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Zusatztext An excellent comparative study by an international network of scholars … As the number of women in law schools increases their voices and their needs become louder and more difficult to ignore or silence. This book assists in amplifying some of those voices. Informationen zum Autor Ulrike Schultz is a retired Senior Academic at the FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany. She heads the International Working Group on the Comparative Study of Legal Professions and has been a member of the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law Governing Board since 2006. Gisela Shaw is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Margaret Thornton is Emerita Professor at The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Rosemary Auchmuty is Professor of Law at the University of Reading, UK. Vorwort In this book an international network of scholars embark on a comparative study on the position of women in the legal academy, informed by the provocative question of whether the presence of women makes a difference. Zusammenfassung In the past fifteen years there has been a marked increase in the international scholarship relating to women in law. The lives and careers of women in legal practice and the judiciary have been extensively documented and critiqued, but the central conundrum remains: Does the presence of women make a difference?What has been largely overlooked in the literature is the position of women in the legal academy, although central to the changing culture. To remedy the oversight, an international network of scholars embarked on a comparative study, which resulted in this path-breaking book. The contributors uncover fascinating accounts of the careers of the academic pioneers as well as exploring broader theoretical issues relating to gender and culture. The provocative question as to whether the presence of women makes a difference informs each contribution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Gender and Careers in the Legal Academy: Overview and Synthesis Ulrike Schultz, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany PART IGENDER AND CAREERS IN THE LEGAL ACADEMY1. Gender and Careers in the Legal Academy in Germany: Women’s Difficult Path from Pioneers to a (Still Contested) Minority Ulrike Schultz, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany 2. Gender and the Legal Academy in the UK: A Product of Proxies and Hiring and Promotion Practices Liz Duff, University of Westminster, UK and Lisa Webley, University of Birmingham, UK 3. The Feminisation of Legal Academia in Quebec: Achievements and Challenges Julie Paquin, University of Ottawa, Canada 4. Women, Difference and Identities in the Brazilian Legal Professoriate Maria da Gloria Bonelli, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil 5. India’s Women Legal Academics: Who They Are and Where You Might Find Them Swethaa S Ballakrishnen, University of California, Irvine, USA and Rupali Samuel is a human rights lawyer and researcher based in New Delhi 6. Women in the Legal Academy at the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires Beatriz Kohen, University of Palermo , Italy, Sonia Ariza Navarrete, University of Palermo, Italy and Maria de los Angeles Ramallo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 7. Breaking the Veil of Masculinity? Women and the Legal Academy in Ghana J Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University, USA PART IIHISTORY OF WOMEN IN LAW FACULTIES8. Why not Faster? Women in the Czech and Czechoslovak Legal Academy Jan Kober, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic 9. Gender and Law Teaching in Scotland Peter Robson, University of Strathclyde, UK 10. Women’s Entry and Integration into Israel’s Legal Academia: History, Story, Non-Story and the Men(tor) Eyal Katvan, Peres Academic Center, Israel and Rut...
