Women and the Law
The University of Detroit Mercy Law Review will hold its annual academic Symposium on March 8, 2019, at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. This year’s Symposium will feature discussions on prominent women’s issues in the law. Topics include education, employment, gender discrimination, reproductive rights, and the #MeToo movement.
To RSVP for the cocktail hour and portrait unveiling please click here.
Schedule of Events
| 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks Dean Phyllis L. Crocker, Dean of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Jewel Haji, Editor-in-Chief Samatha Buck, Symposium?Director |
| 9:30 AM | Panel I. Education and Legislation The Pink Ghetto Pipeline: Challenges & Opportunities for Women in Legal Education Alicia Jackson Associate Dean, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Renee Nicole Allen Professor, University of Tennessee Law School DeShun Harris Professor, University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Commentary and Rewriting of Etsitty v. Utah Transit Authority Catherine Archibald Professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Pamela Wilkins Professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Direct Democracy and the Reproductive Rights Charter Louis Cholden-Brown Director of Policy, New York City Council Moderator: Assoc. Professor Kyle Langvardt, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law? |
| 10:45 AM | Panel II. The #MeToo Movement Sexual Harassment Law after #MeToo: A Comparative Survey Wenwen Ding Doctor of Juridical Science candidate, University of Virginia Law School Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession Wendy Hess Professor, University of South Dakota School of Law Sudden Kisses in the #MeToo Era: When A Kiss is Not ‘Just A Kiss’ Under Italian Sexual Violence Law Rachel Van Cleave Professor and Former Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law (En)Gendering Complicity Francine Banner Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn Moderator: Assoc. Professor Karen Henning, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law? |
| 12:30 PM | Keynote Address From “Remember the Alamo” to “I Stand with Planned Parenthood” Jamie R. Abrams Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Moderator: Danil Vishniakov, Executive Editor of Inside Articles? |
| 1:45 PM | Panel III. My Body: The Right to Body Integrity The Meaning of Sex: The Case for Exclusive Judicial Interpretive Power in the Sex Discrimination Context Michèle Alexandre Associate Dean and Professor, University of Mississippi School of Law The Rebirth of Gender Rating in Health Insurance John Cogan Professor, University of Connecticut School of Law Reproductive Autonomy and “Discriminatory” Abortions Carole Petersen Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa Reproductive Choice and Identity Construction Jessica Knouse Professor, University of Toledo College of Law Moderator: Assoc. Professor Julia Belian, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
| 3:30 PM | Panel IV. Sexual Exploitation, Discrimination and the Battle for Equality Women’s Rights in the Workforce: The Struggle is STILL Real Kirsten Silwanowicz Assistant General Counsel, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation The Eye of the Employer: ‘Misperception Discrimination’ and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims Under Title VII Roxana Bell Professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Internet Service Providers and Sex Trafficking: The Case for FOSTA-SESTA Elizabeth Donovan Professor, Ava Maria School of Law Moderator: Tanya Lundberg, Assistant Dean, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
| 4:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 PM | Cocktail Reception? |
| 5:30 PM | Portrait Unveiling for Judge Denise Langford Morris To RSVP please click here. |