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The Justice for Youth Survivors Initiative Launches a New Interactive Tool to Help Decriminalize Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

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

Full-time Paid Fellowship Position

GEORGETOWN LAW ’25 GRADUATES The Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law is hiring a fellow to work as part of a small team working to improve gender and racial equity in public systems, with a focus on young people. This fellowship is a good fit for a student interested in: Gender Justice, Youth

Paid Full-Time Research Assistant Position

GEORGETOWN LAW STUDENTS ONLYSummer 2025 The Center is hiring a full-time research assistant for Summer 2025, with the potential opportunity to continue the position part-time during 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

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

2024 Highlights Report

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

Participants Needed for New Study

The Study is on Arrests of Women Who Report Sexual Assault or Abuse The Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law is conducting a study on women who report sexual assault to police but are arrested for giving police “false” information—even though they are actually telling the truth.  Have you ever been arrested

For Poor Young Women of Color, Failure Has A Whole Other Meaning

Girls who try to improve their situation by leaving the home they share with their abuser often find themselves arrested for running away or truancy, which a 2015 report by the White House Council on Women and Girls notes, “can be symptoms or outcomes of trauma and abuse. Once in the system, girls may be

Naomi Wadler

Help me raise awareness of how Black girls are treated in this country. This amazing and scary study has been released today from the folks @GtownLawPovCntr. Listen to Black girls! #EndAdultificationBias

Announcing Our Launch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 21, 2023 CONTACT: GenderJusticeCenter@georgetown.edu Introducing the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law With a decade of transformative impact and pioneering thought on gender equity and racial justice, transition formalizes and expands work. Washington, DC – After ten years as an initiative of the Center on Poverty &