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Goals of the U.S. Fellowship Program

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Justice Ginsburg with Students

  1. Provide a unique opportunity for public interest lawyers to learn about legal

    and public policy issues affecting women;
  2. Expand the pool of lawyers who are concerned about laws and public policies particularly affecting women, and whose skills enable them more effectively to advocate for women's rights;
  3. Enable public interest lawyers to perform significant work with organizations that otherwise might not afford to hire them;
  4. Encourage lawyers to engage in public interest work as an integral part of their professional careers;
  5. Demonstrate to women's rights lawyers the intimate connection between policy-making and lawyering;
  6. Contribute to the crucial work being done in the nation's capital to improve the status of women;
  7. Increase the understanding of women's rights as legal and public policy issues of equal importance to women and men;
  8. Spark effective research, writing and advocacy initiatives to improve enforcement of laws and regulations designed to improve the legal status of women;
  9. Forge stronger links among lawyers working on women's issues; and develop a forum for leaders and other prominent policymakers in Washington, DC, to address legal, public policy, and human rights issues relating to women.