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BWLC executive director (and contributor to 50 Years Of Ms.) 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 Sept. 2023 -
April 2023 symposium participants Victoria Nourse, Irin Carmon, Ria Tabacco Mar ’08, Chisun Lee, Dr. Jamila Perritt, BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, and Jessica Valenti -
April 2023 symposium attendees listen to BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray in conversation with Jessica Valenti -
BWLC co-founder Sheila Birnbaum ’65, Faculty Director Melissa Murray, Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, and founding supporter Sara Moss ’74 at the BWLC’s April 2023 symposium on Women’s Rights and Backsliding Democracies -
Former Attorney General Eric Holder, BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Dr. Sharon Malone, and NYU Law Dean Troy McKenzie before Public Justice and Private Harmony in November 2022 -
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 -
Moderator Michele Bratcher Goodwin, BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray, and Lourdes Rivera during the Abortion is Essential to Democracy panel in April 2022 -
Panelists Rabia Belt, Elaine Weiss, and Martha Jones during “That Important Trust”: Suffrage & Citizenship 100 Years After the Nineteenth Amendment in February 2020 -
“That Important Trust”: Suffrage & Citizenship 100 Years After the Nineteenth Amendment panelists Julie Suk, Kristen Clarke, and Diana Kasdan '01 -
BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray in conversation with Dahlia Lithwick during BWLC's Nineteenth Amendment symposium -
Faculty Director Melissa Murray with panelists Dina Bakst, Alex Baptiste, Gillian Thomas, Congressman 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 -
Jenny Yang ’96 participates in an alumnae panel moderated by Law Women co-chair Laura Sorice ’19 during Celebrating Over 125 Years of Women at NYU Law, February 2018 -
Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network founding supporter Sara Moss ’74 with co-founder Sheila Birnbaum ’65 during Celebrating Over 125 Years of Women at NYU Law
The Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center — formerly the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network — works to advance women’s-focused leadership and ensure the success of women in public life and the law. We carry out our mission through three core pillars of service: we provide top-notch leadership development opportunities for NYU Law students; we create dynamic public programming and offer a robust line-up of live and virtual events; and we lend our voices and expertise to advocacy and media initiatives that elevate and promote gender equity.
Apply for the WLFP!
The application for the Women’s Leadership Fellows Program is now open and will close on Sunday, October 1, at 11:59 p.m.
We invite interested students to visit us at the Student Groups Fair on September 5 and the WLFP Information Session on September 13. Current Fellows will be available to discuss the program and answer questions.
Margaret Brent Award
The BWLC is thrilled to announce that Faculty Director Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, received the American Bar Association’s Margaret Brent Award on August 6, 2023. Presented annually by the ABA’s Commission on Women in the Profession, the Award honors outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence and paved the way for other women in the legal profession.
Event Spotlight
On April 14, the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center presented its annual symposium. This year’s event featured leading national and global scholars, advocates, and journalists discussing Women’s Rights and Backsliding Democracies. For symposium videos and related content, visit Ms. Magazine: Women’s Rights and Backsliding Democracies.
Women’s Rights and Backsliding Democracies: Fireside Chat with Professor Melissa Murray and Jessica Valenti
Press Highlights
New York Times