Feminism, Women's Leadership, and the Barrett Confirmation
- Monday, November 16, 2020
- 6:00–7:00 p.m.
- This is a virtual event
Please join the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network at Law and A Better Balance for a conversation about the gendered implications of the Barrett Supreme Court confirmation process. The panelists will discuss how the confirmation process highlighted the tightropes women walk in public life, the distinction between gendered attacks and legitimate scrutiny of a lifetime nominee to the Supreme Court, and the potential long-term effects of this appointment.
Registration is required; . You will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link and password after you register. For questions, please email womensleadership@nyu.edu.
This event is co-sponsored by If/When/How, Law Women, and the Women of Color Collective.
Panelists:
Melissa Murray (moderator), Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network, School of Law
Dina Bakst, Co-Founder and Co-President, A Better Balance
Roberta (“Robbie”) Kaplan, Founding Partner, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP; Co-Founder, Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund
Anisha Singh, Director, Judiciary and Democracy Affairs, Planned Parenthood Action Fund; Adjunct Professor, DC
Lena Zwarensteyn, Fair Courts Campaign Director, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights