This document presents a study on Feminist advocacy, family law and violence against women. The book provides case studies from Brazil, India, Iran, Lebanon, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, and Turkey, using them to demonstrate in each case the varied history of family law and the wide variety of issues impacting women’s equality in legislation. Interviews with prominent women’s rights activists in three additional countries are also included, giving personal accounts of the successes and failures of past reform efforts. Overall, the book provides a complex global picture of current trends and strategies in the fight for a more egalitarian society. These findings come at a critical moment for change. Across the globe, family law issues are contentious. We are simultaneously witnessing an increased demand for women’s equal¬ity and the resurgence of fundamentalist forces that impede reform, invoking rules rooted in tradition, culture, and interpretations of religious texts. The outcome of these disputes has enormous ramifications for women’s roles in the family and society. This book tackles these complexities head on, and will interest activists, practitioners, students, and scholars working on women’s rights and gender-based violence

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International Development Research Center (IDRC)

Gender based violence// Gender equality// Violence against women// Violence against partner// Violence against the wife// political violence// Family law//Feminist advocacy// Women’s equality in legislation//Women’s rights//Sexual assault// Sexual crim// Physical violence// Psychological violence// Female genital cutting// Child marriage