Feminization of Law Fueled Wokeness and Eroded Due Process

Helen Andrews makes a sharp, uncomfortable point in this 2:18 clip: the rapid feminization of elite professions—especially law—may have helped fuel the spread of “wokeness,” and she worries that’s particularly dangerous in the legal system. She argues that law, more than almost any other field, needs people who are literal-minded, rule-bound, and devoted to objective justice rather than consensus and making everyone feel comfortable.

When the dominant moral style shifts toward relationships and harm avoidance, she says, you risk corrupting the very idea of due process. She points to the Obama-era Title IX campus courts and the Me Too movement as real-world glimpses of what happens when feminist priorities override centuries-old legal protections: lower burdens of proof, no cross-examination of accusers, lives ruined on weak evidence.

The results, she says, were often unjust. Her concern isn’t women in law—it’s the potential loss of the cold, fact-driven, rule-following mindset that keeps the legal system fair and functional. Is she right that demographic shifts in elite fields can change institutional culture in ways that undermine justice? Or is this overstated? Watch the clip and decide for yourself.