Gender, constitutions, and equality a global comparison / Priscilla A. Lambert and Druscilla L. Scribner.
| Author/creator | Lambert, Priscilla A. |
| Other author | Scribner, Druscilla L. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Gender and comparative politics; vol. 8 |
| Contents | Gendering constitutions -- Why constitutions matter for gender equality --Constitutional gender provisions and equality : cross-national evidence -- Gender provisions, rights advocacy, and policy outcomes in Chile and Argentina -- Gender provisions, rights advocacy, and policy outcomes in Botswana and South Africa. |
| Abstract | "This book addresses whether the "gendering" of constitutions promotes women's equality. The authors use a mixed-method approach to explore how constitutional gender rights affect political processes and strategies, legislative and judicial outcomes, and ultimately women's equality. They employ a cross-national study by constructing a unique database of gender provisions in over 100 countries at three points in time: 1995, 2005, and 2015. Four in-depth comparative case studies on Argentina, Chile, South Africa, and Botswana, trace the complex relationship between constitutional law, strategies, and policy change in four policy areas: family law, gender-based violence, reproductive rights, and employment rights. They argue that where egalitarian constitutional provisions are present, women's rights advocates can use them as a tool to fight gender discrimination and pursue policy changes that address gender-based power disparities. At a time when gender equality provisions are increasingly common in constitutional design, this book clarifies the mechanisms that link constitutional provisions to changes in process and outcomes, whilst also systematically describing and analyzing the effect of gender provisions across countries and over time. Gender, Constitutions, and Equality will inform theoretical debates on gender and politics, law and social change, feminist institutionalism, and constitutional design and its effect on legislation and political strategies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Lambert, Priscilla A. Gender, constitutions, and equality New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9781032301648 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022059345 |
| ISBN | 9781000867251 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781003303725 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9781000867237 (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |