Women, Law and Equality : A Discussion Guide

Brooks, Kim (EDT); Mathen, Carissima (EDT); Brooks, Kim (CON); Bouclin, Suzanne (CON); Mathen, Carissima (CON)

ISBN 10: 1552211835 / ISBN 13: 9781552211830

Published by Irwin Law, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Women, Law and Equality : A Discussion Guide
• Publisher: Irwin Law
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552211835
• ISBN 13: 9781552211830
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Women, Law, and Equality: A Discussion Guide is designed to stimulate and facilitate discussions around the complicated issues of feminism, equality, and social justice among broad spectrum of readers, with varied perspectives and knowledge. The book consists of six chapters, which first frame the following five topics: Polygamy; Caring for Young Children; Feminism, Law, Cinema; Women and Power; and Women and Migration. Each chapter provides excerpted and compiled texts and discussion questions intended to stimulate discussion.

The topics discussed in the guide all throw into relief the legal, social, ethical, and political implications of women’s equality issues. The range of topics covered in the guide make it ideal for a survey or introductory-level gender studies, women in the law, or women-focused political science course. It could also be used for a series of book club-style discussions.

About the Authors

Kim Brooks is the Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. She has served as the co-chair of the National Association of Women and the Law, the Chair of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, and the managing editor of the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law.

Carissima Mathen is Associate Professor of Law at the University of New Brunswick. She is a former Director of Litigation for the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). Professor Mathen's areas of expertise are constitutional, criminal and comparative constitutional law. She has published widely in these areas.