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15 lut 2018 · Our investigation into black women’s cause lawyering reveals a progression in its forms over time across four generations of lawyers as well as an understanding of the ways in which key social movements—the civil rights and second-wave feminist movements—importantly influence black women’s legal activism.
This article, which is based on the findings presented in the full report, focuses specifically on issues of intersectionality by highlighting key areas in which gender differences among black law graduates are particularly salient.
11 lut 2021 · In this study, hyperawareness, reflection, rejection, and navigation were four phases of the gendered racial developmental process for Black women. In addition, this developmental process influenced participants’ meaning making of their identity through their gendered racial ideologies.
Women in Law a review of Rebels in Law, Voices in History of Black Women Lawyers, The University of Michigan Press. (J. Clay Smith ed. 1998) 1998 & Virginia G. Drachman Sisters in Law, Women Layers in Modern American History, Harvard University Press. 1998
12 lis 2021 · After defining law schools as white spaces and exploring cancellation tactics, this Article encourages law schools to reevaluate academic norms to create positive experiences for Black women. Amid social unrest, the legal academy is primed to be a key player in modern social justice movements.
During the 1980s and 90s, as firms grew rapidly, they shifted from an apprenticeship model to a leveraged model of talent development. In this article, we explore ideas from Harvard faculty and other experts on professional development and reducing attrition for women and minorities in the law.
what black women judges bring to the appellate courts: their legal acumen and skill in applying the law to the facts of each case. The goal of this Article is to give voice to that perspective by looking at the historical journey of black women judges to state and federal appellate courts.
