Nordic Equality at a Crossroads: Feminist Legal Studies Coping with Difference

ISBN-13: 9781138620032 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 262 str.

EVA-MARIA SVENSSON

Opis

Feminist Legal Studies Coping with Difference. Originally published in 2004. Nordic Equality at a Crossroads makes a major contribution to the debates on equality and difference in contemporary Europe. Feminist legal scholars from four Nordic countries provide a critical account of the latest legal policies in these countries linked with gender inequality.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: Nordic feminist legal studies at a crossroads, Eva-Maria Svensson, Anu Pylkkänen and Johanna Niemi-Kiesiläinen; Contemporary challenges in Nordic feminist legal studies, Eva-Maria Svensson and Anu Pylkkänen; Gender, bargaining strategies and strikes in Sweden, Susanne Fransson and Christer Thörnqvist; Promoting equality in the workplace: legislative intent and reality, Karoliina Ahtela; Care and social rights in Norway, Hege Brœkhus; The Norwegian home care allowance, Kristine Helen Korsnes; Economic dependence and self-support in family, tax and social law, Åsa Gunnarsson, Monica Burman and Lena Wennberg; The reform of sex crime law and the gender-neutral subject, Johanna Niemi-Kiesiläinen; On the limits of the concept of equality: arguments for a dynamic reading, Kevät Nousiainen; Equality through human rights: Nordic and international feminist perspectives on rights, Sari Kouvo; Bringing difference into the classroom: cross-cultural experiences in teaching, Hanne Petersen; Index.

O autorze

Eva-Maria Svensson