How Long to Read Law and the Quest for Gender Equality

How Long Does it Take to Read Law and the Quest for Gender Equality?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 10 minutes to read Law and the Quest for Gender Equality by Margaret Thornton

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

For centuries, law was used to subordinate women and exclude them from the public sphere, so it cannot be expected to become a source of equality instantaneously or without resistance from benchmark men—that is, those who are white, heterosexual, able-bodied and middle class. Equality, furthermore, was attainable only in the public sphere, whereas the private sphere was marked as a site of inequality; a wife, children and servants could never be the equals of the master. Despite their ambivalence about the role of law and its contradictions, women and Others felt that they had no alternative but to look to it as a means of liberation. This skewed patriarchal heritage, the subtext of this collection of essays, has continued to impede the quest for equality by women and Others. It informs not only gender relations in the private sphere, as illustrated by domestic violence and sexual assault, but also the status of women in the public sphere. Despite the fact that women have entered the paid workforce—including the professions—in large numbers, they are still expected to assume responsibility for the preponderance of society’s caring. The essays show how maternal and caring roles, which are still largely viewed as belonging to an unregulated private sphere, continue to be invoked to detract from the authority of the feminine in the public sphere. The promise of antidiscrimination legislation in overcoming the heritage of the past is also shown to be somewhat hollow.

How long is Law and the Quest for Gender Equality?

Law and the Quest for Gender Equality by Margaret Thornton is 424 pages long, and a total of 107,696 words.

This makes it 143% the length of the average book. It also has 132% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Law and the Quest for Gender Equality Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 48 minutes to read Law and the Quest for Gender Equality aloud.

What Reading Level is Law and the Quest for Gender Equality?

Law and the Quest for Gender Equality is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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