Less than equal : women and the Australian legal system / Patricia Easteal.
Publication details: Chatswood, N.S.W. ; London : Butterworths, 2001.Description: xiii, 254 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0409316660
- Women and the Australian legal system
- Women -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Australia
- Family law -- Australia
- Women -- Crimes against -- Australia
- Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- Australia
- Female offenders -- Australia
- Women -- Abuse of -- Australia
- Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Women
- Legal process
- Sentencing
- Criminals
- Prisoners
- Domestic violence
- Sex offences
- Sex discrimination
- Statistics
- 346.94/0134 21
- KU516 .E137 2001
- KN152.2.K1 E27 2001
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Jessie Street National Women's Library | 346.94013 EAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library and ILL | 77724 |
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: the kaleidoscope of reality -- 2. Theories about criminality and impact on sentencing -- 3. Women who kill violent partners -- 4. Single parent payment fraud -- 5. Women in prison -- 6. Violence against women in the home -- 7. Sexual assault law reform and mythology -- 8. Discrimination and disfunction in the workplace -- 9. Sexual harassment -- 10. Intersectionality: greater that the sum of the parts -- 11. Women as legal practitioners -- 12. Outlaw looking in.
Examines interaction between females and the law through a cultural holistic framework. Geared towards students, lawyers and the general public, the chapters focus on women's interactions with the courts, tribunals, police and prisons as defendants, victims, plaintiffs and practitioners.
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