Topic
Intersectionality
53 published works
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Navigating the Intersections of Identity Under SB 1137
With the enactment of SB 1137, California has explicitly recognized “intersectionality” under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and related statutes: or the idea that in certain instances, discrimination…
California Employment Law Blog
California’s New Intersectionality Law: Understanding and Protecting Combined Identities in Discrimination Cases
California recently passed Senate Bill 1137, a groundbreaking law that explicitly recognizes “intersectionality” in the state’s civil rights laws that went into effect in January of this year. This legislation…
Legal Theory Blog
Mills on Intersectionality and Wrongful Convictions for Sexual Violence
Taylor Elyse Mills (Michigan State University; Government of the State of Michigan - Michigan Court of Appeals) has posted Intersectionally-Informed Advocacy: A Structural Justice Account of Wrongful Convictions for Sexual…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
NEW YEAR, NEW RULES: 2025’s Changes in Discrimination Law that Every California Employer Should Keep on Their Radar
By Jackie Lee
As we usher in 2025, California employers face a range of new legal requirements aimed at enhancing protections against workplace discrimination and improving employee rights. From expanding anti-discrimination protections to…
Employment Law Worldview
California Legislative Year-End Review: Preparing Employers for 2025 (US)
California’s busy legislative year has come to an end, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing several new laws that will impact Golden State employers. Here, we summarize the laws expected to…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Intersectionality and Women’s Participation in Peace Negotiations
By Tracy Thomas
Jenna Sapiano, Gina Heathcote & Xianan Jin, Intersectionality and Women's Participation in Peace Negotiations, forthcoming International Affairs (2024) The Women, Peace and Security resolutions have consistently called for women’s increased participation at…
Employment Law Watch
California adopts intersectionality into anti-discrimination laws
On September 27, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1137 into law, clarifying that discrimination can happen based on an intersection or combination of protected characteristics. Specifically,…
California Workplace Law Blog
Senate Bill 1137: California Amends Law to Clarify Protection for Combinations of Protected Characteristics
By Janelle J. Sahouria, Amanda Almeda Sison
On September 27, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1137, which clarifies that the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the provisions of the Education Code prohibiting discrimination in public education,…
Health Law Prof Blog
Intersectionality Matters in Food and Drug Law
Colleen Campbell (Hofstra University), Intersectionality Matters in Food and Drug Law, 95 U. Colo. L. Rev. (2024):Feminist scholars critique food and drug law as a site of gender bias and…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Radha Curpen at Bennett Jones LLP on how law firms should understand intersectionality
Curpen will speak about her work and law firm leadership at the Women in Law Summit in April