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When Will Black Women Lawyers Slay The Two-Headed Dragon: Racism And Gender Bias, Wilma Williams Pinder Nov 2012

When Will Black Women Lawyers Slay The Two-Headed Dragon: Racism And Gender Bias, Wilma Williams Pinder

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Collaboration And Coercion: Domestic Violence Meets Collaborative Law, Margaret B. Drew Oct 2012

Collaboration And Coercion: Domestic Violence Meets Collaborative Law, Margaret B. Drew

Margaret B Drew

‘Collaboration and Coercion’ addresses the systemic and individual concerns that arise when family members that have experienced abuse enter into the collaborative law process. A form of alternative dispute resolution, collaborative law is a method of resolving disputes without engagement of the legal system. The author addresses the structural and cultural difficulties that survivors of abuse encounter throughout the process as well as the ethical concerns that are raised when collaborative practitioners accept cases where the parties have a history of coercion within the intimate relationship.


Roe V. Wade And The Dred Scott Decision: Justice Scalia's Peculiar Analogy In Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Jamin B. Raskin Oct 2012

Roe V. Wade And The Dred Scott Decision: Justice Scalia's Peculiar Analogy In Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Jamin B. Raskin

Jamin Raskin

No abstract provided.


A Case Study On Burying Alive Of Two Women In Balochistan, Sohail Ahmed Ansari Advocate Oct 2012

A Case Study On Burying Alive Of Two Women In Balochistan, Sohail Ahmed Ansari Advocate

Sohail Ahmed Ansari Advocate

Violence against women is present in a variety of forms in Pakistan. From domestic abuse & sexual harassment to child marriages and honour killing; a range of anti-women atrocities are carried out. Pakistani women face systematic discrimination from the day they are born. The patriarchal mindset of society refuses to recognize them as human beings deserving of equality, human rights and justice. Unfortunately in some parts of Balochistan a brutal custom of justice prevails; where the women are treated as trading objects. They are being tried without hearing their cause. They are not allowed to plea their case. They are …


Teaching Social Justice Lawyering: Systematically Including Community Legal Education In Law School Clinics, Margaret Martin Barry, A. Rachel Camp, Margaret E. Johnson, Catherine F. Klein, Lisa V. Martin Apr 2012

Teaching Social Justice Lawyering: Systematically Including Community Legal Education In Law School Clinics, Margaret Martin Barry, A. Rachel Camp, Margaret E. Johnson, Catherine F. Klein, Lisa V. Martin

All Faculty Scholarship

There is a body of literature on clinical legal theory that urges a focus in clinics beyond the single client to an explicit teaching of social justice lawyering. This Article adds to this emerging body of work by discussing the valuable role community legal education plays as a vehicle for teaching skills and values essential to single client representation and social justice lawyering. The Article examines the theoretical underpinnings of clinical legal education, community organizing and community education and how they influenced the authors’ design and implementation of community legal education within their clinics. It then discusses two projects designed …


Women In Legal Education Section, Elizabeth Defeis Mar 2012

Women In Legal Education Section, Elizabeth Defeis

UMKC Law Review

Elizabeth Defeis shares the history and her own experiences with The Women in Legal Education (WLE) Section of the AALS.


1992: A Year Of Women, Bravery, And Growth, Karen Czapanskiy Mar 2012

1992: A Year Of Women, Bravery, And Growth, Karen Czapanskiy

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Unexpected Chair, Elizabeth Nowicki Mar 2012

An Unexpected Chair, Elizabeth Nowicki

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Section Memoir, Patricia Cain Mar 2012

A Section Memoir, Patricia Cain

UMKC Law Review

Patricia Cain discusses her experiences as a member and as Chair of the Women in Legel Education Section of the AALS.


The Aals Section On Women In Legal Education: The Past And The Future, Elizabeth M. Schneider Mar 2012

The Aals Section On Women In Legal Education: The Past And The Future, Elizabeth M. Schneider

UMKC Law Review

Elizabeth Schneider discusses her experiences as a member and as chair of the Women in Legal Education Section of the AALS and the importance of reflection on the history of the Section.


Women In Legal Education Iii, Marina Angel Mar 2012

Women In Legal Education Iii, Marina Angel

UMKC Law Review

Marina Angel shares her experiences with the Association of American Law Schools ("AALS") Section on Women in Legal Education. The first part of this article discusses her experience with the Section prior to becoming Chair, followed by a discussion of her experiences directly related to chairing the Section, and recommendations for future officers of the Section.


Introduction: Reflections Of Women In Legal Education: Stories From Four Decades Of Section Chairs, Linda Jellum, Nancy Levit Mar 2012

Introduction: Reflections Of Women In Legal Education: Stories From Four Decades Of Section Chairs, Linda Jellum, Nancy Levit

UMKC Law Review

An introduction is presented in which the editors discuss stories of women legal educators, who have served as Chair of the Association of American Law Schools' (AALS) Women in Legal Education Section in the U.S. and what that service meant to them over the years.


Reflections From An Era Of Breaking Glass - 1984-1998, Laura Rothstein Mar 2012

Reflections From An Era Of Breaking Glass - 1984-1998, Laura Rothstein

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Regaining Momentum, Pat K. Chew Mar 2012

Regaining Momentum, Pat K. Chew

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Memory Or Imagination: Reflections On The Section On Women In Legal Education, Joyce E. Mcconnell Mar 2012

Memory Or Imagination: Reflections On The Section On Women In Legal Education, Joyce E. Mcconnell

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Gendered Aspects Of Social Justice Work And Occupational Segregation In The Legal Academy: A Review Of 2003, Barbara Cox Mar 2012

The Gendered Aspects Of Social Justice Work And Occupational Segregation In The Legal Academy: A Review Of 2003, Barbara Cox

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Lisa R. Pruitt Mar 2012

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Lisa R. Pruitt

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Gender Integration And The Legal Academy: The Role Of The Aals Section On Women In Legal Education, Stephanie M. Wildman Mar 2012

Gender Integration And The Legal Academy: The Role Of The Aals Section On Women In Legal Education, Stephanie M. Wildman

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Path Of Women In The Legal Academy: Gender, Race, And Culture, Melissa Tatum Mar 2012

The Path Of Women In The Legal Academy: Gender, Race, And Culture, Melissa Tatum

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Aals Section On Women In Legal Education Reflections: 2002-2011, Danne L. Johnson Mar 2012

Aals Section On Women In Legal Education Reflections: 2002-2011, Danne L. Johnson

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hispanic National Bar Association National Study On The Status Of Latinas In The Legal Profession - Few And Far Between: The Reality Of Latina Lawyers, Jill L. Cruz, Melinda S. Molina Feb 2012

Hispanic National Bar Association National Study On The Status Of Latinas In The Legal Profession - Few And Far Between: The Reality Of Latina Lawyers, Jill L. Cruz, Melinda S. Molina

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Feminist Academic's Challenge To Legal Education: Creating Sites For Change, Ann Shalleck Jan 2012

The Feminist Academic's Challenge To Legal Education: Creating Sites For Change, Ann Shalleck

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


From Whence We Came And Where We Might Go, Judith L. Maute Jan 2012

From Whence We Came And Where We Might Go, Judith L. Maute

Judith L. Maute

No abstract provided.


Gender And The Crisis In Legal Education: Remaking The Academy In Our Image, Paula A. Monopoli Jan 2012

Gender And The Crisis In Legal Education: Remaking The Academy In Our Image, Paula A. Monopoli

Faculty Scholarship

American legal education is in the grip of what some have called an “existential crisis.” The New York Times proclaims the death of the current system of legal education. This is attributed, in part, to the incentivizing of faculty to produce increasingly abstract scholarship and the costs this imposes on pedagogy and the mentoring of students. At the same time, despite women graduating from law schools in significant numbers since the 1980s, they continue to lag behind in the most prestigious positions in academia—tenured, full professorships: From academic year 1998-99 to academic year 2007-08, the percentage of women full professors …


Female Law Students, Gendered Self-Evaluation, And The Promise Of Positive Psychology, Dara Purvis Jan 2012

Female Law Students, Gendered Self-Evaluation, And The Promise Of Positive Psychology, Dara Purvis

Journal Articles

For the last several decades, studies and surveys have shown that female law students perform worse and feel worse about their experiences in law school than do male students. Hidden in average figures, however, is a subgroup of female students who thrive. Positive psychology, focusing on what traits make people happy rather than how to alleviate depression, provides novel ideas of how to improve legal education for women without making accommodations specifically targeting gender.


Reflections Of Women In Legal Education: Stories From Four Decades Of Section Chairs, Linda Jellum Jan 2012

Reflections Of Women In Legal Education: Stories From Four Decades Of Section Chairs, Linda Jellum

Articles

No abstract provided.


Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections Of Race And Class For Women In Academia -- Introduction, Carmen G. Gonzalez, Angela P. Harris Dec 2011

Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections Of Race And Class For Women In Academia -- Introduction, Carmen G. Gonzalez, Angela P. Harris

Carmen G. Gonzalez

Presumed Incompetent is a pathbreaking account of the intersecting roles of race, gender, and class in the working lives of women faculty of color. Through personal narratives and qualitative empirical studies, more than 40 authors expose the daunting challenges faced by academic women of color as they navigate the often hostile terrain of higher education, including hiring, promotion, tenure, and relations with students, colleagues, and administrators. One of the topics addressed is the importance of forging supportive networks to transform the workplace and create a more hospitable environment for traditionally subordinated groups. The narratives are filled with wit, wisdom, and …