Can Laws undo Sexism? - by Alice Evans
2.4 billion women still lack men’s legal rights. Legal discrimination persists in most countries: regarding mobility, employment, entrepreneurship, assets and pensions. The World Bank is pushing for parity. This begs the question, Can laws undo sexism?
2.4 billion women still lack men’s legal rights. Legal discrimination persists in most countries: regarding mobility, employment, entrepreneurship, assets and pensions. The World Bank is pushing for parity. This begs the question, Can laws undo sexism? This Substack discusses: Descriptive data on legal discrimination; Government effectiveness Men’s honour and reliance on kinship Female seclusion inhibits claims-making Despondency traps Risks of incentivising legal reform. Only 14 countries have full legal equality in all domains. European countries score highly for parity, while the…
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