Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law
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We are an independently funded organization affiliated with Georgetown Law. We center the lived experiences of girls, gender-expansive youth, and women in our work to address the root causes of race & gender disparities in schools, courtrooms, & hospitals.
On this #GivingTuesday, we’re reflecting on the impact we made because of you.
In 2025, we equipped judges with new tools to reduce adultification bias, mapped protections for youth survivors in all 50 states, and expanded our trainings into classrooms
In 2025, we equipped judges with new tools to reduce adultification bias, mapped protections for youth survivors in all 50 states, and expanded our trainings into classrooms
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
On this #GivingTuesday, we’re reflecting on the impact we made because of you.
In 2025, we equipped judges with new tools to reduce adultification bias, mapped protections for youth survivors in all 50 states, and expanded our trainings into classrooms
In 2025, we equipped judges with new tools to reduce adultification bias, mapped protections for youth survivors in all 50 states, and expanded our trainings into classrooms
A trafficking survivor. A system that failed her. Until a judge listened.
Judge Talia Nurse shares how one girl’s story changed the way she approaches children from the bench—and why adultification bias has no place in our justice system.
Learn more: buff.ly/QWydeLL
Judge Talia Nurse shares how one girl’s story changed the way she approaches children from the bench—and why adultification bias has no place in our justice system.
Learn more: buff.ly/QWydeLL
October 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A trafficking survivor. A system that failed her. Until a judge listened.
Judge Talia Nurse shares how one girl’s story changed the way she approaches children from the bench—and why adultification bias has no place in our justice system.
Learn more: buff.ly/QWydeLL
Judge Talia Nurse shares how one girl’s story changed the way she approaches children from the bench—and why adultification bias has no place in our justice system.
Learn more: buff.ly/QWydeLL
Black girls are children. But when adultification bias enters the courtroom, that fundamental truth can be erased.
Our Adultification Bias training connects that bias with the systemic unfairness of treating Black girls like adults—and why that undermines the entire justice system.
Our Adultification Bias training connects that bias with the systemic unfairness of treating Black girls like adults—and why that undermines the entire justice system.
September 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Black girls are children. But when adultification bias enters the courtroom, that fundamental truth can be erased.
Our Adultification Bias training connects that bias with the systemic unfairness of treating Black girls like adults—and why that undermines the entire justice system.
Our Adultification Bias training connects that bias with the systemic unfairness of treating Black girls like adults—and why that undermines the entire justice system.
“Raise your hand if you’ve been called an angry Black woman.” Judge Gayl Carr shares her personal experience—and connects it to how Black girls are perceived in courtrooms across the country.
This is why we are so grateful to NCJFCJ for our partnership on the Adultification Bias Bench Card.
This is why we are so grateful to NCJFCJ for our partnership on the Adultification Bias Bench Card.
September 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Raise your hand if you’ve been called an angry Black woman.” Judge Gayl Carr shares her personal experience—and connects it to how Black girls are perceived in courtrooms across the country.
This is why we are so grateful to NCJFCJ for our partnership on the Adultification Bias Bench Card.
This is why we are so grateful to NCJFCJ for our partnership on the Adultification Bias Bench Card.
Black girls are disproportionately arrested, punished, and pushed deeper into the system. The data is clear—and it points directly to adultification bias.
Prof. Thalia González, Senior Scholar at the Center, explains why we need tools like the Adultification Bench Card.
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Prof. Thalia González, Senior Scholar at the Center, explains why we need tools like the Adultification Bench Card.
More: buff.ly/QWydeLL
August 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Black girls are disproportionately arrested, punished, and pushed deeper into the system. The data is clear—and it points directly to adultification bias.
Prof. Thalia González, Senior Scholar at the Center, explains why we need tools like the Adultification Bench Card.
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Prof. Thalia González, Senior Scholar at the Center, explains why we need tools like the Adultification Bench Card.
More: buff.ly/QWydeLL
From prosecuting high-profile cases to securing billion-dollar verdicts for survivors, Kristen brings unmatched courtroom experience and clarity to a system too often stacked against survivors—especially Black women and girls.
Vote by August 24 to help us bring this critical conversation to SXSW!
Vote by August 24 to help us bring this critical conversation to SXSW!
August 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
From prosecuting high-profile cases to securing billion-dollar verdicts for survivors, Kristen brings unmatched courtroom experience and clarity to a system too often stacked against survivors—especially Black women and girls.
Vote by August 24 to help us bring this critical conversation to SXSW!
Vote by August 24 to help us bring this critical conversation to SXSW!
Vote to bring our panel to SXSW!
Joining us on the SXSW stage is Kristen M. Gibbons Feden—nationally recognized trial attorney and survivor advocate.
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Joining us on the SXSW stage is Kristen M. Gibbons Feden—nationally recognized trial attorney and survivor advocate.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Joining us on the SXSW stage is Kristen M. Gibbons Feden—nationally recognized trial attorney and survivor advocate.
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Joining us on the SXSW stage is Kristen M. Gibbons Feden—nationally recognized trial attorney and survivor advocate.
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“Children are children.” That basic truth is why we have a juvenile justice system. And as Judge Talia Nurse reminds us, it’s a principle that must be applied to every child, regardless of the color of their skin.
August 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Children are children.” That basic truth is why we have a juvenile justice system. And as Judge Talia Nurse reminds us, it’s a principle that must be applied to every child, regardless of the color of their skin.
When judges are trained to recognize adultification bias, their perception of Black girls changes. In our recent Adultification Bias webinar, our Executive Director, Rebecca Epstein, shows the powerful before-and-after impact of the Adultification Bias training.
August 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
When judges are trained to recognize adultification bias, their perception of Black girls changes. In our recent Adultification Bias webinar, our Executive Director, Rebecca Epstein, shows the powerful before-and-after impact of the Adultification Bias training.
Her work sparked state-level legislation, earned national awards, and changed public understanding of how police interrogate survivors.
Vote by August 24 to help us bring this critical conversation to SXSW!
Vote by August 24 to help us bring this critical conversation to SXSW!
August 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Her work sparked state-level legislation, earned national awards, and changed public understanding of how police interrogate survivors.
Vote by August 24 to help us bring this critical conversation to SXSW!
Vote by August 24 to help us bring this critical conversation to SXSW!
Vote to bring our panel to SXSW!
We’re thrilled to feature Rae de Leon, investigative journalist at Reveal, whose groundbreaking reporting and film Victim/Suspect exposed over 230 cases in which a sexual assault report ended in criminal charges.
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We’re thrilled to feature Rae de Leon, investigative journalist at Reveal, whose groundbreaking reporting and film Victim/Suspect exposed over 230 cases in which a sexual assault report ended in criminal charges.
buff.ly/11V27Yv
August 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Vote to bring our panel to SXSW!
We’re thrilled to feature Rae de Leon, investigative journalist at Reveal, whose groundbreaking reporting and film Victim/Suspect exposed over 230 cases in which a sexual assault report ended in criminal charges.
buff.ly/11V27Yv
We’re thrilled to feature Rae de Leon, investigative journalist at Reveal, whose groundbreaking reporting and film Victim/Suspect exposed over 230 cases in which a sexual assault report ended in criminal charges.
buff.ly/11V27Yv
Vote to bring our panel to SXSW!
We’re honored to be joined by Rachel Barkley (they/she)—a fierce advocate and legal strategist with the Battered Women’s Justice Project.
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We’re honored to be joined by Rachel Barkley (they/she)—a fierce advocate and legal strategist with the Battered Women’s Justice Project.
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August 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Vote to bring our panel to SXSW!
We’re honored to be joined by Rachel Barkley (they/she)—a fierce advocate and legal strategist with the Battered Women’s Justice Project.
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We’re honored to be joined by Rachel Barkley (they/she)—a fierce advocate and legal strategist with the Battered Women’s Justice Project.
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What happens when survivors of sexual violence are treated like suspects? Our SXSW panel, Arresting the Innocent, discusses the film Victim/Suspect and how the justice system punishes those it should protect.
We need your vote to help us bring this conversation to the stage at SXSW: buff.ly/11V27Yv
We need your vote to help us bring this conversation to the stage at SXSW: buff.ly/11V27Yv
August 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What happens when survivors of sexual violence are treated like suspects? Our SXSW panel, Arresting the Innocent, discusses the film Victim/Suspect and how the justice system punishes those it should protect.
We need your vote to help us bring this conversation to the stage at SXSW: buff.ly/11V27Yv
We need your vote to help us bring this conversation to the stage at SXSW: buff.ly/11V27Yv
Vote to bring our panel to SXSW!
Meet our ED, Rebecca Epstein, the moderator for our proposed session, Arresting the Innocent: Punishing Sexual Assault Survivors. Rebecca has spent over 10 years fighting adultification bias against Black girls and the criminalization of survivors.
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Meet our ED, Rebecca Epstein, the moderator for our proposed session, Arresting the Innocent: Punishing Sexual Assault Survivors. Rebecca has spent over 10 years fighting adultification bias against Black girls and the criminalization of survivors.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Vote to bring our panel to SXSW!
Meet our ED, Rebecca Epstein, the moderator for our proposed session, Arresting the Innocent: Punishing Sexual Assault Survivors. Rebecca has spent over 10 years fighting adultification bias against Black girls and the criminalization of survivors.
buff.ly/11V27Yv
Meet our ED, Rebecca Epstein, the moderator for our proposed session, Arresting the Innocent: Punishing Sexual Assault Survivors. Rebecca has spent over 10 years fighting adultification bias against Black girls and the criminalization of survivors.
buff.ly/11V27Yv
Please help us get to SXSW 2026! Survivors of sexual violence are being punished—not protected. Our panel, Arresting the Innocent, discusses the film Victim/Suspect and the unjust criminalization of sexual assault survivors.
Vote by Aug 24 to help us bring this conversation to SXSW: buff.ly/11V27Yv
Vote by Aug 24 to help us bring this conversation to SXSW: buff.ly/11V27Yv
August 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Please help us get to SXSW 2026! Survivors of sexual violence are being punished—not protected. Our panel, Arresting the Innocent, discusses the film Victim/Suspect and the unjust criminalization of sexual assault survivors.
Vote by Aug 24 to help us bring this conversation to SXSW: buff.ly/11V27Yv
Vote by Aug 24 to help us bring this conversation to SXSW: buff.ly/11V27Yv
The Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law, in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, invites you to a special virtual event on adultification bias and its impact on Black girls in the juvenile justice system.
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May 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law, in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, invites you to a special virtual event on adultification bias and its impact on Black girls in the juvenile justice system.
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Adultification Bias exists across all public systems, including healthcare. In this month's issue of Pediatrics, our Executive Director, Rebecca Epstein, shares insights into the unique health disparities that Black women and girls face in the U.S., and the urgent need to build solutions.
May 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Adultification Bias exists across all public systems, including healthcare. In this month's issue of Pediatrics, our Executive Director, Rebecca Epstein, shares insights into the unique health disparities that Black women and girls face in the U.S., and the urgent need to build solutions.
The Center is proud to release a bench card on adultification bias against Black girls. The bench card provides judges with digestible information on adultification bias that they can quickly refer to while on the bench. Download it today. genderjusticeandopportunity.georgetown.edu/resource/cen...
April 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Center is proud to release a bench card on adultification bias against Black girls. The bench card provides judges with digestible information on adultification bias that they can quickly refer to while on the bench. Download it today. genderjusticeandopportunity.georgetown.edu/resource/cen...
🎥We are co-hosting a screening of the documentary “You Think You Grown? Dismantling Adultification” on Monday, March 24, at 5 pm. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker and Georgetown Law professors. Join us! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
March 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🎥We are co-hosting a screening of the documentary “You Think You Grown? Dismantling Adultification” on Monday, March 24, at 5 pm. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker and Georgetown Law professors. Join us! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
⭐ Today we’re celebrating Peter Edelman’s birthday! ⭐
Peter is the Faculty Director at the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity and Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center. (1/3)
Peter is the Faculty Director at the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity and Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center. (1/3)
January 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
⭐ Today we’re celebrating Peter Edelman’s birthday! ⭐
Peter is the Faculty Director at the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity and Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center. (1/3)
Peter is the Faculty Director at the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity and Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center. (1/3)
🎉Ring in the new year with us at our Capitol Campus Feminist Mixer! On January 23, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 PM ET, gather with Georgetown University faculty and graduate students interested in feminist collaborations, conversations, and community. RSVP today: www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-m...
December 20, 2024 at 9:07 PM
🎉Ring in the new year with us at our Capitol Campus Feminist Mixer! On January 23, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 PM ET, gather with Georgetown University faculty and graduate students interested in feminist collaborations, conversations, and community. RSVP today: www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-m...
Earlier this month, our Executive Director Rebecca Epstein spoke on girls' health and safety at the Obama Foundation's Girls Opportunity Alliance 2024 Annual Convening! 🌠 We're proud to represent our critical work and engage with others creating a safer world for girls and gender-expansive youth.
December 18, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Earlier this month, our Executive Director Rebecca Epstein spoke on girls' health and safety at the Obama Foundation's Girls Opportunity Alliance 2024 Annual Convening! 🌠 We're proud to represent our critical work and engage with others creating a safer world for girls and gender-expansive youth.
This week, our Executive Director Rebecca Epstein spoke on a panel w/ Drs Monique Couvson, Inger Burnett-Zeigler & Sherida Morrison on the health and safety of girls at the Obama Foundation Girls Opportunity Alliance’s 2024 Annual Convening in Chicago.So grateful for this opportunity!
December 6, 2024 at 1:22 AM
This week, our Executive Director Rebecca Epstein spoke on a panel w/ Drs Monique Couvson, Inger Burnett-Zeigler & Sherida Morrison on the health and safety of girls at the Obama Foundation Girls Opportunity Alliance’s 2024 Annual Convening in Chicago.So grateful for this opportunity!