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Crowd of women’s suffrage supporters demonstrating with signs reading, ‘Wilson Against Women,’ in Chicago on October 20, 1916.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’re lucky that today, women in America enjoy a many more freedoms and rights than in the past. We’ve had progress in employment equality, healthcare, and education. This is thanks to years of activism and cultural change. But there is a lot of progress left to go! Harassment, violence, discrimination, and treatment in the legal system are just some of the issues that women still struggle against. For all of you future law students interested in continuing the fight for progress, take a look at this guide to some of the best law schools<\/a> for women’s rights.<\/p>\n

What Are Women’s Rights?<\/h2>\n

The phrase “women’s rights” might seem vague at first. It involves many issues. Harvard Law has published a great guide<\/a> for law students aiming to practice law in women’s rights. “Women’s rights are most often associated with reproductive rights, sexual and domestic violence, and employment discrimination. The practice area may also include immigration and refugee matters, child custody, criminal justice, health care, housing, labor trafficking, and many others as they intersect with women’s lives. Often, feminist leaders today focus on areas of intersection between women’s rights and other issue areas. Lawyers in women’s rights work on impact litigation, direct service, or policy work in non-profits and federal, state, and local government.”<\/p>\n

Law Schools for Women’s Rights<\/h2>\n

Since women’s rights includes so many potential areas of law, a focus on this track might be interdisciplinary. If you are planning to practice law to advance women’s rights, you don’t have to take courses titled “Women’s Rights.” At different schools, women’s rights are discussed under different areas, like:<\/p>\n