Constituting Equality: Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law

Citation:

Williams, Susan Hoffman. 2009. Constituting Equality: Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Author: Susan Hoffman Williams

Abstract:

Constituting Equality addresses the question, how would you write a constitution if you really cared about gender equality? The book takes a design-oriented approach to the broad range of issues that arise in constitutional drafting concerning gender equality. Each section of the book examines a particular set of constitutional issues or doctrines across a range of different countries to explore what works, where, and why. Topics include (1) governmental structure (particularly electoral gender quotas); (2) rights provisions; (3) constitutional recognition for cultural or religious practices that discriminate against women; (4) domestic incorporation of international law; and (5) the role of women in the process of constitution-making. Interdisciplinary in orientation and global in scope, the book provides a menu for constitutional designers and others interested in how the fundamental legal order might more effectively promote gender equality. (Cambridge University Press)

Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Constitutions

Year: 2009