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Gender Bias
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The Proof of Guilt
Guest Post: The Gendered Blind Spot in India’s Pre-Arrest Bail Architecture
(This is a guest post by Akhil Yadav)The Allahabad High Court granted Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati anticipatory bail on 25 March 2026 for a case which involved two boys according to…
Jotwell
Male Supremacy as a Products Liability Defect
In 2019 the phrase “a world designed for men” saw print when the Brazilian-English activist Caroline Criado Perez put it into the subtitle of a book. Criado Perez may not…
Hawley, Kaufman & Kautzer, S.C. Blog
Family Court Doesn’t Favor Mothers – Here’s What They Actually Care About
By Hawley, Kaufman & Kautzer, S.C. Staff
Many individuals walk into family court believing the odds are stacked against them due to their gender. Some men believe women are favored in family cases, especially those involving children.…
India Legal
Survey by Supreme Court Bar Association highlights gender bias faced by women lawyers
A recent survey conducted by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) brings renewed attention to the challenges experienced by women advocates in the country. While the number of women entering…
Garrigues | Labor & Employment Blog
The use of AI in people management requires new guarantees to avoid gender bias
By Garrigues
Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to people management (selection, hiring, promotion, and remuneration) can perpetuate and amplify gender biases if algorithms learn from historical data with inequalities. In application of European…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Study Shows Gender Bias in Student Evaluations of Instructor Availability
By Tracy Thomas
Eric Chan, Krista Hill, Josh Stillwagon, Gender Bias and Instructor Availability in Student Evaluations of Teaching in Higher Education. We run an experiment to examine the role of instructor availability in…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Grants Woman on Death Row’s Appeal Challenging Prosecutor’s Gender Bias of Weaponing Sex Stereotypes
By Tracy Thomas
Adam Liptak, Supreme Court Questions Prosecutors' Focus on Sex in Capital CaseThe Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the only woman on death row in Oklahoma a fresh opportunity to challenge…
SDNY Blog
Judge Broderick Refuses To Stay Discovery in Suit Against Major League Baseball
On Thursday, Judge Vernon S. Broderick denied Major League Baseball's motion to stay discovery in a sexual harassment and gender bias lawsuit filed by two aspiring umpires employed by MLB.…
Legal Profession Blog
“You Suck”
The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Adjudication Tribunal found misconduct in part based on the Respondent's communications with the Law Society staff including the Director of Practice Management and…
Government and Public Policy
Treasury Committee publishes letters relating to its Sexism in the City report
By Anita Edwards, Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 10 December 2024, the Treasury Committee published various letters relating to its Sexism in the City inquiry, on which it reported in March 2024. The letters include: A…