Twenty-five years ago, in this Journal, Hilary Charlesworth, Christine Chinkin, and Shelley
Wright argued that the structures of international law “privilege men.” As shown in Table 1 …

The academic literature has generally found the effect of money on election outcomes to be
marginal. This is likely because they have looked in the wrong places. The literature has yet …

Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was informed that Bernie
Madoff's high-flying investment fund was likely a Ponzi scheme, the agency failed to act until …

AbstractPeople's occupations are strongly related to multiple dimensions of inequality, such
as inequalities in wages, health, autonomy, or risk of temporary employment. The theories …

Scholars have long sought to explain the overrepresentation of lawyers in Congress. This
article draws on a wealth of data to explore the causes and consequences of this …

Can weak judicial institutions facilitate the advancement of women to the high courts? We
explore the relationship between weak institutions and gender diversification by analyzing …

Twenty-five years ago, Hillary Charlesworth, Christine Chinkin, and Shelley Wright wrote a
path-breaking feminist critique of international law and institutions in the American Journal of …

Between 2000 and 2015, women ascended to the top of judiciaries across Africa, most
notably as chief justices of supreme courts in common law countries like Ghana, Nigeria …

Since publication of the three-volumes of Lawyers in Society (Abel and Lewis 1988a; 1988b;
1989), the legal profession has grown more diverse and inclusive, especially with regard to …

The presence of women justices in the highest constitutional courts varies significantly
across countries, yet there is little existing research that engages this substantial cross …