Joan C. Williams is a scholar of social inequality and a prominent public intellectual. Williams is the author of 12 books and 116 academic articles in law, sociology, psychology, medical, and management journals. She is the 11th most cited legal scholar both in critical theory and employment law. She is a Distinguished Professor of Law, current Director of the Equality Action Center at UC Law San Francisco, and former Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law.
Books in order of publication:
Unbending Gender – 1999
Solving the Part-Time Puzzle: The Law Firm’s Guide to Balanced Hours – 2004
Rethinking Commodification: Cases and Readings in Law and Culture – 2005
Fair Measure: Toward Effective Attorney Evaluations – 2009
Reshaping the Work-Family Debate: Why Men and Class Matter – 2010
Flex Success: The Lawyer’s Guide to Balanced Hours – 2011
The Flexibility Stigma (Journal of Social Issues – 2013
White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America – 2017
What Works for Women at Work: A Workbook – 2018
Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good – 2021
Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back – 2025
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