Feminist Law

In today's episode, Clara continues her conversation with Dr. Melanie Levy, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland, about EU surrogacy law, genetic essentialism and feminist concerns regarding surrogacy. To learn more about Dr. Levy and her work, you can visit her Google Scholar profile here or her university profile here . Feminist News Churchtown man jailed...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Dr. Mélanie Levy, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland, about surrogacy law in the EU, genetic essentialism, and feminist surrogacy concerns. To learn more about Dr. Levy and her work, you can view her university profile here . Feminist News Nearly 20,000 complaints of sexual abuse in mental health trusts in England sinc...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Deborah Weissman, Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill about the links between gender violence, patriarchal society and the conditioned economy. They also discuss restorative and transformative justice. If you would like to learn more about Prof. Weissman and her work, you can view her biography at the...

In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Dr. Patricia K Obi, associate professor in law at Baze University in Nigeria, about reproductive rights in the country and the challenges faced in enforcing those rights. To learn more about Dr. Obi and her research, you can read more about her on Baze University's website here . Feminist News UK police investigate online sexual...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Patricia K Obi, associate professor in law at Baze University in Nigeria, about reproductive rights in Nigeria and the legal challenges faced in enforcing these righs. To learn more about Dr. Obi and her research, you can read more about her on Baze University's website here . Feminist News Nigel Lythgoe stepping down from So You Think You Can D...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Dr. Elena Caruso, post-doctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo in Canada, on her research regarding abortion rights in Italy and how abortion rights have evolved over approximately 40 years. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Caruso and her research, you can do so here . You can follow her on X (Twitter) here . You can see her rese...

In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Dr. Sarah Ailwood about theories of listening, violence against women in Australia, and how we can better listen to what women are actually telling us. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Ailwood and her work, you can do so here or here . Feminist News Rallies organised to highlight UN Women's silence on the rape of Israeli...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Sarah Ailwood, Senior Lecturer and Academic Program Director in the School of Law at the University of Wollongong about theories of listening and violence against women in Australia. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Ailwood and her work, you can do so here . Feminist News Woppa Diallo and her husband win Caine prize for story on Diallo'...

In today's episode, Clara continues her conversation with Dr. Anna Nelson about her research on how women are coerced into receiving vaginal exams during childbirth. To learn more about Dr. Nelson and her research, you can view her researcher profile at the University of Manchester here and follow her on X (Twitter) here . To learn more about feminism, child birth and obstetric violence, you c...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Dr. Anna Nelson about her research on how women are coerced into receiving vaginal exams during childbirth. To learn more about Dr. Nelson and her research, you can view her researcher profile at the University of Manchester here . To learn more about feminism, child birth and obstetric violence, you can check out the following resources: Obstetric Violenc...

In today's episode, Clara speaks to Dr. Janine Benedet, Professor of Law at University of British Columbia's Peter A. Allard Law School about the current law of sexual assault in Canada. Included in their conversation is a discussion on Prof. Benedet's article, The Role of Motive in Sexual Assault Trials, available here . If you would like to learn more about Prof. Benedet and her work...

Today on the podcast, Clara speaks with Aliza Shatzman, Founder of the Legal Accountability Project about her experience as a judicial clerk, judicial misconduct, and what can be done about it. If you would like to learn more about the Legal Accountability Project, you can do so here . Feminist News Icelandic women's day off Matiulah Wesa, girls education activist in Afghanistan, freed by the...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Bridget Crawford, a University Distinguished Professor of Law at the Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in New York about the pink tax and the gender wage gap. If you would like to learn more about Prof. Crawford's research, it is available here . To read the book co-authored by Profs. Crawford and Gold Waldman, you can purchase it from NY...

In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Dr. Maria Giannocopoulos, Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, about the lack of consent to law in Australia. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Giannocopoulos and her work, you can do so here . Feminist News Instant loan apples in India threatening women New miscarriage leave law in California South Afric...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Maria Giannacopoulos, Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, about the term 'nomocide' which she coined, and the lack of consent to law in Australia. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Giannacopoulos and her work, you can do so here . Feminist News Female lawyers report more stress and burnout Peter Nygard on trial...

In today's episode, Clara continues her conversation with Dr. Larissa Behrendt about the evolution of Aboriginal women's rights in Australia, and the impacts of colonialism on these rights. To learn more about the organisations and projects mentioned in today's episode on Aboriginal women's rights in Australia, please see the following links: Family Matters Close the Gap Reports Ju...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Dr. Larissa Behrendt, Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology Sydney, about the evolution of Aboriginal women's rights in Australia, and the impacts of colonialism on these rights. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Behrendt, her research, or her work, you can visit her website here . Fem...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Professor Clare McGlynn of Durham University about her research and her 2017 article, 'Beyond "Revenge Porn": The Continuum of Image-Based Sexual Abuse'. We discuss the Online Safety Bill, the language used to discuss intimate image abuse and solutions to curb this problem. If you would like to seek support after experiencing intimate ima...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with third year law student Alison McDougall about her article 'Gladue, Mandatory Minimums and the Victimization-Criminalization Continuum: How We Are Failing to Protect Our Indigenous Women', and about how the Canadian legal system fails to protect Indigenous Women. McDougall's article was the winner of the 2023-24 Queen's Law Feminist Juris...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Prof. Emily Gold Waldman from Pace Law School about her review of the book 'Panes of the Glass Ceiling: The Unspoken Beliefs Behind the Law's Failure to Help Women Achieve Professional Parity' by Kerri Lynn Stone, and Title IX protections from sex discrimination in the workplace. If you would like to read Prof. Gold Waldman's bo...

In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Dr. Emma Milne, Associate Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at Durham University, about foetal protection laws and the harm they pose to women. To learn more about Dr. Milne's research, you can visit her profile at Durham University  here . You can also learn more by visiting the Vulnerable Women, Crisis Pregnancies...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks to Dr. Emma Milne, Associate Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at Durham University, about whether foetal protection laws actually work and the impact they have on women. To learn more about Dr. Milne's research, you can visit her profile at Durham University here . You can also learn more by visiting the Vulnerable Women, Crisis Pregnancies...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Drs. Valerie Hans of Cornell Law School and Vivian Rotenstein of Blueprint Trial Consulting about how the gender of jurors can affect trials, and how gender affects the experience of jurors. To read the article published by Drs. Hans and Rotenstein titled 'Gentlewomen of the Jury', you can do so here . Feminist News Canada's head of...

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara continue their conversation with Dr. Tanya Serisier to discuss the 2015 Thames Valley tea consent video, as well as consent humour and cultural change regarding consent. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Serisier and her work, you can view her profile at Birkbeck, University of London, online here . If you would like to read the article behind tod...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with senior reader in feminist theory in the department of criminology at the University of Birkbeck, Dr. Tanya Serisier. We discuss her recent article, 'From Date Rape Jeopardy to (Not) Drinking Tea: Consent Humour, Ridicule and Cultural Change' and how consent culture has changed. To learn more about Dr. Serisier and her research, her prof...