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In Defense of Law Review Affirmative Action
As you may have seen, the new Scholastica submission service allows law reviews to collect demographic information from authors. A flurry of blog posts has recently cropped up in response; as far as I can tell, they range from negative … Continue reading
Posted in Feminists in Academia, Race and Racism, The Overrepresentation of Men, The Underrepresentation of Women, Where are the Women?
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Gerda Lerner, Pioneering Feminist and Historian, Dies at 92
NYT obituary here. From the National Women’s History Museum: Gerda Lerner’s accomplishments and contributions to the field of women’s history have been fundamental to its development. Her many works include The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina: Pioneers for Women’s Rights … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal History, Feminists in Academia, Firsts
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“I Am the Woman in Your Department Who Does All the Committee Work.”
… I know you won’t be able to attend the talk by the visiting scholar/groper/stalker you invited to campus, so I’ll happily shell out $60 for a sitter while I try to keep him from getting so drunk he makes … Continue reading
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According to the Inside the Law School Scam blog, “Clearly, the fact that law schools have produced an enormous oversupply of people with law degrees over the course of the last generation has an extremely significant gender component.”
And the alleged oversupply of law students is totally the fault of us dumb broads. NB: If you decide to read the post, it is probably best to avoid the comments, in case that needs pointing out.
Posted in Academia, Feminists in Academia, The Overrepresentation of Men, The Overrepresentation of Women, The Underrepresentation of Women
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“When Men Are Too Emotional To Have A Rational Argument”
This essay is really good! Below is an excerpt. Women’s Emotions are “Emotions,” Men’s Emotions are “How People Talk” A long time ago, in Bullish: What Egg Donation Taught Me About Being a Dude, I quoted Ben Barres, Chair of … Continue reading
Getting (Back) into the Writing Groove: Inspiration from Georgia NeSmith
Georgia NeSmith is an independent writer and editor who has a great website over at Matrix Editorial Services (here). In revving up to return to writing after a few weeks off, I stumbled upon upon her advice for “Writing the … Continue reading
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UNLV’s Boyd School of Law needs a new Dean.
Nancy Rapoport explains why it is a great opportunity here. Or, consider this opening: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS—WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for a faculty position teaching Legal Writing, to begin August 1, 2013. Responsibilities include teaching in … Continue reading
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“What Is Feminism?” by Jane Smiley
At the Virginia Quarterly Review.
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“Gender, Implicit Bias, and Philosophical Methodology”
The Journal of Social Philosophy has just published a special issue on “Gender, Implicit Bias, and Philosophical Methodology,” co-edited by Margaret Crouch and Lisa Schwartzman. It’s the September 2012 issue (Vol. 43, Issue 3), and is now available online: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291467-9833 … Continue reading
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Memorial Service for Professor Ann Scales, September 21, 2012
As you may already be aware, Professor Ann Scales of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law passed away on June 24 after a tragic accident in her home. For more details about Professor Scales, please see her home … Continue reading
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Ann Scales – In Our Thoughts
From Law Week Colorado (here): University of Denver law professor Ann Scales this week was moved to hospice after last week suffering an unknown brain trauma. She was taken off life-support on Friday. “She’s still alive, but they’re not holding … Continue reading
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Women at Yale Law Still Not Quite as Vocal
As here at Pace we prepare for tomorrow’s Faculty Teaching Day, when, under Bridget Crawford’s able leadership, we will explore issues such as enhancing and assessing active learning in the large law school classroom, this newsflash caught my eye: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/04/24/yale-law-study-finds-gender-imbalance-in-student-participation/ The … Continue reading
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Women in the Media as in Society?
Despite the backlash following his “slut” and “prostitute” references about Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, Rush Limbaugh continues to denigrate women. More recently, he targeted Tracie McMillan, journalist and author of the book, The American Way of Eating, and stated, … Continue reading
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“Are You My Mentor?” On Giving and Receiving Career Guidance
One of my favorite books as a child was Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman. It’s part of the “Beginner Books” series that includes the Dr. Seuss titles. Fans will remember the basic storyline: a baby bird hatches while … Continue reading
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Two Perspectives on Feminism and the Legal Academy
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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“Sister Law Professor”
Check out “Sister Law Professor” here at Sister Scholar. Below is an excerpt: During our first class we explored how we had been taught law. We learned about Langdell’s “case-dialogue” method and the school of thought that coincides with it: … Continue reading
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Great Feminist Law Profs Who Blog
updated 6/24/11 In my remarks at the AALS workshop yesterday on the “Do’s and Don’ts of Blogging,” I didn’t get to shout out to all of the great feminist law profs who blog. There are many that I know about, … Continue reading
Blogging Do’s and Don’ts
The panel this morning at the “Women Rethinking Equality” meeting is “Women as Scholars.” I have been asked to speak about blogging as a venue for scholarly work, and the particular challenges that law professor bloggers may face. I’ve made … Continue reading
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Women Reproducing Inequality? Plenary Speakers at AALS Meeting
At the AALS Workshop on Women Rethinking Equality, there are 6 plenary sessions. The chart below lists each session’s title, speakers and moderator. The participant’s home institution is listed next to his or her name. To the right of the … Continue reading
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Initial Report from AALS 2011 Workshop on “Women Rethinking Equality”
The AALS’s 2011 Workshop on “Women Rethinking Equality” is underway at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. For a quick look at the conference program, see here. There are 172 people pre-registered for the conference. The program has two … Continue reading
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U-Mass (Dartmouth) Professor Wins MCAD Ruling On Discrimination; Gets Promotion, Back Pay, Damages
A hearing officer by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) appointed in the case of LuLu Sun v. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth has ordered the University to promote Professor Sun to the post of full professor and to pay her nearly … Continue reading
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University of the Andes School of Law (Bogotá, Colombia) Gender and Law Research Group
Feminist Law Professors is pleased to welcome to the blogroll five members of the faculty at the University of the Andes School of Law: Gloria Marcela Abadía Cubillo; Helena Alviar García; Isabel Cristina Jaramillo Sierra; Julieta Lemaitre Ripoll and Paula Torres Holguín. All are … Continue reading
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First Female Dean at University of the Andes Law School
Earlier this year, Helena Alviar García became the first female dean of the Law School at the University of the Andes in Bogotá (Colombia). The school’s press release is here. Last month at an International Association of Law Schools Conference on … Continue reading
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What an MIT Feminist Looks Like
At the MIT Open House on April 30, 2011, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program brought a whole new meaning to campus visibility for feminists: The Women’s and Gender Studies Program set up a professional photobooth where several … Continue reading
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Sarah Weddington Cut from Texas Adjunct Ranks
Sarah Weddington, who represented the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, has been teaching at the University of Texas at Austin since 1988. She is an adjunct professor in Women’s and Gender Studies and has a salary of $80,899 per year. … Continue reading
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An (Illegal) Feminist Bakesale
Some students at Reed College are planning a “Feminist Bake Sale for Pay Equity.” Here are the details: The bakesale will charge men and women proportionally, based on the amount of money they earn as published by the 2008 Census … Continue reading
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MIT Releases Third Study On Status Of Women Science and Engineering Faculty
Today, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology releases a report examining the status of women faculty in science and engineering, the third such report since 1999. The upshot: There’s progress, but more needs to be done. The number of women faculty … Continue reading
Pratt-Clarke on “Critical Race, Feminism, and Education”
Menah Pratt-Clark (Assistant Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) has published a new book with Palgrave Macmillan Here is the publisher’s description of the book: Critical Race, Feminism, and Education: … Continue reading
Do Unions Help Women Faculty?
Ann Mari May, Elizabeth Moorhouse, and Jennifer A. Bossard have published Representation of Women Faculty at Public Research Universities: Do Unions Matter? in volume 63 of the Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2010). Here is the abstract. The authors investigate the … Continue reading
A Network Of One’s Own
Looking for scholars with interests similar to yours? Check out this resource: Collaborative Research Networks. Among its networks are “Collective Human Rights,” “Feminist Legal Theory,” “Gender and Judging,” Gender, Sexuality, and Law,” Integrating Gender Into Legal Education,” International Socio-Legal Feminisms,” … Continue reading
Festschrift 2.0: Ms. Magazine Blog Celebrates bell hooks
The Ms. Magazine blog is in the middle of bell hooks week, “a series of essays celebrating the life and works of the extraordinary bell hooks. hooks has made a significant impact on feminism, race theory, education, class politics, the … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Culture, Feminists in Academia, Masculinity, Race and Racism
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Vulnerability, Resilience, and the State: A Feminism and Legal Theory Project Workshop:March 19 – 20, 2010 at Emory
Vulnerability, Resilience, and the State A Feminism and Legal Theory Project Workshop:March 19 – 20, 2010 575 Gambrell Hall Emory University School of Law 1301 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA 30322 Friday, March 19, 2010 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm – … Continue reading
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Susan J. Douglas, “Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message that Feminism’s Work is Done”
Described here. An essay by Douglas entitled “Girls Gone Anti-Feminist” that touches on the book’s themes is available here. Below is an excerpt: … Enlightened sexism is a response, deliberate or not, to the perceived threat of a new gender … Continue reading
Attacking Bias in Law Reviews: Jonathan Gingerich on Blind Review
With all the attention here on the paucity of female authors in the top law reviews, here’s an interesting paper from Jonathan Gingerich calling for blind review as the norm at law reviews: Abstract: A number of studies suggest that … Continue reading
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CFP:”New Voices in Gender Studies”
Call for Papers Announcement AALS Section on Women in Legal Education “New Voices in Gender Studies” 2011 AALS Annual Meeting January 4-8, 2011 San Francisco, California The AALS Section on Women in Legal Education will hold a program during the … Continue reading
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The Feminist Theory Papers at Brown University’s Pembroke Center
From the official website: The Feminist Theory Papers is an exceptional archival collection representing scholars who have transformed their disciplines and the intellectual landscape of universities in the United States and internationally. This focused and coherent manuscript collection is indispensable … Continue reading
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“PROPERTY OUTLAWS: How Squatters, Pirates and Protesters Improve the Law of Ownership” by Eduardo M. Peñalver and Sonia K. Katyal
PROPERTY OUTLAWS: How Squatters, Pirates and Protesters Improve the Law of Ownership by Eduardo M. Peñalver and Sonia K. Katyal Property Outlaws puts forth the intriguingly counterintuitive proposition that, in the case of both tangible and intellectual property law, disobedience … Continue reading
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Nina Power, “One Dimensional Woman”
From here: Nina Power is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Roehampton University, and writes the blog Infinite ThØught. She discusses her new book, One-Dimensional Woman ( Zero Books), a critique of the kind of contemporary feminism that poses women … Continue reading
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NWSA Journal Reconfigured as “Feminist Formations”
The National Women’s Studies Association Journal has a “new name, a new look, and a new Web site,” here. -Bridget Crawford
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New study concludes having women at the top of institutions is crucial to increasing the number of women among the junior faculty ranks.
From Inside Higher Ed: Does having a woman in the top job (or the No. 2 slot) make a difference? When it comes to faculty hiring, the answer appears to be Yes. And having a critical mass of women on … Continue reading
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On Virginity and Hymens
From this website: Time for more accurate terminology: Hymen renamed”vaginal corona” The mythical status of the hymen has caused far too much harm for far too long. Last spring, RFSU published an information booklet in Swedish intended to dispel some … Continue reading
“Criminologist helped get sex slave out of prison”
From this article: … [Maria] Suarez’s horrifying experience : imprisoned from the age of 16 for five years in the home of a 67-year-old Azusa man who repeatedly raped her : reveals how she slipped through several cracks. It also … Continue reading
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“Catharine MacKinnon and law as courage, emotion, and social change”
From the Harvard Law Record: When Catharine MacKinnon said goodbye to us at the end of her Sex Equality class on Wednesday October 28, she choked up, and we all choked up with her. The emotion was evident in her … Continue reading
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“I get knocked down: Women publishing law review notes”
Rebecca Tushnet writes: I read an interesting article in the Journal of Legal Education (unfortunately not online) about the underrepresentation, relative to law school enrollment and law review participation, of women publishing notes on the main journals of the top … Continue reading
Contact the AALS About Restoring Child Care Services During the Annual Meeting.
If you’re a law professor with young children, you’ve probably noticed that AALS has discontinued the previous practice of offering child care services to members attending the annual meeting, due to low enrollment in the past. Our understanding is that … Continue reading
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Ruth O’Brien (editor),”TELLING STORIES OUT OF COURT: Narratives about Women and Workplace Discrimination”
Professor Ruth O’Brien teaches in the Political Science department at the Graduate Center of CUNY. Her new book about women and workplace discrimination uses both legal commentary and ‘story-telling’ methods to explore sexism and discrimination at work. From the publisher’s … Continue reading
Sheila Jeffreys on Kate Millett
From this site: …[R]adical feminist scholar Sheila Jeffreys talks about the influence of Kate Millett on the course of feminist thinking, most particularly through her book Sexual Politics (1970). Jeffreys gives a summary of the key ideas of Millett’s work … Continue reading
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“By watering down the content of what used to be Women’s Studies, students are no longer inspired by feminism and by the prospect of feminist activism and research.”
That is a sentence from this essay, excerpted below: … There have been two competing forces in the theorising of Women’s Studies since its inception. On the one hand there are those who wish to ‘transform the curriculum’ and incorporate … Continue reading
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CFP: The University of Baltimore School of Law’s Center on Applied Feminism seeks submissions for its Third Annual Feminist Legal Theory Conference.
This year’s theme is: Applied Feminism and Marginalized Communities. For more information about the conference, please visit our website. This conference seeks to explore the following questions: What do we mean by”marginalized communities”and what purposes does that designation serve? How … Continue reading