Women and the Law
University of London Press (Verlag)
978-1-911507-10-9 (ISBN)
the Law is a pioneering study of the way in
which the law has treated women - at work, in the family, in matters of
sexuality and fertility, and in public life. It was first published in 1984 by
Susan Atkins and Brenda Hoggett, then University teachers. The authors examine the
origins of British law's attitude to women, trace the development of the law and ways
in which it reflects the influence of economic, social and political forces and
the dominance of men. They illustrate the tendency, despite formal equality,
for deep-rooted problems of encoded gender inequality to remain.
Since 1984 the authors have
achieved distinguished careers in law and public service. This 2018 Open Access
edition provides a timely opportunity to revisit their ground-breaking analysis
and reflect on how much has changed, and how much has stayed the same.
Dr Susan Atkins graduated from Birmingham University with an LLB in 1973, a Master's degree in Criminology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1974 and trained as a solicitor in local government. She was a law academic for 12 years, specialising in anti-discrimination law. She joined the civil service in 1989. Her posts included Deputy Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Departmental Equal Opportunities Officer for the Home Office and Director of the Women and Equality Unit in the Cabinet Office. She has also been a Visiting Professor at Southampton University. In 2003 Susan was appointed the first Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. She was the first independent Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces from 2007-2015. Susan is an experienced non-executive director and holds a number of advisory positions, including membership of Independent Advisory Boards for the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics. Susan Atkins became a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to Armed Service Personnel. Brenda Hoggett, now Baroness Hale of Richmond and President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, became a High Court Judge in 1994, having taught law at the University of Manchester for 18 years and promoted reform of the law at the Law Commission for over nine. In 1999 she was appointed to the Court of Appeal and in 2004 to the appellate committee of the House of Lords, then highest court for the United Kingdom. This became the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2009. She was appointed Deputy President in 2013 and its first female President in 2017. She is also President of the United Kingdom Association of Women Judges and a past President of the International Association of Women Judges. She was Treasurer of Gray's Inn in 2017 and is Master of the Company of Fellmongers of Richmond, North Yorkshire.
A note on the open access edition 2018 foreword Preface Introduction Women in society 1The historical legacy 2Equality at work 3Beyond equality of opportunityThe private domain 4 Sexuality 5 Motherhood 6Breadwinners and homemakers: partners or dependants? 7Power and violence in the home 8The case against marriage? The state and women's rights 9The welfare state: social security and taxation10Women as citizensIndex
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.05.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | OBserving Law |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-911507-10-9 / 1911507109 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-911507-10-9 / 9781911507109 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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