Link Roundup: Law Professors and Communal Professionals

Welcome to this week’s installment of Lilith’s Link Roundup. Each week we’ll post Jewish and feminist highlights from around the web. If there’s anything you want to be sure we know about, email us or leave a message in the comments section below.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) highlighted stories of Jewish women who served in the United States Armed Forces. [Jewesses With Attitude]

Lovely profile of Lilith’s longest standing board member, Barbara Dobkin! [Wall Street Journal]

This week, psychology professor Brenda Major revealed the truth about claims that having an abortion can lead to women to “mental health risks, including post-traumatic stress and a greater danger of suicide.” [Washington Post]

Results of a new study conducted by Berman Jewish Policy Archive revealed the significant pay gap among Jewish communal professionals. The study found that while women make up 2/3 of Jewish communal professionals, they earn an average of $28,000 less than men. When the study controlled for “age, years in the field, level of responsibility, hours worked, and degrees earned, women’s salaries still trail men’s by about $20,000.” [eJewish Philanthropy]

Marjorie Ingall shared her thoughts on Hush, a new young adult novel that uncovers sexual abuse in the ultra-Orthodox community. [Tablet Magazine]

On a lighter note, we happened to stumble across this excellent list of sexual assault prevention tips that are guaranteed to work. [Feminist Law Professors]

–Jill Finkelstein