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The Honorable Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, in conversation with BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray at the inaugural Sidney Shainwald Public Interest Lecture at NYU Law, an event hosted by the BWLC -
The Honorable Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, talks with BWLC Fellows at the inaugural Sidney Shainwald Public Interest Lecture at NYU Law, an event hosted by the BWLC -
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson and BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray during the BWLC's March 2025 Dechert symposium on The Collateral Damage of Dobbs on Women's Health -
Alexis McGill Johnson, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Dr. Versha Pleasant, Dr. Sharon Malone, Melissa Murray, and Margaret E. Johnson at the BWLC's March 2025 Dechert symposium on The Collateral Damage of Dobbs on Women's Health -
1L Women's Leadership Fellows from the Class of 2027 with BWLC Leadership, including Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, co-founder Sara Moss ’74, and lead coach Morenike Williams ’07, in January 2025 -
Panelists Kimberly Mutcherson, Jenice Fountain, Irin Carmon, Karen Thompson, and Mary Ziegler during the September 2024 Personhood and Pregnancy event, co-hosted by the BWLC and Reproductive Justice Clinic together with Pregnancy Justice -
Dr. Sharon Malone; NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie; BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf; Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray; and Yale Law’s Genevieve Scott, Reva Siegel, and Cilla Smith in January 2024 -
BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray and Leadership Conference President Maya Wiley during the BWLC's Reconstructing the Reconstruction Amendments symposium in February 2024 -
NYU Law's Peggy Cooper Davis, BWLC Visiting Fellow-in-Residence Kimberly Mutcherson, Georgetown Law's Aderson Francois, and Penn Carey Law's Serena Mayeri during the BWLC's Reconstructing the Reconstruction Amendments symposium in February 2024 -
Current and former BWLC Fellows and Reproductive Justice Clinic (RJC) students and alumni with BWLC and RJC leadership during a celebratory reception in April 2024 -
1L Women's Leadership Fellows, with BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, at the New Museum in January 2024 -
BWLC Executive Director and 50 Years of Ms. contributor Jennifer Weiss-Wolf in conversation with journalist Irin Carmon, Ms. Foundation’s Shawnda Chapman, and Joanne Smith of Girls for Gender Equity at the Center for Brooklyn History in September 2023 -
Participants Victoria Nourse, Irin Carmon, Ria Tabacco Mar ’08, Chisun Lee, Dr. Jamila Perritt, BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, and Jessica Valenti at the the BWLC’s April 2023 symposium on Women’s Rights and Backsliding Democracies -
Guests at the BWLC’s April 2023 symposium on Women’s Rights and Backsliding Democracies listen to BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray in conversation with Jessica Valenti -
The BWLC’s co-founder Sheila Birnbaum ’65, Faculty Director Melissa Murray, Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, and co-founder Sara Moss ’74 at the BWLC’s April 2023 symposium on Women’s Rights and Backsliding Democracies -
BWLC Faculty Director Professor Melissa Murray, BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, and MSNBC host Chris Hayes following an NYU Law Forum on The Future of Abortion, Privacy Rights, and Equality in November 2022 -
During a visit to the White House in June 2022, BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray, BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, and other scholars met with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss privacy issues following the Dobbs ruling -
Michele Bratcher Goodwin, BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray, Lourdes Rivera, Monica Simpson, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, and Kathy Spillar following the Abortion is Essential to Democracy panel in April 2022 -
Panelists Julie Suk, Kristen Clarke, and Diana Kasdan '01 during the BWLC's “That Important Trust”: Suffrage & Citizenship 100 Years After the Nineteenth Amendment symposium in February 2020 -
BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray in conversation with Dahlia Lithwick during BWLC's “That Important Trust”: Suffrage & Citizenship 100 Years After the Nineteenth Amendment symposium in February 2020 -
BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray with panelists Dina Bakst, Alex Baptiste, Gillian Thomas, Rep. Jerry Nadler, and Carmelyn Malalis during Long Overdue: Eradicating Pregnancy Discrimination & Other Barriers to Workplace Equality, in November 2019 -
BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray and Professor Kim Taylor-Thompson during From Anita Hill to Christine Blasey Ford: Looking Back and Looking Forward in October 2018
The Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center — formerly the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network — builds on NYU Law’s rich history at the forefront of advancing women in the legal profession. The BWLC develops, empowers, and inspires the next generation of leaders in the law. We are a hub for thought leadership, incubating and championing ideas that foster equality in the workplace and society. And we are strategic leaders who work to catalyze meaningful systemic change.
Call for Applications: BWLC Fellows-in-Residence, AY 2025-26
The Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center invites applications for Fellows-in-Residence for the 2025-26 academic year. Ideal candidates are legal scholars with sabbatical funding who seek to undertake research and writing, organize events, and otherwise collaborate on projects focused on women’s rights and gender justice. Applications will be accepted through March 31, 2025. Please visit the Job Opportunities page for more details.
BWLC 2024 Annual Summary
The BWLC is pleased to present our annual summary, showcasing our work across leadership development, as a hub for thought leadership, and our strategic public leadership efforts over the past year. Read the report.
Report Spotlight
The Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center launched its inaugural report, Make The Connection: Gender and Democracy, in September 2024. Inspired by the BWLC’s annual symposium series, Make The Connection is intended to help philanthropy leaders counter rising global authoritarianism and address the intersection of gender and democracy. Make The Connection was produced with the support of the Ford Foundation.
Event Spotlight
On September 9, 2024, the BWLC proudly hosted the inaugural Sidney Shainwald Public Interest Lecture at NYU Law. The Honorable Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, joined BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray to discuss topics such as women on the Supreme Court, the evolution of the shadow docket, judicial ethics, and Justice Kagan’s early experiences clerking for Justice Marshall. Watch the recording.
Press Highlights
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