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The Shadow of Professor Kingsfield: Contemporary Dilemmas Facing Women Law Professors

Martha Chamallas, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University

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Forthcoming, William & Mary Journal of Women & the Law (vol. 11, 2005)

Abstract

This essay discusses the predicament of women law professors in an era when the representation of women on law faculties has reached a “critical mass.” It explores three mechanisms for reproducing gender inequality: (1) self-fulfilling stereotypes, (2) gender-specific comparison groups, and (3) the accumulation of small disadvantages. Chamallas uses stories from her own and colleagues’ experiences to illustrate contemporary forms of bias.

Subject Area

Legal Education, Women

Recommended Citation

Martha Chamallas, "The Shadow of Professor Kingsfield: Contemporary Dilemmas Facing Women Law Professors" (May 2005). The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series. Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series. Working Paper 17.
http://law.bepress.com/osulwps/moritzlaw/art17

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