Run, Don’t Walk – Fireside Chat with Kate Kelly

Run, Don’t Walk – Fireside Chat with Kate Kelly

by | Mar 21, 2023 | Issues, Women's Rights

Fireside chat with Kate Kelly!

Run, Don’t Walk – Kate Kelly

Women Lawyers On Guard, the Women’s Bar Association of DC, and Jenner & Block, co-hosted a wonderful “fireside” chat with the renowned Kate Kelly, interviewed by the marvelous Michelle Kallen (a partner at Jenner and WLG Board member).  The talk centered on Kate’s origin story (read her book, listen to her podcast, also named Ordinary Equality), and her fight for the Equal Rights Amendment.

Kate is a dynamo – funny, irreverent, and, most importantly, optimistic and uplifting (she told us of a group of 15-year-olds who are aggressively advocating for the ERA with a strategic vision twice their years.)   Her book teaches us about many erased-from-history women who were instrumental in moving women’s rights forward in their day. It’s eye opening and graphically engaging -equally accessible to older and younger readers.  

You can order a copy HERE. (All proceeds go to Kate and her publisher.)

 

 

Cory Amron speaks with Aliza Shatzman, co-founder of the Legal Accountability Project

Cory Amron speaks with Aliza Shatzman, co-founder of the Legal Accountability Project

by | Dec 11, 2022 | Issues, Judiciary, Women's Rights

NAWLTalks Podcast:
Protecting the Next Generation of Attorneys from Harassment

In this episode, Aliza Shatzman, President and Co-Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, speaks with Cory Amron, Co-Founder and President of Women Lawyers on Guard, about judicial accountability and how to protect law clerks from workplace mistreatment. They discuss Aliza’s personal experience with gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by a former D.C. Superior Court judge; the scope of the problem; and solutions, including the Judiciary Accountability Act (JAA) (H.R. 4827/S. 2553), which would extend Title VII protections to federal judiciary employees. They then discuss Aliza’s new nonprofit, The Legal Accountability Project, which aims to ensure that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza also offers suggestions for what women lawyers can do to help. 

Listen to this episode here: https://lnkd.in/eGP5wt_T

Women Lawyers On Guard’s Survey on Sexual Misconduct and Harassment in the Legal Profession: https://womenlawyersonguard.org/still-broken/

The Legal Accountability Project: https://www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/

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    Women In the Law: Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault-Why Is It So Pervasive?

    Women In the Law: Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault-Why Is It So Pervasive?

    by | Dec 11, 2022 | Issues, Judiciary, Women's Rights

    Left to Right: Elaine Metlin, Judge Marcella Holland, Judge Deborah Nance, Colonel Linda Murnane.

     Women In the Law: Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault-Why Is It So Pervasive?

    WLG’s Elaine Metlin presented to NAWJ’s Annual Meeting in Detroit on Oct 21, 2022: “Women In the Law: Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault-Why Is It So Pervasive?”

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    WLG joins Amicus Brief in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina

    WLG joins Amicus Brief in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina

    by | Aug 2, 2022 | Amicus Briefs, Issues, Women's Rights

    Women Lawyers on Guard joins Amicus Brief Submitted to U.S. Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina

     

     

    August 02, 2022 —

    Women Lawyers On Guard is proud to join the National Women’s Law Center Amicus Brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. In its 2022–2023 term, which begins in October, the Court is prepared to hear a pair of cases that could potentially end race-conscious admissions policies in higher education—known as “affirmative action”—altogether.

     

    In support of the universities’ race-conscious admissions policies, the brief explains three crucial points:

     

    1. Racial diversity in higher education is necessary to counter harmful stereotypes about women of color and to benefit from the indispensable contributions that women of color bring to the educational environment.
    2. Racial diversity in higher education prepares students for a diverse society.
    3. Considering race as one factor in higher education admissions policies is necessary to ensure the inclusion of women of color and to achieve the well-recognized benefits of diverse student bodies.

    You can read the entire brief here, and read more about the details within the NWLC’s blog post.

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    Corrine Propas Parver Interviews Aliza Shatzman: DC Brief Encounters Podcast

    Corrine Propas Parver Interviews Aliza Shatzman: DC Brief Encounters Podcast

    by | Jul 14, 2022 | Issues, Judiciary, Women's Rights

    DC Brief Encounters Podcast: How to Prevent Harassment in the Judiciary

    In this episode of the DC Brief Encounters podcast, Aliza Shatzman, President and Co-Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, speaks with Corrine Propas Parver, Vice President of Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network about judicial accountability. They discuss Aliza’s personal experience with harassment and retaliation by a former DC judge; the scope of the problem and some effective solutions. 

    Listen to the original podcast here.

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      Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) organization that can engage in lobbying and (to some extent) political campaign activity (which means it can encourage its members to run for office, ask its members to support or oppose candidates for political office, and respond to calls for action, consistent with U.S. tax law).