Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Blog for women’s rights in Pakistan

According to this BBC article: “Pakistan rape victim Mukhtar Mai has been in the international spotlight as a result of her campaign to seek justice for herself and other women in Pakistan. She has been writing a blog for the … Continue reading →

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National Summit to Ensure the Health and Humanity of Pregnant and Birthing Women, January 18–21, 2007 in Atlanta

National Advocates for Pregnant Women and numerous co-sponsors invite you to attend the National Summit to Ensure the Health and Humanity of Pregnant and Birthing Women, Thursday, January 18– Sunday, January 21, 2007 at the Hilton Airport Atlanta, Atlanta GA … Continue reading →

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That Date Rape Metaphor

Here’s a post, in its entirety, by a Supposedly Liberal Dude: Welcome to DateRape…I’m Chris Wallace Shorter Glenn Reynolds: Defending oneself is counterproductive and only makes you look angry so you should just lay back and enjoy it, bitch. If … Continue reading →

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“Frida Kahlo: A Guerrilla Girl”

Great interview with one of the the “Guerilla Girls” by Celina De Leon at Feministing. Here is an excerpt from a wonderfully long and detailed piece: How did the Guerrilla Girls come to be? In 1985, the Museum of Modern … Continue reading →

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Not Funny, A Continuing Series

This article describes a sexual harassment suit filed by a waitress (this is the noun used by the author) against a restaurant in NYC that formerly employed her.   The title frames the suit as “swat[ing] back” and notes that … Continue reading →

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Women Taking Action Against “Eve Teasing” (Street Harassment) In India

Watch this video! Then, learn more at The Blank Noise Project’s blog.

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Teach-in on Guantanamo

I am writing to see if you may be willing to publicize a truly exceptional event: Guantanamo: How Should We Respond? It is a national teach-in on Guantanamo organized primarily through law schools – with the origin being Seton Hall … Continue reading →

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“Art and apartheid: The prime real estate is still a men’s club”

That’s the subtitle of an article in the Village Voice entited Women of Babylon, by Jerry Saltz. Below is an excerpt: … According to the fall exhibition schedules for 125 well-known New York galleries:42 percent of which are owned or … Continue reading →

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“When White Males Attack: Larry Flynt, Racism and The Left”

“When White Males Attack: Larry Flynt, Racism and The Left” is the name of an article written by Jennifer McLune. Be forewarned that accompanying this article are reprints of very racist, sexist, truly horrible cartoons copied from the pages of … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Name?

Shark-Fu, a.k.a. Pamela, will tell you.

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Write Your Own Warning Signs!

Here!

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“Putting a Different Face on Islam in America”

From this NYT article: …This month, Professor Mattson, a 43-year-old convert, was elected president of the Islamic Society of North America, the largest umbrella organization for Muslim groups in the United States and Canada, making her a prominent voice for … Continue reading →

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Mental Illness

Watch this video. And this video too. Then, read this blog.

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SC Politics As Usual, Encapsulated In One Run On Sentence

Here in South Carolina we have a Republican Governor, Mark Sanford, who is incompetent to such a stunning degree that he may actually be somewhat vulnerable to the challenge being mounted by ostensible Democrat Tommy Moore, who is ingratiating himself … Continue reading →

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The “Title IX Blog”

Feminist law profs Erin Buzuvis and Sudha Setty have launched the     Title IX Blog! It is “an interdisciplinary resource for news, legal developments, commentaries, and scholarship about Title IX, the federal statute prohibiting discrimination on the basis of … Continue reading →

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Notice Anything Odd About This Vent Array?

Story here.

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“Jailing Pregnant Women Raises Health Risks”

Commentary by Julie B. Ehrlich, a law student at New York University and legal intern at National Advocates for Pregnant Women, and Lynn M. Paltrow, an attorney and executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women: In recent months, pregnant … Continue reading →

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Links!

“The Royal Society vs. Exxon’s astroturf” at Making Light “Smelling of Roses?” at The F-Word “Comparative Experiences of Women in the Judiciary” at Opinio Juris “Parody and Pop Culture” at LawCulture “Farai: The Bright Future of NPR” at BlackProf The … Continue reading →

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“Bitchfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine”

A reading featuring editors Lisa Jervis & Andi Zeisler Thursday, 21 September, 7:00 PM Altschul Atrium, Altschul Hall Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler will be joined by Tammy Oler. This event is free and open to the public. We hope … Continue reading →

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Rosa Brooks, “What the Internet Age Means for Female Scholars”

Rosa Brooks’ essay “What the Internet Age Means for Female Scholars” is available as part of the Yale Law Journal’s online “Pocket Parts.” Below is a short excerpt: … Take any random sample of women in the top fifty law … Continue reading →

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Menorrhagia and Anonymity

Over at Bitch, Ph.D. there is a discussion about menorrhagia. This is an issue many women deal with, but aren’t always comfortable talking about, so the referenced post and comments thread do a nice job illustrating the positive attributes of … Continue reading →

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CORPORATE AMERICA COMPETING TO BE THE MOST GLBT-FRIENDLY?

Yes, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Here is an excerpt from a recent HRC press release: The Human Rights Campaign today released a report showing that a record number of the largest U.S. companies are increasingly competing to expand … Continue reading →

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Feminist Law Prof Susan Scafidi Was On ABC TV Talking About Fashion!

Not everyone will agree with her views about copyright laws and “design piracy,” but she did a terrific job of explaining the issues. You can see the interview here, via her blog, Counterfeit Chic.

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Boobies

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Politics and “Date Rape”

I need to start by noting that I have contributed money to Ned Lamont’s Senate campaign and I hope he wins. Though Joe Lieberman has been better than many Democrats (including Harry Reid) on reproductive rights issues, he has been … Continue reading →

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“Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering”

“Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering“is a report prepared by a panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences to study the reasons women are not succeeding in greater numbers in academic … Continue reading →

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The Texas All-Woman Supreme Court, 1925

In reading the latest issue of the Texas Bar Journal, I noticed a brief reference to “the All-Woman Supreme Court, which was appointed to hear only one case.” Intrigued, a researched a bit further. In 1925, the Texas Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Homophobic “Dykes On Bikes” Trademark Opposer Held To Lack Standing Because He Pees Standing

Michael J. McDermott, who describes himself as “a Male Citizen of the United States and a fourth generation native son of the City of San Francisco,” filed an opposition to a trademark application filed by the San Francisco Women’s Motorcycle … Continue reading →

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The Associate Wears Prada

I just got back from watching The Devil Wears Prada (yes, my husband and I are way, way behind in our movies), and I have to ask: At what point did we decide that apprentices aren’t supposed to work their … Continue reading →

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Whew. Not Easy To Read. Proceed With Caution.

Once again, Heart at Women’s Space, The Margins, has posted something very provocative. Called The Truth About Men, she explains: In early September, a Seattle man, Jason Fortuny, began a Craig’s List experiment. His goal was to find out how … Continue reading →

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You Actually Can Get Rich Providing Childcare

But you need top notch political connections to do so. Here are some excerpts from an article that appeared in the 9/17/06 edition of The State, entitled, “How money, influence killed S.C. child-care reform” South Carolina’s largest child-care operator has … Continue reading →

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“Estelle Ramey, 89; Doctor, Sharp-Tongued Feminist”

Obituary written by Elaine Woo from the 9/17/06 LA Times: Dr. Estelle Ramey, a Georgetown University endocrinologist and staunch feminist whose medical expertise and rapier tongue earned her such monikers as the “Mort Sahl of the women’s movement” and “George … Continue reading →

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Nancy Rapoport on the AALS FAR and FRC

Nancy Rapoport is blogging at MoneyLaw, and her first blogservations there focus on the AALS FAR and FRC. See her posts: Things that faculty appointments committees should know (if they don’t already) and Why the Faculty Recruitment Conference is like … Continue reading →

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Why?

What leads a law professor who describes herself as a feminist to do something like this? See also Echidne of the Snakes. –Ann Bartow

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Friday Sacreligious Procrastination Link

Flying Spaghetti Monster – The Game. Via Pen-Elayne.

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“Maker of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Runs Afoul of Law on Minors”

According to this LA Times article: Joe Francis and the Santa Monica-based company he built on soft-core “Girls Gone Wild” videos pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating federal laws designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and agreed to pay … Continue reading →

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UN Deploys All-Women Peacekeeping Force

The all-female members of the Central Reserve Police Force are Indian, and they are being deployed to Liberia. BBC coverage is here. The BBC article notes several times that many of the women in the unit are married, and that … Continue reading →

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“Abortion Clinic Days”

The blog “Abortion Clinic Days” isn’t updated frequently, but the writing is really compelling and provocative, so check it out if you can.

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Linda Hirshman Wants to Punish Lawyers Who Stop Practicing Full Time

WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION Staying on the job Linda Hirshman/Special to The National Law Journal September 4, 2006 Well, we recently had the bar exam. In every state, thousands of would-be barristers lined up at testing centers to show what … Continue reading →

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List of Upcoming Women’s Studies Conferences

Click here to see a webpage listing upcoming events in women’s studies, gender and related fields

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“James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon” by Julie Phillips

From Body Impolitic: Tiptree (born in 1910) was, among many other things, a woman who made many of her choices and a lot of her self-definition out of her relationship with men for much of her life. A very traditionally … Continue reading →

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Ann Richards

From the Chicago Tribune: Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, a Democrat known for her freewheeling oratory who famously branded the first President George Bush as being “born with a silver foot in his mouth,” died Wednesday night after a battle … Continue reading →

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Read the Headline Below, Then Make A Guess As To Whether The Referenced Teacher Is Male Or Female Before You Click On It

“Teacher won’t shave until bin Laden caught”

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Vintage Drug Ads

Yikes. Many more here. See also, Our Bodies, Our Blog.

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Law Professor Prerogatives

If any students wear these shirts to class, I am going to call on them mercilessly. –Ann Bartow

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Don’t Know Why I Found This So Funny, But I Did

One conference I am highly unlikely to attend: This one. But will my “brand” suffer for it? Via Woman of (an)other Color. –Ann Bartow

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Emma Coleman Jordan on “Women CEO’s and Corporate Gender Warfare”

At the Georgetown Law Faculty Blog, Emma Coleman Jordan has an important post up. Below is an excerpt: … Today, the Hewlett Packard Corporation finds itself embroiled in a bitter dispute surrounding the firing of one board member and the … Continue reading →

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“Our Bodies, Our Blog”

Via e-mail: “I’m writing to introduce a new blog launched by Our Bodies Ourselves. ““Our Bodies, Our Blog,”www.ourbodiesourblog.org, a daily update featuring news and analysis on issues affecting women’s health and lives, is written by Christine Cupaiuolo, whom you may … Continue reading →

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Immigration and Human Trafficking

According to the Daily Feminist News: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its 2006 State of the World Population report yesterday in a morning briefing in Washington, DC, emphasizing the importance of women’s issues and international migration. According to … Continue reading →

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The New York Court of Appeals Hears Challenge to NY’s Women’s Health and Wellness Act of 2003

New York’s Women’s Health and Wellness Act, which went into effect on January 1, 2003, makes preventive health care services and treatment more available women by requiring insurance plans to cover things like osteoporosis exams, prescription contraceptives, and breast and … Continue reading →

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