e., what is now being referred to as … Continue reading

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Feminist Law Prof Beverly Moran Named ACE Fellow

Congratulations to Feminist Law Prof Beverly Moran (Vanderbilt), who has been named as a Fellow of the American Council on Education for the 2008-2009 academic year. The Fellows Program is “the nation’s premier higher education leadership development program in preparing … Continue reading

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Let’s Hear About Feminist Law Profs Who Are Extraordinary Law Teachers

From Professor Michael Hunter Schwartz (Washburn), this notice and call for participation in his study of “extraordinary law teachers”: Having signed a contract with Harvard University Press to publish What the Best Law Teachers Do in 2011, I have the … Continue reading

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In Defense of the Social-Networking Profs

Professors in cyberspace are receiving some unflattering attention (blogged here), but being a prof on Facebook and other social networking sites does not automatically put one in the Faculty Who Share Too Much Information category. I find Facebook an easy … Continue reading

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A Gender Comparison of Professors of Comparative Law vs. Human Rights Law vs. Immigration Law at New York City Law Schools

The Association of American Law Schools Directory of Law Teachers has many lists, including compilations of professors’ self-reported teaching fields. The AALS also issues a regular Statistical Report on Law Facultry (2006-2007 version here) that contains all sorts of interesting … Continue reading

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Legal Ruralism Blog

Feminist Law Prof Lisa Pruitt (UC Davis) has a new blog, Legal Ruralism.   Professor Pruitt’s article, Towards a Feminist Theory of the Rural (available here) was published in the Utah Law Review last year.   Here is a portion … Continue reading

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Hillary, Ireland and Just Showing Up

Writing here for the Women’s Media Center, Irish writer Nuala O’ Faolain rebuts the statement by David Trimble that Hillary Clinton’s participation in the Northern Ireland peace proces was “silly.”   O’Faolin describes  how Irish women were marginalized from  both … Continue reading

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What Women Lawyers Want Is For You To Stop Asking What We Want (and Do Your Own Laundry)

The New York State Bar Association has an on-line magazine called “The Complete Lawyer.”   The most recent issue (available here) devotes plenty of megabytes to the question, “What Do Women Lawyers Really Want?”   My first reaction to seeing … Continue reading

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