Past News and Events
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2013
April 2, 2013
Gender Matters: Women, Social Policy and the 2012 Election
March 28, 2013
Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Labor and Employment
March 19, 2013
Student Debt and Education Justice
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Opening Remarks and Introductions
Panel 1: The Context of Student Debt
February 21, 2013
What Do You Do if You Don't Want to Litigate? An Introduction to Transactional Law
February 13, 2013
Advocating for Children
January 24, 2013
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): What's Next?
2012
Nov 2, 2012
The Ninth Annual IP/Gender: Creativity Outside of Intellectual Property's Domain
October 10, 2012
Special Panel on Human Rights and Maternal Mortality
October 5th, 2012
MsJD's 5th Annual Conference at WCL
September 24, 2012
Strategic Litigation on LGBTI Rights in the US International and Courts: Lessons and Challenges
September 11, 2012
Gender and Law LLM Coffee Hour
August 22, 2012
WILP announces collaboration with the Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) and role of academic home for the 2012-2013 LSRJ Fellows. Read press release here.
August 22, 2012
Gender and Law Welcome Reception
July 10, 2012
WCL faculty member Macarena Saez recieves a generous grant from the Ford Foundation to work on sexuality and gender initiatives in Latin America. Read more here.
April 19, 2012
Atala v. Chile: Same-Sex Families and the Best Interest of the Child under International Law
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April 17, 2012
Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States of America: Domesticating International Law
With the AU Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Panel 1:
Implementing Lenahan: Is the United States Exceptional?
Panel 2:
Lenahan’s Place in International Law: Domestic Violence in Comparative Focus
April 13, 2012
Ending Human Trafficking or Something Else?
With the Open Society Foundation
April 13, 2012
The Evolving Role of Women in Iran and the Middle East
With the AU Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Part 1: Economic and Political Empowerment of Women���s Rights in the Middle East
Part 2: The Role of Social Media in Women���s Activism
Keynote Luncheon: Sussan Tahmasebi, One Million Signatures Campaign
March 30, 2012
2012 Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Award Presentation
Award presented during conference, Women of Color and the Law: Gaining Access, Achieving Success
March 26, 2012
Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Financial Regulation & Consumer Protection
March 21-22, 2012
Inaugural Conference on Global Health, Gender and Human Rights
February 28, 2012
Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) & Adoption: Intersection of Law & Life
February 23, 2012
Fertile Ground: Exploring the Intersection between the Reproductive Justice and Environmental Justice Movements
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February 1, 2012
Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings: National and International Strategies
With the Washington College of Law War Crimes Research Office February 1, 2012
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- Opening Remarks and Keynote Address
- Panel 1: Prosecuting Gender Crimes at the International Level
- Panel 2: Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
2011
November 21, 2011
Fighting for our Rights: The Personhood Campaign and the Newest Attack on Reproductive Rights
November 17, 2011
Reed v. Reed at 40: Equal Protection and Women’s Rights
With the National Women's Law Center
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November 3, 2011
Abuse in the Shadows, The Rights of Women Migrant Workers in Indonesia: A Discussion with Anis Hidaya
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October 24, 2011
Presentation and Discussion of the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2012 Report
October 24, 2011
Women’s Human Rights at Home and Abroad
October 20, 2011
Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Criminal Law
October 19, 2011
Hot Topics in Reproductive Rights
October 11, 2011
Coffee Hour for LLM Gender Specialists
October 9, 2011
Seeing the Invisible: Spotting Gender Issues in 1-L Classes
September 19, 2011
Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Domestic Violence
September 15, 2011
Breakfast with the Dean for LLM Gender Specialists
April 19, 2011
Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Gender and Mediation
April 14, 2011
Violence Against Native Women: Is the Tribal Law and Order Act a Step Forward? (webcast)
April 12, 2011
Securing Women’s Land and Property Rights in Africa
April 1, 2011
The Eighth Annual IP/Gender Symposium- Gender and Traditional Cultural Expressions (webcast)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Is 1.6 Million Women 0.6 Million too Many? (webcast)
March 29, 2011
Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Practicing Family Law
March 24, 2011
Our Bodies Are Still Trembling: Women’s Human Rights in Haiti (webcast)
March 15, 2011
The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Award Reception (webcast)
February 28, 2011
Screening with Filmmaker of ‘Like a Ship in the Night’ and Discussion of the European Court of Human Rights decision in A, B, and C v. Ireland
February 17, 2011
Fighting for Women’s Lives: Reproductive Justice in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Peru (webcast)
February 8, 2011
The International Law of Human Trafficking, A Conversation with author Anne Gallagher
2010
October 19, 2010
Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Careers in International Women’s Rights
October 8, 2010
Seeing the Invisible: Spotting Gender Issues in 1-st Year Courses
September 30, 2010
Gender & the Practice of Law Series: Gender and Immigration Law
September 21, 2010
Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo
April 16, 2010
Seventh Annual IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections, Gender and Invention (webcast)
March 25, 2010
Women in the Military: Fighting for Their Rights (webcast)
- Welcome Remarks / Current Issues Affecting Women In The Military
- Addressing Sexual Assault In The Military
March 23, 2010
Discussion on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
March 18, 2010
Pregnancy in the Line of Duty: Pregnant Police Officers' Constitutional Rights and the Real-World Implications of Protecting Them (webcast)
February 3, 2010
Domestic Violence in Indian Country (webcast)
2009
November 3, 2009
Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
October 30, 2009
Seeing the Invisible: Spotting Gender Issues in First Year Courses
October 8, 2009
Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Transactional Law
September 22, 2009
Gender and Climate Change
June 15, 2009 - June 16, 2009
Gender & Justice: An International Inquiry (webcast)
- Welcome Remarks
- Report from Around the World: Status of Women in the Judiciary I
- Report from Around the World: Status of Women in the Judiciary II
- Lunch
- The Impact of Religion, Tradition & Culture on Judging
- Religious Law and Women’s Equality: A New Era?
- Dinner
- Maintaining Judicial Independence in Times of Crisis
- The Role of the Courts in Ending Violence Against Women
- Prosecuting Gender-Based and Sexual Crimes Against Women: The Role of the International Courts and Criminal Tribunals
- Closing Session – Reports – Where Do We Go From Here?
April 24, 2009
Sixth Annual IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections - Female Fan Culture and Intellectual Property (webcast)
- Opening Remarks
- Panel One: Is There a Text in This Work? Transformation Beyond the Written Word
- Panel Two: New Forms of Organizing: Women Reinterpret the Legal, the Educational and the Political
- Panel Three: Cui Bono? Economic Contexts
April 16, 2009
Reading Roe, Casey and Carhart: How Gender Matters
April 7, 2009
Gender and Your Legal Studies
March 3, 2009
Does SexX Really Matter? What a Difference an X Makes (webcast)
- Welcome Remarks / Will your Lawyer Deliver Your Next Baby? The Effect of Rising Malpractice Insurance Costs on OB/GYNs
- Your Mother’s Medicine: a new approach to the health care of women throughout their lifespan
- Luncheon Keynote Speaker
- The Rxx Factor: Different on the Outside. Different on Inside? Rethinking the Medical Model and Clinical Trials
- When a Woman’s Choice is Not a Choice
February 20, 2009
Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Human Trafficking
February 17, 2009
The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Celebration (webcast)
2008
November 13, 2008
Seeing the Invisible: Spotting Gender Issues in First Year Courses
November 10, 2008
Question & Answer Discussion with Gender and Law Faculty
November 1, 2008
Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities Outreach Training
October 21, 2008
Taking the Heat: How Brenda Berkman Used the Courts to Open Fire Fighting Opportunities to Women and in the Process Altered Government Policy (webcast)
October 14, 2008
Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-based Crimes before International/ized Criminal Courts (webcast)
October 13, 2008
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo- A Film by Lisa F. Jackson
September 26, 2008
Bringing Human Rights Home: Building Proactive Policy to Ensure Racial and Gender Equity
September 17, 2008
Gender, Justice and Sexuality in Latin America
April 4, 2008
Fifth Annual Symposium on IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections (webcast)
February 18, 2008
When Law Meets OB GYN: The Intersection of Jurisprudence and Medical Ethics in Women’s Health
February 11, 2008
The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Award Reception
January 30, 2008
Creating & Protecting Families: Challenges and Fresh Perspectives
January 23, 2008
Do You Dream of Arguing Before the Supreme Court?
2007
November 8, 2007
Gonzales v. Carhart and the Degradation of US Abortion Provision
November 5, 2007
Question & Answer Discussion with Gender and Law Faculty
October 25, 2007
A Conversation with Author Brenda Cossman
October 2, 2007
CEDAW: Promoting Women’s Human Rights Across the World
September 19, 2007
Teaching Gender in the Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan
September 12, 2007
What Do You Do if You Don’t Want to Litigate? An Introduction to Transactional Lawyering.
March 26, 2007 and March 27, 2007
Domestic Violence in the Context of HIV/AIDS: Lessons from Africa
March 23, 2007
Fourth Annual IP/Gender: The Unmapped Connections (webcast)
February 8, 2007
Forced Labor and Slavery: The Other Side of Trafficking (webcast)
- Keynote Address Audio Only
- Expanding Our Focus: Perspectives on Human Trafficking
- Labor Trafficking in the US and Abroad
- Strategies to Address Trafficking: Litigation, Law Enforcement, and Policy
- Attending to the Needs of a Survivor of Trafficking
- Student Presentation: WCL’s Domestic Worker Outreach Project
