Women and the Law Conference 2018

February 9, 2018

Friday, February 9, 2018

9:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

1155 Island Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s 18^th Annual Women and the Law Conference, Her Place at the Bargaining Table: Gender, Negotiation and “Risky” Decision-Making, will be held on Friday, February 9, 2018 at Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

This conference brings together leading experts and practitioners to focus exclusively on issues related to gender and the law to address the issue of women at the bargaining table. How does gender affect the way we approach and manage negotiations in a variety of settings?

Explorations into the enduring wage gap between men and women prompt us to examine this important topic. Despite advances, women on average continue to earn roughly 80 cents for each male dollar earned. In 1960, women earned approximately 64 cents for each male dollar and experts estimate that the gap will likely not close for at least another 40 years…longer for Latina or African American women. What accounts for this gap? Is it explicit sexism, implicit bias, male and female divergent life choices?

Negotiation experts maintain that women’s antipathy to negotiation and risk-taking provides a partial explanation. This year’s topic explores women and decision-making, with particular attention paid to the art and science of bargaining for advantage.

Professor Linda C. Babcock will deliver the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture. Babcock continues in a long line of illustrious speakers who have been honored as the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecturer, a lecture series Justice Ginsburg generously established for Thomas Jefferson in 2003.

SCHEDULE

8:30 – 9:30 Check In and Continental Breakfast

9:30 – 9:45 Welcome & Introductory Remarks

Joan Bullock, Dean and President, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Ellen Waldman, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Susan Bisom-Rapp, Associate Dean and Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

9:45 – 11:00 Her Place at the Bargaining Table: The View from the Academy

Beth Chung, Professor of Management, San Diego State University
Charles Craver, Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University
Thalma Lobel, Professor of Psychology, Tel Aviv University
Claire Wright, Visiting Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Moderator: Susan Bisom-Rapp, Associate Dean and Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

11:00 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30 Her Place at the Bargaining Table – The View from the Legal Profession

Nadia P. Bermudez, Shareholder, Klinedinst
Meryl Maneker, Partner, Wilson Turner Kosmo
Heather Riley, Partner, Allen Matkins
Susan Swan, Owner, Swan Employment Law
Moderator: Ellen Waldman, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch Break

2:00 – 3:00 16th Annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture
Barriers to Women’s Advancement: Negotiation and Allocation
of Time in the Workplace

Linda C. Babcock, James M. Walton Professor of Economics, Carnegie Mellon University

3:00 – 4:00 Her Place at the Bargaining Table: The View from the Neutrals

Lucie Barron, Founder and President, ADR Services
Hon. Christine Goldsmith (Ret.), Mediator and Arbitrator, Judicate West
Hon. Irma E. Gonzalez (Ret.), Mediator and Arbitrator, JAMS
Hon. Nancy Wieben Stock (Ret.), Mediator and Arbitrator, JAMS
Moderator: Marquetta Stewart Brown, Adjunct Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

4:00 – 4:15 Closing Remarks

Ellen Waldman, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

4:15 – 5:00 Reception

REGISTRATION

Please note: Advanced registration required. Fees are non-refundable and include the reception.

FREE All students with valid photo ID
FREE Thomas Jefferson School of Law Faculty and Staff
FREE Prospective Students
$30 Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni (with or without MCLE credit)
$30 Lawyers Club Members
$30 Attorneys in Practice less than 5 years (not seeking MCLE credit)
$40 General public (not seeking MCLE credit)
$45 All others (seeking MCLE credit)

Online Registration has closed, day of registration will be available at the event.

MCLE AVAILABLE

4 hours MCLE Credit

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit (MCLE) by the State Bar of California.

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