Gender & The Law

Explores the failures of family court and calls for immediate and permanent change At the turn of the twentieth century, American social reformers ...

This book presents a collection of studies by top scholars on leading cases from twelve different jurisdictions defining the legal status of unborn...

By focusing on the incarceration of women in Canada and Québec, this book reveals that imprisonment, as a penal device, is surprisingly tenacious.

The right to divorce is a symbol of individual liberty and gender equality under the law, but in practice it is anything but equitable. Family Law ...

From the bedroom to the classroom to the courtroom, consent is a key term in our contemporary sexual ethics. In this timely reexamination, Manon Ga...

Combining analyses of feminist legal theory, legal doctrine, and feminist social movements, The Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Law in the United S...

Domestic violence accounts for approximately one-fifth of all violent crime in the United States and is among the most difficult issues confronting...

While many claim that being a mom is the most important job in the world, in reality motherhood in the United States is becoming harder. From preco...

A parents deeply moving love letter to a daughter who has always known exactly who she is.Stunning . . . Built like a thriller, moving, wise and il...

'This is a vital book. Hand this out in schools, in the workplace, everywhere. It's also beautifully written.' Olivia Colman'Brilliant. Patriarchy ...

Television and streamed series that viewers watch on their TVs, computers, phones, and tablets are a crucial part of popular culture They have an i...

How two teenage girls in Minnesota jump-started a revolution in high school athletics Peggy Brenden, a senior, played tennis. Toni St. Pierre, a ju...

In the fall of 2016 those promoting patriarchal ideals saw their champion Donald Trump elected president of the United States and showed us how pow...

This compelling volume considers three significant modern developments: the ever-changing role of women in society; a significant and growing dissa...

One of the most private decisions a woman can make, abortion is also one of the most contentious topics in American civic life. Protested at rallie...

The never-before-told story of Ewan Forbes and the landmark case that rocked British society and transformed transgender experience to this day*LON...

Increasingly fraught debates about sex, consent, feminism, justice, law, and gender relations have taken centre stage in academic, journalistic and...