The D.B. Goodman Fellowship was established in memory of the late David B. Goodman, Q.C. of Toronto by members of his family, friends and professional associates with the intention of bringing to the law school, on an annual basis, a distinguished member of the practising bar or bench for a few days of teaching and informal discussions with the student body and faculty.
It was the intention of the founders of this fellowship that the Goodman Fellow would, on the one hand, bring to the Faculty the benefit of insights and ideas gained from long experience in the practical application of the law and, on the other hand, himself or herself be refreshed by a short return to the academic legal community.
Citizenship: The Long and Complicated Arc of Women’s Equality
January 9, 2025, 4:10 p.m.
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin
Linda D. and Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy
Co-Faculty Director, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Georgetown University
This talk engages the topic of citizenship as a matter of law, society, and the place and belonging of women. The talk suggests that persistent and lingering sex inequality has its roots in the fragile threads of women’s full citizenship. The result of this fragmented and fractured citizenship, quasi-citizenship, or non-citizenship has modern-day ramifications that spill out in the present across matters of reproductive health and justice, sexual violence, representation in office, weaponization and subjugation during conflict and crisis, and economic equality. This talk unravels the thread.
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