Jamillah Bowman Williams

Jamillah Bowman Williams is a Professor of Law and Anne Fleming Research Professor at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. She serves as the Founding Faculty Director of the Georgetown Workers’ Rights Institute (WRI) and holds an affiliate appointment in the Georgetown University Department of Sociology. Effective summer 2025, she will assume the role of Georgetown’s inaugural associate vice president of gender equity and chair of the Gender Equity Committee. Williams earned a M.A. in Higher Education from the University of Michigan and dual degrees from Stanford University: a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a Ph.D. in Sociology.

Her research focuses on law and society, particularly employment and antidiscrimination law, employing social psychological theory and empirical analysis to evaluate legal interventions addressing systemic inequality. At WRI, she co-develops initiatives to strengthen workers’ collective power. She teaches courses on Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Contemporary Bias, and Democratizing Work.

Williams’ publications span topics including workplace harassment, diversity policies, and systemic inequities, appearing in journals like the Georgetown Law Journal, California Law Review, and the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. Her work has been recognized with the Michael J. Zimmer Memorial Award (2021) and fellowships from the Law & Society/National Science Foundation and Gender+ Justice initiatives.

• Advising & Grants: Active in academic leadership roles, her contributions include policy advocacy and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Labs/Teams: Directs the WRI and collaborates with the Sociology Department on equity-focused research.