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The Center Hosts Judicial Webinar

Washington D.C., June 13, 2025 — Yesterday, the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law, in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), hosted a timely and critical virtual event focusing on adultification bias—the perception that Black girls are more adult-like and less innocent than their white peers—and

2025 50-State Survey of Laws that Protect Survivors from Criminalization

April 29, 2025 (Washington, DC) – The Justice for Youth Survivors Initiative (JYSI) is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new resource: a user-friendly, clickable 50-State Survey and accompanying trend analysis of state laws that protect survivors of gender-based violence, including trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault. This accessible resource, created by

Position Opening: Part time Research Assistant

GEORGETOWN LAW STUDENTS ONLYFall Semester 2025 The Center is hiring a part-time research assistant for the Fall 2025 semester. This is an opportunity to work closely with a small team on cutting-edge issues involving gender and racial equity for girls and women. Our Center optimizes students’ experience by taking mentorship seriously and by integrating students

Letter from the Executive Director

Immediately upon assuming the presidency, President Trump signed an onslaught of executive orders that threaten our fundamental values. Among these actions was the disbanding of the White House Gender Policy Council, an executive order purporting to “Defend Women Against Extremist Gender Ideology and Restore Truth to the Federal Government”, and the repeal of Title IX

Hightlights of the Center’s Work, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we at the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity are reflecting on our partnerships and the progress we achieved this past year. We know that new obstacles lie ahead to the work of protecting and advancing gender and racial justice, but this remains clear:  We are steadfast in our