This program seeks to
take what have traditionally been "whispered conversations" among
women in the legal academy and amplify them by conducting them publicly and
bringing them into the light. For too long, important issues unique to women in
the legal academy have been discussed almost strictly among women who call one
another after meetings, drop by one another's offices, and pull one another
aside in the hallways. This program seeks to de-stigmatize and include others
in the discussion of issues like integrating feminism into one's courses or
scholarship, combating implicit bias in the classroom, and the unique
challenges that women face when doing everything from assuming leadership
positions to participating in faculty service and governance. A panel of senior
professors, administrative leaders, and scholars who have thought or written
about these and other issues attendant to being female in the legal academy
will recount experiences, provide insight into the whispered conversations that
they have had over the years, and inform a more public discussion that will
normalize these issues and seek solutions.
Business
meeting at program conclusion.