A rigorous analysis of systemic misogyny in the law and a
thoughtful exploration of the tools needed to transcend it through
constitutional change beyond litigation in the courts. Â Just
as racism is embedded in the legal system, so is misogyny—even
after the law proclaims gender equality and criminally punishes
violence against women. In After Misogyny, Julie C. Suk shows that
misogyny lies not in animus but in the overempowerment of men and
the overentitlement of society to women's unpaid labor and
undervalued contributions. This is a book about misogyny without
misogynists. Â From antidiscrimination law to abortion bans,
the law fails women by keeping society's dependence on women's
sacrifices invisible. Via a tour of constitutional change around
the world, After Misogyny shows how to remake constitutional
democracy. Women across the globe are going beyond the
antidiscrimination paradigm of American legal feminism and
fundamentally resetting baseline norms and entitlements. That
process, what Suk calls a "constitutionalism of care," builds the
public infrastructure that women's reproductive work has long made
possible for free.
General
Imprint: |
University of California Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Julie C Suk
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-38195-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-520-38195-5 |
Barcode: |
9780520381957 |
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