Center on Applied Feminism

The Center serves as a bridge between feminist legal theory and the law.

Unique within the legal academy, the center seeks to apply intersectional feminist insights to legal practice, and the insights from legal practice to intersectional feminist legal theory to further gender and social justice. In particular, the center examines how intersectional feminist theory can benefit legal practitioners in representing clients, shape legal doctrine and play a role in policy debates and implementation.  The Center supports this work within the law school and broader community by contributing to the intellectual life of the law school and beyond, supporting student education, experience, and career goals, and engaging in community service and legal practice. 

The Center on Applied Feminism holds conferences and regular colloquia on emerging legal areas that intersect with gender and social justice.

The Center Sponsors the Special Topics in Applied Feminism course and supports the broader law school curriculum in gender law and justice. Supports student organizations and student scholarship in the area of gender law and justice and helps students plan careers in gender law and justice. Conducts research and scholarship, as well as provides expertise to media and other fora, in the area of gender law and social justice. The Center, including its student associates, partners with community groups to work on legal and policy change in gender justice.

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One course, 13 professors: Applied Feminism from every lens

Imagine a course where every week you get to engage with a different law professor in their area of expertise under the same theme. That’s exactly what The University of Baltimore School of Law students love about the Special Topics in Applied Feminism course.

Professor Margaret Johnson on Menstrual Equity Podcast

Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development, Professor of Law, Director of the Bronfein Family Law Clinic, and Co-Director of the Center on Applied Feminism, Margaret Johnson joined a national podcast hosted by Ayushmaan Mukherjee and Mikah Gay of the Menstrual Equity Initiative (MĚI)