Author Archives: Bridget Crawford

Ben-Asher on “In the Shadow of a Myth: Bargaining for Same-Sex Divorce

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

Noa-Ben Asher (Pace) has posted to SSRN her article “In the Shadow of a Myth: Bargaining for Same-Sex Divorce,” forthcoming in 78 Ohio St. L.J. (2017).  Here is the abstract: This Article identifies and offers solutions to an emerging problem … Continue reading →

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What We Know (and Don’t Know) About the Tax Code’s Impact on Small Businesses Owned by Women

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

Caroline Bruckner, an Executive in Residence, Department of Accounting and Taxation at the Kogood School of Business (American University), has published a report entitled Billion Dollar Blind Spot: How the U.S. Tax Code’s Small Business Expenditures Impact Women Business Owners. It … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Equality Law Scholars’ Forum & Call for Proposals

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox, this announcement: In the spirit of academic engagement and mentoring in the area of Equality Law, we (Tristin Green, University of San Francisco; Angela Onwuachi-Willig, UC Berkeley; and Leticia Saucedo, UC Davis) introduce the Equality Law … Continue reading →

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Is Ginsburg’s Decision in Sessions v. Morales-Santana Good for Women?

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

In Sessions v. Morales-Santana, a decision written by Justice Ginsburg, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional today a federal law that makes it more difficult for U.S. citizen fathers than mothers to transmit citizenship to non-marital child born abroad.  Previously, unmarried … Continue reading →

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New Book Announcement: “Gender Equality in Law” by Barbara Havelková

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

Hart Publishing has just released Gender Equality in Law: Uncovering the Legacies of Czech State Socialism by Barbara Havelková, the Shaw Foundation Fellow in Law at the University of Oxford. Here is the publisher’s description of the book: Gender equality … Continue reading →

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CFP – Legal Transitions and the Vulnerable Subject: Fostering Resilience through Law’s Dynamism

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at Emory: There is a widespread perception that we live in a moment of change that is unprecedented in its scope and pace. Climate change, mass movements of dislocated persons, technological innovation, shifts in recognition of sexual and … Continue reading →

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Monash Feminists Now Online

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From Australian colleagues at Monash: We’re very excited to announce that the Feminist Legal Studies Group at Monash University in Australia now has a webpage. Our blog on that page is coming soon. You can follow us on Twitter at … Continue reading →

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Where are the Women? Not in this Issue of “The Tax Lawyer”

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

According to its website, “The Tax Lawyer and The State and Local Tax Lawyer are published by the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association with the assistance of the Georgetown University Law Center and its students.” Check out … Continue reading →

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CFP: ClassCrits at Ten: Mobilizing for Resistance, Solidarity, and Justice, Nov. 10 & 11, 2017, at Tulane University School of Law

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox, this CFP: Call for Participation:  ClassCrits at Ten: Mobilizing for Resistance, Solidarity, and Justice, Nov. 10 & 11, 2017, at Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted by Prof. Saru Matambanadzo. The event will … Continue reading →

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Law Student Scholarship Opportunity: The M. Katherine Baird Darmer Equality Scholarship

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

The M. Katherine Baird Darmer Equality Scholarship Fund was named in memory of the late M. Katherine Baird Darmer, an activist, law professor, and champion of change for the LGBT community in Orange County and beyond. The Fund, which is … Continue reading →

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RBG on Women’s Role in Exodus Narrative

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

In 2015, for the American Jewish World Service’s Chag v’Chesed (“Celebration and Compassion”) series, Justice Ginsburg published a Passover story that highlights the role of women in the Exodus.  Here’s an excerpt: These women had a vision leading out of … Continue reading →

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Joshi on “Measuring Diversity”

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

Yuvraj Joshi, a Fellow at Lambda Legal, has published an essay “Measuring Diversity” in the Columbia Law Review Online. Here is the abstract: In Fisher v. University of Texas in June 2016, the Supreme Court upheld the use of race-conscious … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Blogroll, Monash Colleagues!

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

Today we welcome to the blogroll ten fabulous feminist colleagues from Monash University, Faculty of Law (located in Melbourne, Australia): Renata Alexander Heli Askola Becky Batagol Rowena Cantley-Smith Melissa Castan Azadeh Dastyari Joanna Kyriakakis Janice Richardson Kate Seer Ronli Sifris … Continue reading →

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Announcing Publication of “Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments”

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments: Judges’ Troubles and the Gendered Politics of Identity has been published by Hart Publishing.  The volume is edited by Máiréad Enright, Julie McCandless and Aoife O’Donoghue.  Here is the publisher’s description of the book: The Northern/Irish Feminist … Continue reading →

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On International Women’s Day, Advocacy Groups Launch “Full Citizenship Project for Law Faculty”

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From national colleagues at the Legal Writing Institute and Association of Legal Writing Directors, this press release: Professional associations unite to support full institutional citizenship—an effort to correct gender and related disparities among law faculty The Legal Writing Institute (LWI) … Continue reading →

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Inniss from Cleveland-Marshall to SMU Dedman School of Law

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

In Fall 2017 Lolita Buckner Inniss will move from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University to SMU Dedman School of Law. She will teach Property Law and Critical Race Theory. Good news for SMU!

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Vermont Law Seeks Earthjustice Clinical Professor

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at Vermont, this notice of a clinical opening: Job Description: The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC) at Vermont Law School and Earthjustice are partnering to expand our environmental justice capacity through the creation of a new … Continue reading →

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Washington State Considering Repeal of Tampon Tax OR Having Women Pay for DV Services

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From the Vancouver (WA) Columbian: Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, is hoping Senate Bill 5093 will exempt feminine hygiene products from retail and use tax. As she pointed out to the Senate Ways & Means Committee last week, they are medically … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dana Brooks Cooper, Florida Attorney Challenging the “Tampon Tax”

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Earlier this year, Bridget J. Crawford spoke with Dana Brooks Cooper, Esq. of Barret, Fasig & Brooks in Tallahassee, Florida.  Ms. Brooks is representing the plaintiff in a class action that challenges the Florida “tampon tax,” the state sales tax … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, New York Attorney and Menstrual Equity Advocate

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Bridget J. Crawford recently spoke with Jennifer Weiss-Wolf of Period Equity, a non-profit organization located in New York City focused on all aspects of menstrual fairness. Ms. Weiss-Wolf is a self-described “writer, activist, feminist.” She is an advocate and frequent … Continue reading →

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District of Columbia Repeals Its Tampon Tax; Is Texas Next?

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The District of Columbia is slated to end its tampons on feminine hygiene products, as well as diapers, in October, 2017: The nation’s capital is joining the movement to lift the sales taxes on diapers, tampons and other feminine hygiene … Continue reading →

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Period Stigmas, the Tampon Tax and Social Justice

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Cosmopolitan magazine continues its coverage of the menstrual equity movement: In the last year alone, the American Medical Association weighed in against tampon taxes. Jessica Williams railed against them on The Daily Show. And Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui made a … Continue reading →

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Interview with Laura Strausfeld, New York Attorney Challenging the “Tampon Tax”

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Bridget J. Crawford recently spoke with Laura Strausfeld of Period Equity, a non-profit organization located in New York City focused on all aspects of menstrual fairness. Ms. Strausfeld developed a key legal strategy used in the New York case that … Continue reading →

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Conn College Joins the Free Tampon Movement

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From Connecticut College’s The College Voice: On Nov. 2, students and administrators gathered in the lobby of Cro to celebrate the launch of free menstrual health products in select bathrooms on campus. The pilot program, spearheaded by Emma Horst-Martz ’18, … Continue reading →

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Free Tampons and Pads Coming to NYU

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Via the Washington Square News (here), the student newspaper at New York University: Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Marc Wais said that the university decided to convene a working group of students and staff to propose a pilot program … Continue reading →

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Hiring Announcement: Concordia

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at Concordia: Background: Concordia University School of Law, located in Boise, Idaho, invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning in the 2017-18 academic year.  Candidates for the position must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and … Continue reading →

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What Happened When One NYC Pharmacy Charged Men More

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Thompson Chemists in the Soho neighborhood of New York City got some attention this week when it posted signs saying “All female customers shop tax free” and “All male customers subject to a 7% man tax.” Here’s some press coverage … Continue reading →

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Zurich Tampon Tax Protesters Turn Fountains Red

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Earlier this week, members of Aktivistin.ch, a feminist collective in Zurich, Switzerland, ooured food dye into various public fountains in order to protest the tampon tax. Here’s an excerpt from English-language press in Switzerland: Spokeswoman Carmen Schoder said the #happytobleed … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on UDC Legislation Clinic Students’ Advocacy for #TamponTax Repeal

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

I mentioned here that students in the Legislation Clinic at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law were among those testifying on behalf of the proposed legislation repealing D.C. tax on diapers and menstrual … Continue reading →

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D.C. Considering Repeal of the Tampon Tax

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The Council of the District of Columbia’s Finance and Revenue Committee held hearings earlier this week on B21-696, the “Feminine Hygiene and Diapers Sales Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2016.” Students in the Legislation Clinic at the University of the … Continue reading →

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New Book Announcement: Lifetime Disadvantage, Discrimination and the Gendered Workforce

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Cambridge University Press has published a new book by Susan Bisom-Rapp (Thomas Jefferson) and Malcolm Sargeant (Middlesex University, UK), Lifetime Disadvantage, Discrimination and the Gendered Workforce.  Here is the publisher’s description: Lifetime Disadvantage, Discrimination and the Gendered Workforce fills a … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit Challenging Improper Sales Tax on Toilet Paper

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

A New Jersey couple has filed a class action lawsuit against retailer Costco for improperly charging sales tax on toilet paper, when the state law specifically exempts toilet paper from the tax.  See the CNBC story here. This case is … Continue reading →

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Chemerinsky on the Tampon Tax

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Erwin Chemerinsky (UC Irvine) published a column in last week’s Los Angeles Daily News.  Here is an excerpt: If the government were to say that only men or only women had to pay an additional tax of several hundred dollars … Continue reading →

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Lipman on Anti-Poverty Relief Delivered Through the Tax Code

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Francine Lipman (UNLV) blogs here at the Surly Subgroup about newly-released national and state poverty statistics. The post is a short and clear explanation of how significant anti-poverty relief is delivered through the tax code to millions of people, including … Continue reading →

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CFP: Wisc. J. L, Gender & Society on “Women in the Boardroom”

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society has announced its 2017 symposium and this Call for Papers: Women in the Boardroom: The Social and Business Arguments that Challenge Executive Board Homogeneity The positive correlation between the increase of women … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Publication of Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

I am excited to announce that Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court has been published by Cambridge University Press.  This volume, edited by Kathy Stanchi (Temple), Linda Berger (UNLV) and me includes contributions from over 50 … Continue reading →

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Areheart on “The Symmetry Principle”

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Brad Areheart (Tennessee) has posted to SSRN his working paper “The Symmetry Principle.” Here an abstract. Antidiscrimination principles have been studied and written about for decades. Surprisingly, the question of how some laws protect symmetrically, while others protect asymmetrically, has … Continue reading →

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Speaker Needed for FIU Symposium on Race and Reproductive Rights

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at FIU, who are looking for a speaker to round out an upcoming symposium, due to a last-minute cancellation by a previously-scheduled speaker: Florida International University College of Law will be holding a symposium on reproductive rights, “New … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Picture? Menstruating Woman Edition

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Instagram is at it again.  Remember when Instragram twice deleted the photo by Rupi Kaur of a fully clothed woman lying on a bed, because the woman’s trousers showed a period stain?  (See here.)  Looks like women’s periods are just … Continue reading →

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Higdon on “Divorce and the Serial Monogamist: The Ex Ante Consequences of Legalized Polygamy”

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Michael Higdon (Tennessee) has posted to SSRN his paper, Divorce and the Serial Monogamist: The Ex Ante Consequences of Legalized Polygamy.  Here is the abstract: The question of whether the fundamental right to marry might also include the right to … Continue reading →

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CFP: Applied Feminism and Intersectionality

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at the University of Baltimore: CALL FOR PAPERS APPLIED FEMINISM AND INTERSECTIONALITY: EXAMINING LAW THROUGH THE LENS OF MULTIPLE IDENTITIES The Center on Applied Feminism at the University of Baltimore School of Law seeks paper proposals for the … Continue reading →

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“Cocks Not Glocks” Protest at University of Texas

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Jon Herskovitz writes for Yahoo, “Texas Students Use Sex Toys to Protest New Gun Laws On Campus“: To protest a new state law that makes the carrying of concealed handguns legal in college classrooms, students at the University of Texas … Continue reading →

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California’s Tampon Tax May Soon End

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the Huffington Post (here): The same bill unanimously passed in the Assembly in early June. It now heads back to the Assembly for final approval, and then to Gov. Jerry Brown (D), whose office declined to say if he … Continue reading →

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CFP: Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network at Law & Society 2017

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Call for Papers – Friday September 16th Deadline The Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network Seeks submissions for the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting Mexico City, Mexico, at the Sheraton Maria Isabel, June 20 – 23, 2017 Dear friends … Continue reading →

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CFP: “Intersectional Inquiries and Collaborative Action: Gender and Race,” Notre Dame, Mar 2-4, 2017

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox: Intersectional Inquiries and Collaborative Action: Gender and Race University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana USA March 2-4, 2017 Deadline for submissions: Saturday, October 1, 2016 Questions of race and gender continue to undergird broad sections … Continue reading →

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Alison Piepmeier, “Thank You for My Beautiful Life”

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Alison Piepmeier, currently receiving hospice care for brain cancer, has written a beautiful column for the Charleston City Paper.  Here is an excerpt: What does it mean when the rest of your life may be measured in weeks? My brain … Continue reading →

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When Applying for College Yields Feminine Hygiene Product Samples

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

In the annals of weird product placement, consider this story out of the UK about the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service sending female college applicants samples of tampons and sanitary napkins “so you can stay your fresh and confident self … Continue reading →

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Interview with Zoe Salzman, New York Attorney Challenging the “Tampon Tax”

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Bridget J. Crawford recently spoke with Zoe Salzman, Esq. of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP in New York.  Ms. Salzman is representing the plaintiffs in a class action that challenges the New York “tampon tax,” the state sales tax … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dana Brooks Cooper, Florida Attorney Challenging the “Tampon Tax”

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Bridget J. Crawford recently spoke with Dana Brooks Cooper, Esq. of Barret, Fasig & Brooks in Tallahassee, Florida.  Ms. Brooks is representing the plaintiff in a class action that challenges the Florida “tampon tax,” the state sales tax imposed on … Continue reading →

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Making Women’s Periods Commercial-Chic (Who Benefits?)

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Is there nothing that escapes commercialization?  A U.K. company called Pink Parcel is hawking “Period Subscription Boxes” to deliver to your home each month tampons, pads, tea, chocolate, beauty products (like tweezers! hand cream!).  Goodies come in recyclable and biodegradable … Continue reading →

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