Feminist Law

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara speak to Romilda Dompreh, dual-qualified lawyer and founder of the ROMILDAMOR Foundation, about her journey to becoming a lawyer, human trafficking and women's rights, and what her NGO does to help. To learn more about the ROMILDAMOR Foundation, you can visit their website here . If you would like to get in touch with the ROMILDAMOR Foundation, you ca...

Today on the podcast, Clara and Courtney speak to Zaina Mahmoud, PhD Candidate and Post-Doctoral researcher about the law of surrogacy in England, and it's impact on both the surrogates and intended parents. To read the Law Commission's report on surrogacy citing Zaina's research, you can do so here . To learn more about Zaina and see her list of publications, you can do so here . Femi...

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Dr. Fulya Pinar, post-doctoral researcher in cultural anthropology, about feminist activism and gender equality laws in Turkey. Feminist News Revenge and deepfake porn laws set to be toughened in England and Wales U.K.'s Online Safety Bill to require age verification to view pornographic content, raising privacy concerns Saju Chelavel jailed for murder...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Kara Dansky about her book, The Abolition of Sex, and her views on gender critical feminism, radical feminism and intersectionality. If you would like to read Kara's book, you can find it on Amazon here . To learn more about Women's Declaration USA, as mentioned by Kara, you can visit their website here . Feminist News Gender-based discriminatio...

In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Dr. Annick Masselot about the impact of natural disasters on women's lives, including their impact on gender-based violence, and how the law can improve outcomes for women when natural disasters occur. To learn more about Dr. Annick Masselot's research, you can view here profile at the University of Canterbury here . You can...

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Annick Masselot about how she became a researcher on gender inequality and law, and what it means to have a feminist response to disaster. You can read her published conference paper referenced in the interview here . Feminist News UK Government urged to relax abortion laws after woman is jailed #MeToo Movement sparked in Taiwan Indian police charge...

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara speak with Carey Majid about her experience as a human rights lawyer in Canada, her time working with the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission and the difficulties in bringing a discrimination claim against an employer. Feminist News The Lord Chief Justice is set to be a woman for the first time since the post's creation 755 years ago Ric...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney continue their conversation with Dr. Paulina Garcia-Del Moral about the intersections of gender, law and power from a transnational perspective. To learn more about her research, you can view a select list of her publications on the University of Guelph website here . Feminist News Argentina has made the 'morning after' pill more accessible Protes...

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara speak to Dr. Paulina Garcia-Del Moral about the intersections of law, gender and power from transnational perspective. To learn more about Dr. Garcia-Del Moral, you can view her profile on the University of Guelph's website here . Feminist News Clyde & Co announces new parental leave policy Activists in Pakistan push to end taboos on periods The T...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney continue their interview with Lynn Griesemer on decreasing the demand for pornography, and how pornography is harmful in our society. If you would like to read Lynn's book, it is available on Amazon here . Feminist News North Carolina succeeds in banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy . Sex worker survey in Canada offers insight into the n...

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara speak to author Lynn Griesemer about the harms of pornography, how to decrease its demand, and the release of her latest book 'Porn Free: How to Decrease the Demand for Pornography', available on Amazon here . Feminist News Donald Trump liable for Sexual Assault Federal workplaces in Canada set to offer free menstrual products Underrepresentation...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Pilvi Alopaeus from the Legal Design Summit about the summit and its work, and how the summit contributes to feminist aims. This year's summit is taking place in Helsinki on 14 & 15 September. You can learn more about the summit and register to attend here . Feminist News Pope Francis allows women to vote for the first time at a global...

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara continue their conversation with Canadian (Ontario) lawyer Pamela Cross about how changes in the law can help prevent violence against women, and family violence more broadly. To learn more about Pamela and her work, you can visit her website here or follow her on Twitter here . Feminist News UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promises to "protect women&#...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak to Canadian lawyer Pamela Cross about the prevalence of violence against women in Canada, how changes in the law can help prevent this violence, and family violence screening tools for legal practitioners. Feminist News Canadian police officer Doug Snelgrove sentenced to prison after 8 years as appeal against conviction is dismissed Report finds ove...

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara continue their interview with Prof. Abbe Smith on rectifying practising criminal defence law with being a feminist. If you're interesting in reading more of Prof. Smith's work, her book Case of a Lifetime is available on Amazon here and her book Guilty People is available here . Feminist News Women's rights activist attacked with acid in Colom...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Prof. Abbe Smith about whether you can be a feminist and a criminal defence lawyer, and how to reconcile those two facets of identity with each other. This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. Feminist News World Athletics bans transgender women from competing in some sports The gender pay gap still prevails in 8 out of 10 firms Iran installs cameras...

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara discuss the removal of the tampon tax with Dr. Kathryn James, senior lecturer at Melbourne Law School. Included in the conversation is a broader discussion of feminist tax policy, and where the line should be drawn in removing taxes from personal care products, and whether removing the tampon tax is a step in the right direction. Feminist News Backlash ag...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney continue their conversation with Prof. Kim Stevenson about indecent exposure, child witnesses and non-recent sexual abuse. To learn more about Prof. Stevenson's research, or get in touch with her about her work, you can find her publications and contact details listed here . Feminist News Report on misogyny in the Met Police Met Police 'Boys'...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak to Professor Kim Stevenson about sexual abuse laws in the UK. They focus specifically on non-recent sexual abuse, child witnesses and indecent exposure. This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. Feminist News Wyoming becomes the first state to ban abortion pills Increasing demand for deepfake pornography CSW67 comes to a conclusion If you've enjoyed l...

Today on the podcast, Courtney and Clara speak with feminist sociologist Dr. Elizabeth Borland about abortion rights in the Southern Cone. They discuss the cultural differences in abortion rights in the three countries, and talk about what the increase in abortion rights might mean for global rights to abortion in the future. To learn more about Dr. Elizabeth Borland's work, you can find her resea...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Catherine Bamford about her legal career, her journey to tech law and legal tech, and gender equality in law and technology today. If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please rate and subscribe to our podcast. If you would like to get involved with Feminist Law, please reach out to us at contact@feministlaw.org We are always accepting art...

In today's special release episode for International Women's Day, Clara and Courtney talk to Sophie Martinetz about her career and journey to legal tech, and discuss advice for women hoping to pursue a career in tech law today. If you enjoyed today's episode, make sure to rate and subscribe to our podcast. If you would like to get involved with Feminist Law by contributing an article or featuring...

In today's episode, Courtney and Clara speak to Michigan law student Nikki Williams about the representation of women on corporate boards in America, and how this representation can be improved. News Roundups : Saad Lamjarred convicted of rape and sentenced to 6 years in prison Paid menstrual leave in Spain Schoolgirls in Iran hospitalised following gas poisonings Stephen Bear jailed for 21 months...

In today's episode, Dr. Lisa Deblasio shares her own personal experience with the care and adoption system and its impact on mothers, and discusses her recent article 'Using Reflexivity as a Tool to Validate Feminist Research Based on Personal Trauma' with Clara and Courtney. News Roundups Japan proposes raising the age of consent Retired Met Police officer standing trial for 2004 rape Schoolgirls...

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Sybil Shainwald about her decades-long career fighting for women's health law reform in the United States, and her dedication to the protection of women's rights. Among topics discussed are some of the key cases she has worked on, and life in post-Roe America. If you would like to learn more about Sybil Shainwald and her work, you can visit here we...