Feminist Law

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Annika Jones, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Exeter, about barriers women face when trying to access justice at the International Criminal Court. To learn more about Dr. Annika Jones and her work, you can view her profile at the University of Exeter here . Feminist News Gisele Pelicot awarded knight of the Legion of Honour in France...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks to Carol Jacobsen, award-winning social documentary artist and Professor Emerita, about women who are convicted of homicide after killing their abusers and how-self defence laws often fail them. To learn more about Carol Jacobsen and her work, you can buy her book 'For Dear Life: Women's Decriminalization and Human Rights in Focus' from Universit...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks to Carol Jacobsen, award-winning social documentary artist and Professor Emerita, about women who are convicted of homicide after killing their abusers and how self-defence laws often fail them. To learn more about Carol Jacobsen and her work, you can buy her book 'For Dear Life: Women's Decriminalization and Human Rights in Focus' from University of Michigan Pr...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Dr. Taylor Mills, attorney in the state of Michigan and PhD in philosophy, about intersectionality and taking a structural justice approach to wrongful convictions for sexual assault. If you would like to read the article discussed in today's episode, you can find it here. To learn more about Dr. Taylor Mills and her work, you can visit her website her...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Viva Hammer, leading tax policy and practice leader, about birth control, family planning and what Jewish law has to say about it. To read the article discussed in today's episode, you can find it here . To learn more about Viva Hammer and her work, you can visit her websites here and here . Feminist News Birmingham MP calls for improved maternity serv...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Katie Hunt, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Lincoln, about the intersections of sexism, misogyny and ageism, and how the law fails to better protect older women from discrimination. You can learn more about Katie Hunt's work here . To read the blog post discussed in today's episode, you can find it here . Feminist News UK Supreme...

In today's feminist news roundup, Courtney continues her conversation with Dr. Anita Chan, Associate Professor Information Sciences and Media Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and author of the recently released book, Predatory Data, about the relationship between Big Tech, eugenics, and the exploitation of women. To learn more about Anita Chan and her work, you can view...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Anita Chan, Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Media Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and author of the recently released book, Predatory Data, about the relationship between Big Tech, eugenics, and the exploitation of women. To learn more about Anita Chan and her work, you can view her profile at the University...

Today on the podcast, Clara and Courtney speak to Shenlin Zhang, PhD student in law at the University of Exeter, about differences in the English and Welsh and Chinese legal systems and how they deal with domestic abuse differently. If you would like to discuss Shenlin Zhang's research with her, you can contact her by email which you can find here . Feminist News Maternity discrimination suit...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with David S Cohen, Professor of Law at Drexel University's Thomas R Kline School of Law and Dr. Carole Joffe, Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, about the impacts the Dobbs decision has had on women's access to reproductive care and what might happen to rep...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Andrew Spearman, partner and head of the modern families department at Hanne and Co solicitors, about the practice of surrogacy law and modern families. To learn more about Andrew Spearman and his work, you can view his profile at Hanne and Co solicitors here . Feminist News Research finds link between menopause symptoms and dementia Report finds girls in...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Alissa del Diego, Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Herbert Business School, about the gender gap in those selected as counsel in class action law suits in the United States. To read the article discussed in today's episode, you can find it here . To learn more about Alissa del Riego and her work, you can view her profile at the University...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak to Dr. Charlotte Barlow, Reader in Criminal Justice and Policing at the University of Central Lancashire, about Clare's Law, domestic violence disclosure schemes, and how to better support victim-survivors. To learn more about Dr. Barlow and her work, you can visit her profile at the University of Central Lancashire here , or her LinkedIn profil...

In today's episode, we've done something different! Clara and Courtney discuss their experiences after hosting 100 episodes of the Feminist Law podcast. A special thank you to all of our guests who have gladly given up their time to speak with us about their work, and to our listeners for their enthusiasm for learning about law and feminism. We will resume our regular content next week wit...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Morganne Wilbourne, PhD student at the Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford and Frances Hand, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in law at St. Edmund College, Oxford, about unplanned obstetric interventions, consent, and what law can do about it. To read the article discussed in today's episode, you can find it here...

In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Ann McGinley, Emerita Professor of Law at the William S Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about multidimensional masculinities theory and its relationship with feminism and law. To learn more about Ann McGinley and her work, you can visit her profile at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas here . To visit the Scho...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Ann McGinley, Emerita Professor at William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, about masculinities theory, its relationship with feminism, and its impacts on law. To read the chapter discussed in today's episode, you can find it here . To learn more about Ann McGinley and her work, you can find her profile at the William S. Boyd School of Law...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney continue their conversation with Dr. Elaine Craig about the platformisation of pornography, how this impacts our sexualities, and what Canadian law can do about it. If you would like to read the book discussed in today's episode, you can find it here . To read the other book mentioned by Dr. Craig, 'Putting Trials on Trial', you can find it here . To learn mo...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Dr. Elaine Craig, Professor of Law at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, Canada, about her book, 'Mainstreaming Porn: Sexual Integrity and the Law Online', and Canadian legal responses to the porn industry. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Craig and her work, you can view her profile at Schulich School of Law here . If you...

In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Dr. Serene Khader, Kay Newman Chair in Philosophy of Culture and Professor of Philosophy and Women's and Gender Studies at the City University of New York, about the culture myth in feminism and her newly released book, 'Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop'. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Khader a...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Serene Khader, Jay Newman Chair in Philosophy of Culture and Professor of Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies at the City University of New York, about the culture myth in feminism and her upcoming book, 'Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop' which will be released tomorrow. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Kh...

In today's episode, Clara speaks to Dr. Marina Urbanikova, media sociologist and Assistant Professor at Masaryk University, about why Central and Eastern European countries have a higher proportion of female judges, why this doesn't necessarily mean gender equality has been achieved, and what we can do about it. To read the article discussed in today's episode, you can do so here . To learn more a...

In today's episode, Clara continues her conversation with Dr. Nicole Bedera, sociologist and co-founder of Beyond Compliance about the consultancy she co-founded with Dr. Jacquline Cruz focused on preventing sexual violence. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Bedera and her work, you can visit her website here or find her on X here . Her first book, On the Wrong Side: How Universities Prote...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Dr. Nicole Bedera, sociologist and co-founder of Beyond Compliance, about the culture of sexual violence and how it get condoned on campus, and about her new book, 'On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence'. Come back for part two of Clara's interview Nicole Bedera next week! If you would like to learn mo...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Sanam Amin, PhD student in law at the University of Melbourne in Australia about domestic abuse, coercive control and feminist law reform. To learn more about Sanam Amin and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here and on X here . To read the article discussed in today's episode, you can find it here . Feminist News Ugandan activists speak out against restr...