Gender, Constitutions, and Equality - A Global Comparison

This book addresses whether the "gendering" of constitutions promotes women's equality.

List of contents

1. Gendering Constitutions 2. Why Constitutions Matter for Gender Equality 3. Constitutional Gender Provisions and Equality: Cross-national Evidence 4. Gender Provisions, Rights Advocacy, and Policy Outcomes in Chile and Argentina 5. Gender Provisions, Rights Advocacy, and Policy Outcomes in Botswana and South Africa 6. Conclusion Appendix A: Coding constitutions and construction of egalitarian and maternal provisions scores Appendix B: Egalitarian and maternal constitutional provision scores, 1995-2015

About the author

Priscilla A. Lambert is Associate Professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego in 2004 and specializes in comparative politics, Japanese politics, welfare state politics, and women and politics. She has published articles on these topics in Comparative Politics, Gender and Politics, the Journal of Japanese Studies, Social Politics, Politics, Groups and Identities, and the Journal of Politics in Latin America.
Druscilla L. Scribner is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego in 2004 and specializes in comparative politics, Latin American judicial politics, and women and politics. She has published articles on these topics in Comparative Politics, Gender and Politics, Global Policy, Politics, Groups and Identities, and the Journal of Politics in Latin America.

Summary

This book addresses whether the "gendering" of constitutions promotes women’s equality.

Product details

• Authors: Priscilla A Lambert, Priscilla A. Lambert, Priscilla A. (Western Michigan University Lambert, Druscilla L Scribner, Druscilla L. Scribner, uscilla L. Scribner, uscilla L. (University of Wisconsin Scribner
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781032301648
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230164-8
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Gender and Comparative Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories