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Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2022
Date
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2022
Location
Zoom webinar
Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 6 to 7 pm ET
Virtual event: Register here.
Please join the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network, the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU, the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, Law Women, and NYU Law Review and for a virtual book talk on Deborah Tuerkheimer’s new book, Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers, which examines why we are primed to disbelieve allegations of sexual abuse — and how we can transform a culture and a legal system structured to dismiss accusers.- Deborah Tuerkheimer, Class of 1940 Research Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; Author, Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers
- Emily Sack ’91 (moderator), Professor of Law, Roger Williams University School of Law; Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law
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