In the Media

The Contrarian

BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is a regular contributor to The Contrarian.

Her weekly column can be found here

Previous Media Appearances

2025 Appearances
2024 Appearances
2023 Appearances
2022 Appearances
  • Professor Murray made a guest appearance on The Takeaway to discuss “The Supreme Court's Objectivity is Under Scrutiny” in October 2022
  • Professor Murray joined an episode of the podcast A Starting Point with Mark Kassen and Chris Evans to discuss state abortion laws in August 2022
  • Along with Lourdes Rivera and Monica Raye Simpson, Professor Murray was featured in a May 2022 episode of Ms. Magazine’s On the Issues with Michele Bratcher Goodwin podcast to discuss “Beyond Roe: The Fight for Our Future.”
2021 and Earlier Appearances

2021

2020

2019

2018

 

BWLC Books and Podcasts

When in Menopause (Jen Weiss-Wolf) The U.S. Constitution (Melissa Murray) Leading with Respect (Marcy Syms)
When in Menopause: A User's Manual & Citizen's Guide (Hachette, 2026), by BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, is a bold, brilliant, and much needed guide that blends science, storytelling, and powerful advocacy.The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader (Simon & Schuster, 2026), by BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray, is a necessary, accessible and modern guide on how to read and understand the U.S. Constitution — an indispensable read for every thinking American.Leading with Respect (Penguin Random House, 2025), by BWLC Advisory Board Member and Marcy Syms Equality Initiative namesake Marcy Syms, is a compelling look at leadership from a retail fashion pioneer who guided her family’s company through decades of success, all built on a foundation of respect.
A Citizen's Guide to Menopause Advocacy

 

The Trump Indictments by Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissman

 

Strict Scrutiny Podcast Image, featuring a gavel-shaped microphone against a blue background with the words Strict Scrutiny in capital letters at the top

 

A Citizen’s Guide to Menopause Advocacy: Simple Steps for Transformative Change (2025), co-authored by BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and Dr. Mary Claire Haver, is a free digital guide to menopause policy and advocacy.

 

The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024), co-written by BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray and NYU Law’s Andrew Weissmann, offers indispensable perspective into a democracy at the crossroads.

 

 

Strict Scrutiny, hosted by BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray with fellow constitutional law professors Leah Litman and Kate Shaw, is a podcast about the United States Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it. The podcast provide in-depth, accessible, and irreverent analysis of the Supreme Court and its cases, culture, and personalities.

 

Grown Woman Talk by Sharon Malone MD
Cases on Reproductive Rights and Justice
Periods Gone Public by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy (Crown, 2024), by BWLC Visiting Fellow-in-Residence Dr. Sharon Malone, is a practical guide to aging and health for women who have felt ignored or marginalized by the medical profession.The second edition of Cases on Reproductive Rights and Justice (Foundation Press, 2023), written by Melissa Murray and Kristen Luker, reflects changes in constitutional law and their implications for access to a range of reproductive technologies.Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity (Arcade, 2017), by BWLC Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, is the first book to explore menstruation in the current cultural and political landscape.

 

Authors We’ve Hosted

 

BWLC Featured Books
From left to right, top to bottom: 50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution by Katherine Spillar and the editors of Ms.; Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win by Jessica Valenti; Civil Rights: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality by Tomiko Brown-Nagin; How Equality Wins: A New Vision for An Inclusive America by Kenji Yoshino & David Glasgow; Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work by Ruchika Tulshyan; Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America by Dahlia Lithwick; More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender and Ability Bias in Tech by Mereditch Broussard, Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity and Justice by Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow; Our Unfinished March: A History, A Crisis, A Plan by Eric Holder; Unbearable: Five Women and the Peril of Pregnancy in America by Irin Carmon; When Women Get Sick: An Empowering Approach for Getting the Support You Need by Rebecca Bloom

What We’re Listening To

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From left to right: Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick; The Michelle Obama Podcast; On the Issues with Michele Goodwin; ​​#SistersInLaw with Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade, and Kimberly Atkins Stohr; Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Resource Library

For a more detailed list of resources — including articles, specific podcast episodes, and additional books — visit the BWLC resource library.
 

Women’s Leadership Network Podcast

In 2016-17, Jeannie Forrest, BWLC co-founder and former vice dean for development and leadership initiatives at NYU Law, interviewed alumnae across different disciplines and at different stages in their careers as a means to encourage, inspire, and empower women in the legal community and beyond. Browse all WLN podcast episodes.