A Modest Defense of Privacy

The story of the conservative backlash that Roe v. Wade triggered is well known. Less familiar is the pro-choice criticism that the decision elicited. In truth, even among liberals and feminists, the Supreme Court’s decision to ground the right to abortion in a constitutional “right of privacy”… Read More

Consenting to Unwanted Sex: A Sociolegal Perspective

This writing is adapted from a comprehensive empirical research study entitled “Power, agency, and emotion work: American college women’s reflections on their heterosexual lives,” as part of a PhD program at the University of Edinburgh Law School. “What if I say no to him and he gets really mad? What… Read More

MJGL Volume 27 Issue 2 is Here!

Volume 27 Issue 2 of the Michigan Journal of Gender & Law can be found here, at the University of Michigan Law Library Repository. Here’s a look at the pieces inside the most current MJGL issue: Articles: World Peace and Gender Equality: Addressing… Read More

Life Cycle of the Journal (Pt. II)

This is one blog post in a series about law journals written by Michigan Journal of Gender & Law. The goal of the series is to ‘demystify’ law journals, something that many first-year law students, especially those who are first generation and haven’t had many opportunities to interact with… Read More

Life Cycle of the Journal (Pt. I)

This is one blog post in a series about law journals written by Michigan Journal of Gender & Law. The goal of the series is to ‘demystify’ law journals, something that many first-year law students, especially those who are first generation and haven’t had many opportunities to interact with the… Read More

To Join a Journal or Not to Join a Journal

This is one blog post in a series about law journals written by Michigan Journal of Gender & Law. The goal of the series is to ‘demystify’ law journals, something that many first-year law students, especially those who are first generation and haven’t had many opportunities to interact with… Read More

Title VII Should Include Sexual Orientation

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin.1Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (1964). The Supreme Court of the… Read More