Category Archives: Feminists in Academia

Summer 2007 SFO: Women, Prisons and Change

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Ann Bartow

AVAILABLE HERE!

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Carolyn Heilbrun, “Writing A Woman’s Life”

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Ann Bartow

I just re-read this, and was startled both by how well written it is (even better than I remembered), and by how fresh the observations and analysis remain. Published in 1989, this is a terrific book, about which the NYT … Continue reading →

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Does Your Law School Have A Lactation Room?

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Ann Bartow

American University’s Washington College of Law does. The Pence Law Library created a new service for its female students/mothers. One of its new study rooms has been designated as the “Lactation Room”. Following a trend of University Libraries across the … Continue reading →

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Director, Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) and Associate or Full Professor at the U of Oregon

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Position: Director for the Center for the Study of Women in Society and tenured associate or full professor. Three-year renewable appointment as CSWS Director beginning as early as September 2008. The Director’s academic appointment will be .5 FTE in CSWS … Continue reading →

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“Family-Leave Values”

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Last Sunday’s NYT had this article about family leave. Here are a couple of excerpts: … Until recently, lawsuits claiming workplace discrimination because of family care-giving obligations were rare : in part because, however harsh it may seem to lose … Continue reading →

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Eight Random Things About Marcia McCormick

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Ann Bartow

1. My grandmother, born in a tiny town in Iowa (pop. less than 200), spoke Irish as a child, and I wish that total assimilation had not been the model of the day. 2. When I grow up, I want … Continue reading →

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No surprises that satisfaction lower among female and minority faculty…

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Inside Higher Ed reports on a study by  the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) based at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Speaking of the study, which examined  recruitment and retention of next generation professors, Inside … Continue reading →

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Eight Random Facts About Sharon Sandeen

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

In response to Ann’s tag, here are eight random facts about me. I am still trying to think of who I want to tag. (I was never good at that game.) 1. My first career ambition was to be a … Continue reading →

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Exploring Key Concepts in Feminist Legal Theory: The Family

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Ann Bartow

September 7-8, 2007 – Emory University School of Law To view the original call for papers, click here. This is the final workshop in a five part series co-sponsored by the Centre for Law, Ethics and Society (Keele University) and … Continue reading →

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Women/Wal-Mart Avoiders Less Concerned About Professorial Bias

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Ann Bartow

So Zogby did a poll on public support for tenure and beliefs about political bias, and the results are not surprising:   many people don’t think tenure is a good thing and believe professors to be biased.   See Inside … Continue reading →

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“A former Fresno State volleyball coach was awarded $5.85 million Monday by a jury that ruled the school discriminated against her for speaking up on behalf of female athletes.”

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Story here.

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Interview With Catharine MacKinnon

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Listen here.

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Feminist Law Profs and Friends Meet-up at Law & Society

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

E-mail me for details! –Ann Bartow

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The Four Basic Guidelines of Blogging…

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Via Mary Dudziak, who writes: I was a little sheepish about mentioning to anyone at my press that I have a blog. I was afraid the reaction might be like that of my 16-year-old daughter, who, upon hearing that I … Continue reading →

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The Twelve Most Segregated Cities In The U.S.

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Rachel at Rachel’s Tavern proposes this list based on her analysis of US Census data: Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Newark Cincinnati Buffalo-Niagara Falls New York Chicago Philadelphia (tie) New Orleans and Kansas City Only one Southern city, and none … Continue reading →

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Some Second Wave Classics

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Via Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog: Sexual Politics, Kate Millet (1968) The Politics of Housework, Pat Mainardi (1970 ) Feminism Old Wave and New Wave, Ellen Dubois (1971) Why I Want A Wife, Judy Syfers (1971) The BITCH Manifesto, Jo … Continue reading →

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Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, Volume 15, No 3

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Here is the TOC: Articles The Parentage Puzzle: The Interplay Between Genetics, Procreative Intent, and Parental Conduct in Determining Legal Parentage Deborah H. Wald, Esq. “Not Quite One Gender or the Other”: Marriage Law and the Containment of Gender Trouble … Continue reading →

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Harriette A. Page, “Female Blogging: Issues of Identity, Relations and Play”

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Really interesting paper with lots of data and links accessible here.

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Thus Spake Zuska, “The Playing Field Will Never Be Equal: Gender Equity For Physicists”

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Below is an excerpt from this awesome post: So, the American Physical Society had a gender equity workshop, and all the bigwigs came – chairs of 50 major physics departments, 14 division directors of national labs, leaders from NSF and … Continue reading →

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Adrien Katherine Wing, “Critical Race Feminism, A Reader”

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From the publisher’s webpage: Now in its second edition, the acclaimed anthology Critical Race Feminism presents over 40 readings on the legal status of women of color by leading authors and scholars such as Anita Hill, Lani Guinier, Kathleen Neal … Continue reading →

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Pamela Stone, “Opting Out? Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home”

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From the publisher’s website: Noting a phenomenon that might seem to recall a previous era, The New York Times Magazine recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as “opting out.” But, are high-achieving professional … Continue reading →

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“Harvard Isn’t Enough”

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Caryn McTighe Musil reports in Ms. Magazine: … [B]etween 1986 and 2006, the percentage of women [University] presidents has risen from 10 percent to 23 percent. Yet women continue to advance more slowly up faculty ranks and earn less salary … Continue reading →

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Available For Free Download – “Against Pornography: The Evidence of Harm” By Diana Russell.

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ann Bartow

You can download Diana Russell’s book here at a site hosted by NoPornNorthHampton. Via Sinister Girl.

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Belle Lettre, “The Female Body, Dissected”

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Belle Lettre has an interesting post called “The Female Body, Dissected” at her excellent blog that you can read here.

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Anita Hill’s “Reclaim the Day” Media Campain

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP Mailbox, this message from Professor Anita F. Hill: Fifteen years ago, in a book defending Clarence Thomas’s selection for the Supreme Court, author David Brock described me as”nutty”and”slutty.”After making millions in book sales, Brock recanted and confessed … Continue reading →

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The Scholar & Feminist Online – Spring 2007 Issue!

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Issue homepage here! About this issue: As blogging has more widespread interest, especially vis-á-vis electoral politics, feminist activity on the internet has remained marginal to the mainstream. Thus, we were thrilled when Gwendolyn Beetham and Jessica Valenti proposed “Blogging Feminism: … Continue reading →

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Jody Raphael, “Freeing Tammy: Women, Drugs, and Incarceration”

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Jody Raphael, Senior Research Fellow, DePaul College of Law, has recently published the third book in her women, poverty, and violence trilogy, a feminist work (a ten-year project) that uses women’s own voices to show how violence makes and keeps … Continue reading →

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Medical Students For Choice

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From the organizational website: The United States and Canada face a dangerous shortage of trained abortion providers. In 2000, 87% of the counties in the United States had no provider (1). The”graying”of current providers (57% of whom are over the … Continue reading →

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Study: Gendered constructions of power during discourse about sexual harassment

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From News-Medical.net: Issues of power, workplace culture and the interpretation of verbal and non-verbal communication associated with sexual harassment were the focus of a study by Debbie Dougherty, assistant professor of communication in the College of Arts and Science at … Continue reading →

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Christine Brennan, “Gender distinctions confine women’s basketball to 2nd-class status”

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

In a recent column, Christine Brennan wrote: The other night at the women’s Final Four, the Lady Vols won and the Lady Tigers lost. Earlier in the tournament, the Lady Rebels, Lady Bears and Lady Wolfpack bowed out. The Lady … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Mary Dudziak!

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Ann Bartow

She is a 2007 Guggenheim Fellow!

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THERE’S NO CRYING IN LAW SCHOOL!

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The inquiry recently posted by Nate Oman at Concurring Opinions and re-posted at Feminist Law Profs about part-time employment possibilities for lawyers made me think of the scene in A League of Their Own in which the manager of the … Continue reading →

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Feminism at Duke

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Or lack thereof? This student newspaper column, entitled Va-va-voom, that appeared in the Duke Chronicle, is a little confusing in places perhaps, but it sure didn’t warrant some of those appended comments. Ick.

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“Sexy Feminisms”

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Atlantis 31.2 – “Sexy Feminisms? Trans-Formations in Feminist Sexuality Studies After QueerTheory.” Guest edited by Susanne Luhmann and Rachel Warburton *order your copy at www.msvu.ca/atlantis From the issue website: This issue poses Sexy Feminisms as a question so as to … Continue reading →

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Ms. JD Conference

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Ann Bartow

I spent last Saturday at the Yale Law School attending Legally Female, the first conference sponsored by Ms. JD. It was a terrific experience in many ways, as one would expect from a gathering of feminist law students. I’ll write … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Feminist Pedagogy Conference 2007

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Caitlin Borgmann

The second Feminist Pedagogy Conference seeks participants for a day-long conference entitled “What’s Feminist about Feminist Pedagogy?”   The conference will be held on October 12, 2007 at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. The Feminist Pedagogy Conference … Continue reading →

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Deana Pollard, “Sex Torts”

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The abstract: Intentional tort law generally protects personal autonomy and self-determination vigorously by requiring fair disclosure before consent to physical contact is considered voluntary and valid. A glaring exception exists relative to consent to sexual relations. Although American law historically … Continue reading →

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Derrida Papers Controvery Update: The U of Florida “Knew Nothing” About Sexual Harassment Sanctions

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The Gainesville Sun reported: A vampire expert at the University of Florida stands at the center of a bizarre tale about which UF officials say they only recently learned. Dragan Kujundzic, who was ousted as chair of UF’s department of … Continue reading →

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Sexual Politics

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Ann Bartow

An interesting article about Kate Millett was published 8 years ago in Salon. Here is an excerpt: “There is no denying the misery and stress of life,” she wrote in “The Loony-Bin Trip.” “The swarms of fears, the blocks to … Continue reading →

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“The fact that you can sit here and look at me like I’m insane is fantastic,”Harvard Physics Prof. Melissa Franklin said.

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Ann Bartow

According to this article in the Harvard Crimson: Harvard’s first tenured woman physics professor, Melissa E.B. Franklin, startled her audience last night when relating some career experiences that became physical in ways she had not quite expected. “Used to be … Continue reading →

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1000 Books For Peace Project

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Adapted from an e-mail by Prof. Jeremy Levitt: The purpose of this post is to inform you about a special project that the Program for Human Rights and Global Justice at Florida International University is undertaking to support the reconstruction … Continue reading →

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Ann Bartow

A writer, economist, and lecturer, Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an early theorist of the feminist movement. According to The Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society: Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was born in New England, a descendent of the prominent and influential Beecher … Continue reading →

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Women’s Studies at the University of South Carolina

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The last two days have been taken up with the wonderful Annual Women’s Studies Conference here at the University of South Carolina. I’m a WOST Affiliate Faculty Member, have been since the moment I got here, and the WOST program … Continue reading →

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New Issue of The Scholar and Feminist Online: “Jewish Women Changing America: Cross-Generational Conversations”

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read more about this issue here or access the issue index here. Below is an excerpt from the editor’s overview: This issue of Scholar and Feminist Online began with an insight: the growing realization of the importance of Jewish women … Continue reading →

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Trial Advocacy Competition Rape Problem

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Ann Bartow

An anonymous e-mailer expressed deep concern about the fact pattern chosen by the Texas Young Lawyers Association to be the basis of the final rounds of its National Trial Advocacy Competition. An edited version of the email text is as … Continue reading →

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Gender Bias In Supreme Court Outcomes?

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Interesting but alarming new research: “Have We Come a Long Way Baby: Female Attorneys Before the United States Supreme Court” by John Szmer, (UNC-Charlotte), Tammy Sarver (Benedictine) and Erin Kaheny (UW-Milwaukee): Abstract: Numerous statistics indicate the presence of gender bias … Continue reading →

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“Woolfiana”

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Links about Virgina Woolf. Via Sally Greene, who has more links!

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Gender & Law Conference: The Power of Women’s Stories: Examining Women’s Role in Law and the Legal System

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From the Conference organizers: The Power of Women’s Stories: Examining Women’s Role in Law and the Legal System Friday, April 20, 2007 at Santa Clara University: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bannan 142 Women continue to feel the impact of … Continue reading →

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Awards For The Duke Women’s Lacrosse Team?

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Well, compared to some of their male counterparts they certainly seem like better people, but via Is That Legal? I learned that law prof Jim Lindgren is arguing at the Volohk Conspiracy that the Duke women’s lacrosse team deserves campus … Continue reading →

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New Blog: “The Situationist”

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From this post: The Situationist went live this morning. Part of a larger effort, including the Project on Law and Mind Sciences at Harvard Law School (website forthcoming), this blog will provide commentary by social psychologists, law professors, policy analysts, … Continue reading →

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