02397cam a22002655a 4500 27247 27218 20190321102002.0 171127t2018 enka frb 001 0 eng d 9781108405461 DLC eng DLC DLC EG-ScBUE 305.42 HTU 22 Htun, Mala, 1969- The logics of gender justice : state action on women's rights around the world / Mala Htun, S. Laurel Weldon. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c.2018. xviii, 350 p. : ill ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: states and gender justice -- Feminist mobilization and status politics: combatting violence against women -- Governing women's legal status at work -- Doctrinal politics: religious power, the state, and family law -- Class politics: family leave and child care policy -- Reproductive rights: class, status, and doctrinal politics -- The multiple logics of gender justice -- Conclusion. When and why do governments promote women's rights? Through comparative analysis of state action in 70 countries from 1975 to 2005, this book shows how different women's rights issues involve different histories, trigger different conflicts, and activate different sets of protagonists. Change on violence against women and workplace equality involves a logic of status politics: feminist movements leverage international norms to contest women's subordination. Family law, abortion, and contraception, which challenge the historical claim of religious groups to regulate kinship and reproduction, conform to a logic of doctrinal politics, which turns on relations between religious groups and the state. Publicly-paid parental leave and child care follow a logic of class politics, in which the strength of Left parties and overall economic conditions are more salient. The book reveals the multiple and complex pathways to gender justice, illuminating the opportunities and obstacles to social change for policymakers, advocates, and others seeking to advance women's rights. Women's rights Developing countries. BUEsh 32125 Women Government policy. BUEsh Women Legal status, laws, etc. BUEsh BUEsh BUSBOL LLAAWW March2019 Weldon, S. Laurel. ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2019-03-18 Purchase 621.00 177 2 2 305.42 HTU 000043259 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2019-10-30 776.25 BB