Law Commons^™

Letter To Supreme Court Of South Carolina Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To West Virginia Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Wyoming Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Alabama Board Of Bar Commissioners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Connecticut Bar Examining Committee, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Colorado Supreme Court Office Of Attorney Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Executive Director, Florida Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Board Of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court Of Delaware, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To The Board Of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court Of The State Of Hawai'i, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Supreme Court Of Guam, Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Supreme Court Of Georgia, Office Of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Idaho State Bar, Board Of Commissioners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Iowa Board Of Law Examiners, Office Of Professional Regulation, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Director Of Administration, Illinois Board Of Admissions To The Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To The Indiana State Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Kansas Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Kentucky Office Of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Massachusetts Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Michigan Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Maine Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To Missouri Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Letter To State Bar Administrator, State Bar Of Montana, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Menstrual Dignity And The Bar Exam, Margaret E. Johnson, Marcy L. Karin, Elizabeth Cooper

All Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines the issue of menstruation and the administration of the bar exam. Although such problems are not new, over the summer and fall of 2020, test takers and commentators took to social media to critique state board of law examiners’ (“BOLE”) policies regarding menstruation. These problems persist. Menstruators worry that if they unexpectedly bleed during the exam, they may not have access to appropriately sized and constructed menstrual products or may be prohibited from accessing the bathroom. Personal products that are permitted often must be carried in a clear, plastic bag. Some express privacy concerns that the see-through …

Menstruation Discrimination And The Problem Of Shadow Precedents, Deborah Widiss

Articles by Maurer Faculty

A burgeoning menstrual justice movement calls attention to menstruation-related discrimination in workplaces, schools, prisons, and many other aspects of life. In recent years, a few courts have suggested such discrimination could violate Title VII, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in employment. Their analysis focuses on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), an amendment to Title VII passed to override a Supreme Court case that had held pregnancy discrimination was not sex discrimination.

This essay, written for a symposium at Columbia Law School, applies my earlier research on the statutory interpretation of Congressional overrides to highlight two potential challenges this …

Periods For Profit And The Rise Of Menstrual Surveillance, Michele E. Gilman

All Faculty Scholarship

Menstruation is being monetized and surveilled, with the voluntary participation of millions of women. Thousands of downloadable apps promise to help women monitor their periods and manage their fertility. These apps are part of the broader, multi-billion dollar, Femtech industry, which sells technology to help women understand and improve their health. Femtech is marketed with the language of female autonomy and feminist empowerment. Despite this rhetoric, Femtech is part of a broader business strategy of data extraction, in which companies are extracting people’s personal data for profit, typically without their knowledge or meaningful consent. Femtech can oppress menstruators in several …

Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go, Elizabeth B. Cooper, Margaret E. Johnson, Marcy L. Karin

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.

Reflections On Feminism, Law & Culture: Law Students’ Perspectives, Bridget J. Crawford

Pace Law Review

This essay is a collective reflection by thirty-nine law students on feminism, law and culture. In the Spring 2020 semester, the students who enrolled in the Feminist Legal Theory course taught by Professor Bridget Crawford at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University were a mixed-gender group of second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students. The course focused on the themes and methods of feminist analysis and the application of feminist legal theories to topics such as intimate partner violence, prostitution, pornography, sexual harassment, reproductive rights, and economic rights. Students attended a traditional seminar meeting once each week. Conversations continued …

On Period Poverty, Victoria J. Haneman

Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity

No abstract provided.

Menstrual Dignity And The Bar Exam, Marcy L. Karin, Margaret E. Johnson, Elizabeth B. Cooper

Journal Articles

This Article examines the issue of menstruation and the administration of the bar exam. Although such problems are not new, over the summer and fall of 2020, test takers and commentators took to social media to critique state board of law examiners’ (“BOLE”) policies regarding menstruation. These problems persist. Menstruators worry that if they unexpectedly bleed during the exam, they may not have access to appropriately sized and constructed menstrual products or may be prohibited from accessing the bathroom. Personal products that are permitted often must be carried in a clear, plastic bag. Some express privacy concerns that the see-through …

Letter To State Bar Of Nevada, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.