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Feminism, Law, Inclusion: Intersectionality in Action
Edited by Gayle MacDonald, Rachel Osborne and Charles Smith, ISBN: 1894549457
General description: Edited by Gayle MacDonald, Rachel Osborne and Charles Smith, the contributions to this collection are written by legal advocates, community activists and legal scholars. While the Introduction and Commentary provide a theoretical overview, the ten essays examine theories of intersectionality to demonstrate how race, class, sexual orientation, gender and identity have been integrated into legal scholarship and activism in an attempt to shape legal policy and practice. Section I, "Theory in Action," addresses anti-racism in community legal practice, the legal construction of women's sexuality as deviant, the protection of sexual orientation under human rights legislation, and the gender and racial characteristics of the judiciary. Section 2, "Organizations in Action," looks at women's place in the legal profession, international women's rights, and disrupting discriminatory practices in the workplace. Section 3, "Law in Action," discusses the rights of Native women, racial bias in legal judgements, and the recognition and protection of same-sex spousal rights. Feminism, Law, Inclusion, ISBN: 1894549457 that is published by Sumach Press, is an important contribution to the ongoing development of this critical discourse.
Gayle MacDonald is Professor of Sociology at St. Thomas University; Rachel Osborne is a policy advisor in the area of educational governance; Charles Smith is Equity Advisor to the Canadian Bar Association and a Lecturer in Cultural Pluralism in the Arts at the Scarborough Campus/University of Toronto. |
