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Gender
598 published works
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Exposing the Stereotypes Fueling Reproductive Wrongful Convictions
By Tracy Thomas
Valena Beety, "Unfit": Gender, Ableism and Reproductive Wrongful Convictions, UCLA L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026) This article draws a straight line from wrongful convictions of women in the past to criminal charges…
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Study Provides Holistic and Intersectional Analysis of the Factors Driving Sentences for Women on Death Row
By Tracy Thomas
Sandra Babcock (Cornell), Nathalie Greenfield (Cornell), Kathryn Adamson, Women on Death Row in the United States This Article presents a comprehensive study of forty-eight persons sentenced to death between 1990 and…
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Bibliography to Research on Gender and Judicial Decision-Making
By Tracy Thomas
Joshua Hochberg, Gender and Judicial Decision-Making, Legal Reference Services Quarterly Few early studies examined the relationship between a judge’s gender and their decisionmaking because few women served as judges before…
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Why Gender Bias in College Admissions Still Favors Men
By Tracy Thomas
Beyond Affirmative Action: Why Gender Bias in College Admissions Still Favors MenThe recent Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions was heralded as a victory for “merit-based” selection. The ruling…
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Reproductive Justice, Feminist Resistance, and the Uses of History in Constitutional Interpretation
By Tracy Thomas
Serena Mayeri, Reproductive Injustice, Feminist Resistance, and the Uses of History in Constitutional Interpretation, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, ForthcomingThis contribution to a symposium in honor of Jack…
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Study Analyzes Gendered Service Work in Academia
By Tracy Thomas
Margaretha Järvinen and Nanna Mik-Meyer, Giving and Receiving: Gendered Service Work in Academia, Current Sociology (2024) [ResearchGate Link]Deploying the perspective of ‘relational work’, this article investigates the mechanisms behind the gender-unequal…
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Interview on New Course, Taylor Swift and Millennial America
By Tracy Thomas
Interview with Theresa Iker on her New Course, "Taylor Swift and Millennial AmericaTheresa Iker specializes in modern American politics, gender, and culture. She received her Ph.D. in History, with a minor…
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History of The Men’s Rights Movement and American Politics, 1960-2005
By Tracy Thomas
Theresa M. Iker, Before the Red Pill: The Men's Rights Movement and American Politics, 1960-2005, Stanford Dep't of History, PhD Dissertation (2023)."Before the Red Pill" [reference to "The Matrix"] traces…
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Gender Law Blog’s Notable Books of 2024
By Tracy Thomas
Whether you are shopping for a holiday gift or building your TBR pile for the winter break, check out these books Gender Law Blog has recommended this past year.Carrie Baker,…
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Indigent Defense and Gender
By Tracy Thomas
Andrew Davies & Evangeline Bulick, Indigent Defense and Gender, The Sage Encyclopedia of Crime and Gender (Janet P. Stamatel ed., Forthcoming)In the United States, any defendant facing the possibility of…