Deborah Tuerkheimer* In Online Shaming and the Power of Informal Justice,[1] Hadar Dancig-Rosenberg and Anat Peleg examine a dynamic that has become ubiquitous since #MeToo sparked a global reckoning with sexual abuse.[2] Notwithstanding several high profile instances of both criminal[3] and civil[4] accountability, the #MeToo movement—as reflected in the hashtag—has been largely driven by the […]
By Harry Chiu **** H.673/S.318, “An Act Relative to Healthy Youth,” is a proposed Massachusetts bill that aims to reform sex education in K-12 schools. Based on current research in gender-based violence prevention in schools, this bill would be an impactful and positive step toward reducing gender-based violence in schools and promoting healthier gender identities
by Sandra Amankaviciute and Monika Zalnieriute “Small Breasts, Huge Thighs and a Big Red Box.” No, this sexualized description is not of an X-rated video, but of Australia’s first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, made while she was in office in 2013. And it is not an anonymous troll tweet, but a menu displayed
By Shilpa Sadhasivam Watching the Supreme Court’s political bent swing from conservative-leaning to firmly conservative was a resounding blow to political leftists. The rapid replacement of revered feminist Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett created great anxiety regarding Roe v. Wade, Obergefell v. Hodges, and other civil rights issues. Even deeper, her confirmation
By Hannah Hubbard Wyoming charged Leigh Stewart with child endangerment six days after she gave birth to her baby in Cheyenne. The State alleged that Ms. Stewart violated state law W.S. § 6-4-403(b)(iv), which provides that “[n]o person shall knowingly…[s]ell, give or otherwise furnish a child any drug prohibited by law without a physician’s prescription.”
“And when I meet Thomas Jefferson . . . I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!” – Angelica Schuyler[1] ********** The nation is beginning to reckon with darker features of its history. The grappling process has run the gamut from racism to LGBTQ+ discrimination. Thankfully, these conversations have extended to include systemic
“You’re maybe the last person I could rape; come here.” “A month ago, as I was leaving to do my shopping, a man in a car ran me over as I was about to cross the street, stopped at my level, insulted me, and threatened me with rape, because I had not responded to
The Journal of Law and Gender stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. We are appalled by the senseless murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Sean Reed, Nina Pop, Tony McDade, George Floyd, Elijah McClain, and so many more. We implore both Harvard University and Harvard Law School to commit their abundant resources
In September 2018, I, like many women, was glued to my television watching Christine Blasey Ford testify about the indelible mark left by the sexual assault she had experienced as a high school student. For days, I kept thinking about her story and about all the stories that women like her had experienced and never
Title IX states that no person should be discriminated against on the basis of sex in any educational programs or activities that receive federal funding. Betsy DeVos, the current Secretary of Education, has proposed rules redefining several aspects of Title IX. The Harvard Journal of Law and Gender has collected comments on this significant rule
