What is leadership? How should we use it? How do we foster its growth?

These questions will be at the heart of Celebration 55: The Women's Leadership Summit, a historic four-day event honoring fifty-five years of women leaders at Harvard Law School. For a look at the program, scheduled for September 18–21, 2008 at HLS, please click here.

What is the gender of the international legal system? Noted teacher, scholar, lawyer, writer, and sex equality activist Catharine A. MacKinnon will address this question in her lecture on “Women’s Status, Men’s States.” She will also trace developments in women’s human rights on the international stage and inquire about the direction of international law on gendered concerns.