It’s our great pleasure today to introduce Angie McCarthy as an IntLawGrrls contributor. Angie is the Program Coordinator for the Women and the Law Program at American University Washington College of Law (WCL) where she works alongside university faculty and staff to integrate gender into all aspects of legal education and supports grant-funded projects that connect the WCL community with the legal needs and concerns of women and LGBTI persons.

Prior to joining the Washington College of Law, Angie was a Graduate Fellow at Peace Brigades International-USA where she supported field projects engaged in protective accompaniment of human rights defenders in Colombia, Guatemala and Indonesia, and conducted outreach and training activities aimed at increasing awareness of the fields of human rights and peace and conflict resolution in the U.S. She has also worked and volunteered with several women’s organizations both domestically and abroad, including the NGO Committee on the Status of Women at the United Nations and the New Women’s Movement in South Africa. Angie holds a JD from American University Washington College of Law and an MPhil in International Peace Studies from Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Her current research interests include the intersections between environmental justice and reproductive justice, the criminalization of abortion and pregnancy outcomes, and the prevention of violence against Native American women. Recent publication: “State Obligations to Protect the Lives and Health of Women After Abortion or Miscarriage,” Human Rights Brief, Volume 21, Issue 2 (2014).

Her first post will look at ways of addressing the gender imbalance on international courts. Heartfelt welcome!