The Rutgers School of Law–Newark Women’s Rights Law Reporter, the oldest legal periodical in the United States focusing exclusively on the field of women’s rights law, will hold its Fall symposium, titled “Women, Law, and the Economy,” on Friday, November 13, 2009. Linda Basch, Ph.D., who has led the National Council for Research on Women since 1996, will deliver the keynote address.
| What: | “Women, Law, and the Economy,” Fall 2009 symposium of the Women’s Rights Law Reporter |
| Who: | Introduction and Opening Remarks (9:30–10 am) Professor Suzanne Kim, Rutgers School of Law–Newark Keynote: “Women in Fund Management” (10–11 am) Linda Basch, Ph.D., President, National Counsel of Research on Women Women in the Workplace (11 am–12:30 pm) Dina Bakst, Co-Founder and Co-President, A Better Balance, New York New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners Jamie Abrams, Legal Rhetoric Instructor, American University, Washington College of Law Professor Aditi Bagchi, University of Pennsylvania Law School Women and the Question of Equality During Times of Economic Crisis (1:30–3:30 pm) Professor Bridget J. Crawford, Pace University School of Law Professor Kathleen Bergin, South Texas College of Law Professor Ann Bartow, University of South Carolina School of Law Professor Ann Thomas, New York Law School Professor Lolita Buckner Inniss, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University Professor Rachel J. Anderson, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada–Las Vegas Mount Laurel and Its Effects on Middle-Class and Low-Income Women: A Tribute to Professor John Payne (3:45–5pm) Professor Susan Kraham, Columbia Law School Kevin Walsh, Fair Share Housing Center, New Jersey Diane L. Houk, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, New York Professor David Troutt, Rutgers School of Law–Newark |
| When: | 9 am – 5 pm, Friday, November 13, 2009 |
| Where: | Baker Trial Courtroom, Rutgers School of Law–Newark |