Gender, Sexuality, and the Law

Name: Gender, Sexuality, and the Law
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Gender, Sexuality, and the LawAuthor(s): Debra L. DeLaet, Rene Ann Cramer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367730840, 978-0367730840\nSynopsis\nThis volume examines the role of law as a tool for advancing womens rights and gender equity in local, national, and global contexts.\n\nMany feminist scholars note a marked failure of law to achieve goals connected to womens rights and gender equality. Despite its limitations, law provides aspirational norms that can be mobilized to hold institutions accountable and to provide material benefit to those excluded from systems of power. In conversation with each other, the chapters in this volume help to advance understanding of both the limitations and the potential of law as a tool for advancing democratic participation, rights, and justice around issues related to gender and sexuality. Contributors acknowledge, to varying degrees, that law has important symbolism and ma.