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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Prabha Kotiswaran on “Laws of Social Reproduction”
By Jamie Abrams
Prabha Kotiswaran has published Laws of Social Reproduction in volume 19 of the Annual Review of Law and Social Sciences. The abstract states: Feminists have long demonstrated the invisibility of women’s reproductive…
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CFP First Annual West Coast Sexuality, Gender and the Law Conference
By Tracy Thomas
First Annual West Coast Sexuality, Gender and the Law ConferenceLoyola Law School, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMarch 22-23, 2024Call for PapersAbstract Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023We are pleased to announce the first…
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Publication of Gender & Law 2023-2024 Volume
By Jamie Abrams
Thomson Reuters has published the 2023-2024 volume of Gender & Law (previously titled Women & Law). The Table of Contents is here. This series is edited by Anibal Rosario Lebron,…
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Toward a Socio-Legal Theory of Male Rape
By Jamie Abrams
Orna Alyagon-Darr and Ruthy Lowenstein Lazar published Toward a Socio-Legal Theory of Male Rape in volume 113 of The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (2023). The abstract is excerpted here: In this…
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Conference on Gender, Health and the Constitution at The Center for Constitutional
By Tracy Thomas
A terrific program we have coming. Register now at this link: 2023 Conference Registration
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New Book, Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women’s Words
By Tracy Thomas
Jenni Nuttall, Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words (Viking 2023)An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language--and what we can learn from the vivid vocabulary…
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Lawmakers Proposed Less Gendered Language in the Law
By Tracy Thomas
Fireman v. Firefighter: These Lawmakers Want Less Gendered Language in the LawSome lawmakers want to change the masculine default in government documents. Reps. Summer Lee (D-Pa.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and…
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Barbie, Law, and Gender Theory
By Tracy Thomas
On understanding the gender and masculinities theories of the Barbie movie, see:The Atlantic, Shirley Li, The Surprising Key to Understanding the Barbie MovieNYT Magazine, Greta Gerwig's Barbie Dream JobTime, How…
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Alissa Rubin Gomez on “The Feminist-Neutrality Paradox”
By Jamie Abrams
Alissa Rubin Gomez has published The Feminist-Neutrality Paradox in volume 127 of the Dickinson Law Review 673. The abstract previews: This Symposium asks us to contemplate women’s role in the judiciary. Female judges…
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Political Equality, Gender, and Democratic Legitimation in Dobbs
By Jamie Abrams
Olatunde C. Johnson and Aliza Forman Rabinovici have posted their forthcoming work on Political Equality, Gender, and Democratic Legitimation in Dobbs. The work is forthcoming in Volume 46 of the…