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.
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.
More: buff.ly/QWydeLL
Prof. Thalia González, Senior Scholar at the Center, explains why we need tools like the Adultification Bench Card.
More: buff.ly/QWydeLL
“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.
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
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