''Women and the Law'' is a 1984 book by
Susan Atkins and
Brenda Hale (then known as Brenda Hoggett).
The authors described the book as the first published in the United Kingdom to "comprehensively to examine the gendered nature of the law itself and the legal inter-relationships between women's private and public lives and between men and women". Hoggett and Atkins felt that the book "...took women's experiences in life as its starting point, rather than conventional legal categories".
In a 2004 profile of Hale, ''The Guardian'' described ''Women and the Law'' as "the first comprehensive survey of women's rights at work, in the family and in the state".
The book concluded by stating that "Deep-rooted problems of inequality persist and the law continues to reflect the economic, social and political dominance of men".
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The book was republished in 2018 to mark the 100th anniversary of the ]Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It became law when it received Royal Assent on 23 December 1919.''Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1921''. p. 213 ...
that allowed women to become solicitors in the United Kingdom.
Women Business and the Law
Women and the Law ''Women and the Law'' is a 1984 book by Susan Atkins and Brenda Hale (then known as Brenda Hoggett). The authors described the book as the first published in the United Kingdom to "comprehensively to examine the gendered nature of the law itself an ...
inspired the World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...
annual stud
Women Business and the Law
which collects data on gendered laws in 190 countries from 1970 to today. The study is based on methodology described in Simeon Djankov
Simeon Dyankov ( bg, Симеон Дянков, also Djankov; born July 13, 1970) is a Bulgarian economist. From 2009 to 2013, he was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Bulgaria in the government of Boyko Borisov. Prior to hi ...
, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg and Marie Hyland i
Gendered Laws and Women in the Workforce
In 2022 the John Templeton Foundation issued a grant o
Women’s Empowerment, Economic Freedom, and the Role of Law in Driving Prosperity
to the London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 millio ...
for extending the analysis to country case studies.[ John Templeton Foundation]
"Women’s Empowerment, Economic Freedom and the Role Of Law In Driving Prosperity"
2022, August, August 2022 - February 2025 Grant Window.
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External links
''Women and the Law'' free to read digital edition
1984 non-fiction books
Law books
Women's rights in the United Kingdom