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Author Archives: Bridget Crawford
Missouri Must Transport Prisoners to Clinics
The 8th Circuit ruled this week that the State of Missouri must provide transportation to clinics for inmates who want to have an abortion. The ruling responds to a class action brought by the ACLU on behalf of all imprisoned … Continue reading
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National Association of Women Lawyers Writing Competition
NAWL has establisted the annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition to encourage and reward original law student writing on issues concerning women and the law. Here are the rules. I’ve served as one of the judges for this … Continue reading
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The Price of Pampering
Two months ago New York Magazine ran an article called “A Stranger’s Touch,” about the growth in the “spa industry” in New York. Here’s an excerpt: I don’t want to be moralistic about beauty, to scorn women for wanting … Continue reading
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CFP: National Council for Research on Women’s “Hitting the Ground Running”
The National Council for Research on Women has issued this CFP/conference announcement for its “Hitting the Ground Running” Conference, co-Sponsored by The Center for the Study on Gender and Sexuality at NYU: Please join leading scholars, researchers, advocates, and policy … Continue reading
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Pink to Soften the Social Justice Message?
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Meet the Sexism
Guests on today’s “Meet the Press With Tim Russert” were historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham (Newsweek), Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal), Tom Brokaw (NBC) and Michele Norris (NPR) (L to R, above). Below is an excerpt from the … Continue reading
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Women and Norwegian Corporate Governance
This AFP article reports on Norwegian legislation that requires public companies to have corporate boards that are approximatley 40% female as of Jan. 1, 2008 or else close up shop. No companies appear to be at risk for non-compliance. Call … Continue reading
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The United Arab Emirates May Allow Female Judges
According to the this article in the Middle East Times, women in the UAE will soon be allowed to become judges. According to UAE official Mohammed bin Nakhira al-Dhaheri, “at present the law states that only a Muslim man … Continue reading
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Women and Social Security
Joan Entmacher, the Vice President for Family and Economic Security at the National Women’s Law Center, testified earlier this week before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Women and Social Security. Ms. Entmacher suggested, among other reforms, lowering … Continue reading
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Why Mandatory Individual Income Tax Returns Are Preferable to the Current Joint Filing System
I buy into the usual reasons why mandatory individual filing is preferable to the current system that bestows benefits on only certain kinds of families: (i) “fairness” in the sense of treating equals equally, both in terms of different family … Continue reading
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Women and Tools Around the House
The 60s folk song,”If I Had a Hammer”has new resonance for women according to this Wall Street Journal article. -Ralph Michael Stein
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Subprime Lending to Women of Color
More here on the gender and race aspects of subprime lending. -Ralph Michael Stein Editor’s Note: See also Sex and the Subprime at Womenstake.org.
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“Juno” and Teen Pregnancy
I confess that as a serious film buff I really liked “Juno” while understanding that the situation of many, probably most, teens in the title character’s position have it a lot harder and certainly do often experience emotional upheaval after … Continue reading
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Boy Denied Spot on Cheerleading Squad
Here’s an example of stereotyping that hurts youngsters of both genders: Bobby Thorn wanted to be the only boy on his school’s cheerleading squad, but that didn’t happen. The 13-year-old attends East Hardin Middle School in Glendale, but the controversial … Continue reading
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On Ladies’ Night, the Feeling May Not Be Right (Oh What a Night)
A lawsuit in federal court in New York (described here) seeks to force an end to Ladies’ Night. The defendants believe they have a meritorious position. I’ve never liked the whole idea, especially Ladies’ Day at the car wash. Why … Continue reading
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New Blog Source: Sociological Images
Today I visited the (relatively) new Sociological Images blog run by Professor Lisa D. Wade at Occidental College. Professor Wade says in one post: What with the kids these days being all media-saturated and all, a good image is … Continue reading
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The Many Foibles of Chuck Rosenthal
Here’s a D.A. in a major jurisdiction who surely can’t be counted on to take protecting women seriously. Story about Harris County (Houston, Texas) DA Chuck Rosenthal here. -Ralph Michael Stein
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Mr. President, Women Are Not for Sale
The December 31, 2007 issue of People magazine contains an interview with President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. People asked President Bush about his daughter Jenna’s engagement to Henry Hager. People Interviewer: Tell us about your … Continue reading
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Doubting Society’s Ability to Respect African-Americans
Anxious Black Woman has this reaction to Michelle Obama’s “stop doubting” message aimed at African-Americans. -Bridget Crawford
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Women and Taser Guns
From cnn.com: Before she lets them shoot her little pink stun gun, Dana Shafman ushers her new friends to the living room sofa for a serious chat about the fears she believes they all share. “The worst nightmare for me … Continue reading
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Tale as Old as Time: Blame the Victim
Earlier this week, Broadway actor James Barbour (pictured at left) who played the Beast in “Beauty and the Beast” pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in lieu of defending against felony sex abuse charges arising out of the actor’s sexual … Continue reading
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Research Fellowships at Mary Baker Eddy Library
Applications now available for Summer 2008 Research Fellowships at The Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston. Open to academic scholars, independent researchers, and graduate students. The Library’s newly public collections, centered on the papers of Mary Baker Eddy … Continue reading
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Lack of Women in Computer Science Field
My son is home from his first trimester at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. He’s in the Computer Science department and hopes to go straight for a PhD in that field. At dinner the other … Continue reading
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Thank-You Notes After Academic Interviews
My sister, Maureen Crawford Hentz, is the “Manager of Talent Acquisition” at Osram Sylvania and a blogger for boston.com on HR matters. We had a long discussion over the vacation about the value of thank-you notes sent by job … Continue reading
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Headlines for the New Year Meme: Generation 2
Feminist Law Prof David S. Cohen encouraged feminist bloggers to compile a list of headlines for the upcoming year (see David’s initial post here). So here are my four headlines for the upcoming year: Headline I’m most fearful of … Continue reading
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What Lies Beneath
Her layered portrayals have won Laura Linney two Oscar nominations and a well-deserved reputation as an ‘acting machine’. Now, as she takes on dementia and Philip Seymour Hoffman, the former special-needs teacher is forcing Hollywood to rewrite the script … Continue reading
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Rape as Murder of the Soul
From the December 28, 2007 edition of the New York Times, this story about Susan Xenarios, the woman who heads the Crime Victims Treatment Center at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center: As director of the Crime Victims Treatment Center at St. … Continue reading
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Ricki Lake on Natural Childbirth
I saw the new documentary, “The Business of Being Born,” at the Tribeca Film Festival. It will soon screen in Manhattan at the IFC theater on Sixth Avenue in the Village and, I assume, elsewhere with a DVD likely to … Continue reading
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Civil Unions in Uruguay
From the AFP: Uruguay on Thursday became the first Latin American country to recognize gay civil unions, after President Tabare Vazquez signed a law granting certain legal rights to cohabiting couples of any gender. The new law guarantees heterosexual or … Continue reading
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Benazir Bhutto Killed in Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister, was killed this morning. CNN has live news here. -Bridget Crawford
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On Kwanzaa
From this post by Laina Dawes at blogher.com: As with many holidays, there is quite a fair bit of criticism about Kwanzaa, partly because it a relatively new holiday. There is a fair bit of controversy surrounding founder [Maulana (Ron)] … Continue reading
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Marital Property in Japan
From cnn.com, this video report on “Love, Marriage, Divorce and a New Marital Property Law in Japan.” -Ralph Michael Stein
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Leading vs. Managing
Earlier this month, I read an opinion column in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The author, a fundraiser at a small college, articulated the difference between leadership and management: While some elements of good leadership and good management overlap, … Continue reading
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What Andy Pettitte Has in Common With the Untenured Professor
The New York Times reported back in 2005 that up to 20% of college students were abusing prescription drugs like Ritalin and Adderall to get through papers and exams. My unscientific guess is that the percentage among law students … Continue reading
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Dangerous Brains
Bridget’s mother is one of the smartest people she knows. But her mother often proclaims,”If I had a brain, I’d be dangerous,”after making a mistake. Tony’s mother dropped out of high school and later earned her G.E.D. Yet, she … Continue reading
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Women’s “Sex Toy Party” on Campus
This is a copy of a poster distributed earlier this semester at an East Coast college campus (not our own). Our reaction to the poster was generally positive: young women are making their personal pleasure a central aspect of … Continue reading
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Opportunities for Legal Research: Facebook Edition
From the NY Times: Each day about 1,700 juniors at an East Coast college log on to Facebook.com to accumulate”friends,”compare movie preferences, share videos and exchange cybercocktails and kisses. Unwittingly, these students have become the subjects of academic research. To … Continue reading
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Review of Diana Athill’s Somewhere Towards the End
Almost ninety years old, Diana Athill isn’t as well known as she should be. Her musings are rather special and should interest feminists on this side of The Pond. From the (UK) Literary Review, this review of Diana Athill’s … Continue reading
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Law Faculty Recuitment Swag
We’ve heard about Sullivan & Cromwell’s bonsai trees and Choate, Hall & Stewart’s ipods as “conversion” techniques in recruiting summer associates. If there were a law faculty recruitment equivalent, what would it be? My own FeministLawProf version might … Continue reading
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Is the Internet to Blame for Similar-Sounding Faculty Candidates?
A pseudonymous Ph.D. candidate on the market for a History job wrote up his or her “Job Horror Story” for the Chronicle of Higher Education. The candidate recounts being “stood up” by an interviewer who (accidentally?) left for the … Continue reading
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“File this away for the ‘online activism isn’t real life activism’ rebuttal files”
Who ever said blogging is slacktivism should check out this post at feministing.com from which the quote is taken. Congratulations feministing.com and friends! Well done. Hat tip to em at hermanifesta.com. -Bridget Crawford
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Infanti on “Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians”
Feminist Law Prof Anthony C. Infanti’s new book, Everyday Law For Gays and Lesbians has been published by Paradigm Publishers. Here’s Paradigm’s summary: Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians and Those Who Care about Them accessibly explains the myriad … Continue reading
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The Study of “Women” vs. the Study of “Gender”
Historian Alice Kessler-Harris asks in yesterday’s Chronicle of Higher Education, “Do We Still Need Women’s History?” She reflects on the shift in the study of “women’s history” to historical perspectives on “gender:” The shift to gender has had … Continue reading
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How Do Law Schools Teach Their Teachers?
The December 4, 2007 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education reported on a forthcoming book by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The book, The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century, “take[s] … Continue reading
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Kudos to Cory Booker
Not all of his constituents were pleased when Newark Mayor Cory Booker permitted the rainbow flag to fly above City Hall in June, 2007 in recognition of Gay Pride Month. Responding to criticism, Booker said: There’s a lot of … Continue reading
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Obama, Gender Essentialism and Presidential Politics
“Feminist Pitch by a Democrat Named Obama.” That’s the headline of this article from today’s New York Times. Here’s an excerpt, describing Senator Obama’s pitch to women in early-voting states: The breakthrough nature of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s … Continue reading
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Cows : Milk :: Women : Sex?
Who will buy a cow if the milk is free?” These are the words that a man (age 60+) spoke in my presence about the plans of a younger woman (age 20+) to live with her boyfriend without getting … Continue reading
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Does Title IX Hurt Women?
The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed Eileen McDonagh and Laura Pappano, authors of the new book Playing With the Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal in Sports (Oxford University Press, 2008). According to the authors, Title IX “has … Continue reading
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Campus Interview Mistakes to Avoid
During faculty recruitment season, candidates trade information about schools’ hiring practices. Active faculty members trade information on candidates with internal and national colleagues. Here is some gathered advice for candidates about the campus interview. Very little of … Continue reading
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Political Correctness is not an Interesting Lens; Feminism Is
This blog has been named (here) as one of the “ABA Journal Blawg 100,” meaning one of the top 100 law blogs. The ABA article describes Feminist Law Professors as “A blog created for community-building among professors. Contributors note … Continue reading
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