Frontiers of gender equality: Transnational legal perspectives
Frontiers of gender equality: Transnational legal perspectives
Edited by Rebecca J. Cook ; foreword by Cecilia Medina Quiroga.
- Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press; 2023
- xii, 604 p.; 26 cm
- Pennsylvania studies in human rights .
- Pennsylvania studies in human rights. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-558) and index.
Introduction: Many paths to gender equality / Faces of gender inequality / Challenging the frontiers of gender equality : women at work / A prioritarian account of gender equality / Queer rights talk : the rhetoric of equality rights for LGBTQ+ peoples / CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women] reservations and contested equality claims / Gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals : discursive practices in uncertain times / Fifty years on : the curious case of intersectional discrimination in the ICCPR [International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights], with a postscript / Like birds of a feather? : ICESCR [International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights] and women's socioeconomic equality / Gender equality untethered? : CEDAW's contribution to intersectionality / Gender equality in the European Court of Human Rights / Gender equality within the framework of the European Social Charter / Transformative gender equality in the Inter-American System of Human Rights / African gender equalities / Advancing gender equality through the Arab Charter on Human Rights / Breathing life into equality : the Vishaka case / Gender equality in health care : reenvisioning CEDAW General Recommendation 24 / Equality for indigenous women : McIvor v. Canada / Gender equality and the scope of religious freedom in S.A.S. v. France / Institutional dimensions of gender equality : the Maria da Penha case / Restoring Mai Mapingure's equal citizenship / Conclusion: Taking stock of gender equality / Rebecca J. Cook -- Sophia Moreau -- Sandra Fredman -- Shreya Atrey -- Daniel Del Gobbo -- Siobh�an Mullally -- Marieme S. Lo -- Shreya Atrey -- Meghan Campbell -- Loveday Hodson -- St�ephanie Hennette Vauchez -- Karin Lukas and Colm �O Cinn�eide -- Ver�onica Undurraga -- Fareda Banda -- Mervat Rishmawi -- Naina Kapur -- Joanna N. Erdman and Mariana Prandini Assis -- Cheryl Suzack -- Ilias Trispiotis -- Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado and Mariana Mota Prado -- Charles G. Ngwena and Rebecca J. Cook -- Francisca Pou Gim�enez. Part I: Understanding gender inequality and equality -- Part II: Advancing gender equality through human rights treaties -- International treaties -- Regional treaties -- Part III: Looking back to move forward --
"The book provides retrospective views of the struggles to eliminate gender discrimination in national courts and international human rights treaties. Focusing on gender equality enables comparisons and contrasts among these regimes to better understand how they reinforce gender equality norms. Different regional and international treaties are examined, those in the forefront of advancing gender equality, those that are promising but little known, and those whose focus includes economic, social and cultural rights, to explore why some struggles were successful and others less so. The book illustrates how gender discrimination continues to be normalized and camouflaged, and how it intersects with other axes of subordination, such as indigeneity, religion and poverty, to create new forms of intersectional discrimination"--
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Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation.
Sex discrimination--Law and legislation.
Homophobia--Law and legislation.
Women's rights.
International law and human rights.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Femmes--Droits.
Droit international et droits de l'homme.
International law and human rights
Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Women's rights
Discrimination sexuelle.
Discrimination sexuelle--Droit.
Droits des femmes.
Droit international priv�e--Personnes.
Droits de l'homme (droit international).
LGBTQ+ discrimination
K3243 / .F76 2023 K3243 / .C66 2023
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-558) and index.
Introduction: Many paths to gender equality / Faces of gender inequality / Challenging the frontiers of gender equality : women at work / A prioritarian account of gender equality / Queer rights talk : the rhetoric of equality rights for LGBTQ+ peoples / CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women] reservations and contested equality claims / Gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals : discursive practices in uncertain times / Fifty years on : the curious case of intersectional discrimination in the ICCPR [International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights], with a postscript / Like birds of a feather? : ICESCR [International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights] and women's socioeconomic equality / Gender equality untethered? : CEDAW's contribution to intersectionality / Gender equality in the European Court of Human Rights / Gender equality within the framework of the European Social Charter / Transformative gender equality in the Inter-American System of Human Rights / African gender equalities / Advancing gender equality through the Arab Charter on Human Rights / Breathing life into equality : the Vishaka case / Gender equality in health care : reenvisioning CEDAW General Recommendation 24 / Equality for indigenous women : McIvor v. Canada / Gender equality and the scope of religious freedom in S.A.S. v. France / Institutional dimensions of gender equality : the Maria da Penha case / Restoring Mai Mapingure's equal citizenship / Conclusion: Taking stock of gender equality / Rebecca J. Cook -- Sophia Moreau -- Sandra Fredman -- Shreya Atrey -- Daniel Del Gobbo -- Siobh�an Mullally -- Marieme S. Lo -- Shreya Atrey -- Meghan Campbell -- Loveday Hodson -- St�ephanie Hennette Vauchez -- Karin Lukas and Colm �O Cinn�eide -- Ver�onica Undurraga -- Fareda Banda -- Mervat Rishmawi -- Naina Kapur -- Joanna N. Erdman and Mariana Prandini Assis -- Cheryl Suzack -- Ilias Trispiotis -- Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado and Mariana Mota Prado -- Charles G. Ngwena and Rebecca J. Cook -- Francisca Pou Gim�enez. Part I: Understanding gender inequality and equality -- Part II: Advancing gender equality through human rights treaties -- International treaties -- Regional treaties -- Part III: Looking back to move forward --
"The book provides retrospective views of the struggles to eliminate gender discrimination in national courts and international human rights treaties. Focusing on gender equality enables comparisons and contrasts among these regimes to better understand how they reinforce gender equality norms. Different regional and international treaties are examined, those in the forefront of advancing gender equality, those that are promising but little known, and those whose focus includes economic, social and cultural rights, to explore why some struggles were successful and others less so. The book illustrates how gender discrimination continues to be normalized and camouflaged, and how it intersects with other axes of subordination, such as indigeneity, religion and poverty, to create new forms of intersectional discrimination"--
9781512823554 1512823554 9781512823561
2022032477
GBC354653 bnb
020990240 Uk
Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation.
Sex discrimination--Law and legislation.
Homophobia--Law and legislation.
Women's rights.
International law and human rights.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Femmes--Droits.
Droit international et droits de l'homme.
International law and human rights
Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Women's rights
Discrimination sexuelle.
Discrimination sexuelle--Droit.
Droits des femmes.
Droit international priv�e--Personnes.
Droits de l'homme (droit international).
LGBTQ+ discrimination
K3243 / .F76 2023 K3243 / .C66 2023