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The Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law Hosts Judicial Webinar on Combating Adultification Bias in the Juvenile Justice System

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

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

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

Explore our Youth Storyteller’s Poem “I Can’t Breathe”

The Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law is excited to share a new animated video that brings to life the poignant poem “I Can’t Breathe” by Makayla Rivera, our esteemed Youth Storyteller in Residence.  Makayla’s poem focuses on young people’s experiences navigating the presence of police in schools, offering a compelling narrative on the realities faced by students of

Criminalization of Girls who Experience Sexual Violence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 10, 2023 New “Abuse to Prison Pipeline” Report, Released Today, Provides Critical Update on Criminalization of Girls who Experience Sexual Violence Findings Indicate Girls Continue to Be Criminalized As a Result of Abuse — Punished, Rather Than Supported Washington, DC – Today, the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at

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 &

Gender Justice and Opportunity Initiative receives landmark support from #StartSmall

Gender Justice and Opportunity Initiative receives landmark support from #StartSmall *Please consider donating to the Initiative. “If we harness our collective power we can make an even bigger difference in the lives of girls,” says executive director Rebecca Epstein. The Initiative on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law, which works to advance race and

Impacts of Invisible Caretaking Roles on Girls Are Revealed in New Research Review

Millions of adolescent youths shoulder significant household and caregiving responsibilities, especially during the pandemic. Experts estimate that the number of young people in caretaking roles at home has increased from 1.4 million in 2005 to over 3.4 million today. This work is unpaid, unrecognized, and understudied; and it is disproportionately carried out by girls, particularly

Research Report Release! “Building Foundations of Health and Wellbeing in School: A Study of Restorative Practices and Girls of Color”

We are excited to announce a new report release,”Building Foundations of Health and Wellbeing in School: A Study of Restorative Practices and Girls of Color.” Authored by Rebecca Epstein and Senior Scholar Thalia González, this repot examines associations between school-based restorative practices and protective health factors for girls of color. Throughout the project, we found