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Empowering Women Through the Law

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Gender equality means ensuring equal opportunities for women and men and equitably valuing the contributions of both.

Empowerment of women through law refers to women using the legal system to secure their goals for equality, agency, and equal opportunities and income with men.

Introduction

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls reiterates the unfinished, universal struggle for women’s rights around the world. The Goal calls for:

  1. (i)

    Increased women’s leadership and participation in governance

  2. (ii)

    Strengthened women’s economic empowerment

  3. (iii)

    Increased protection of women against gender-based violence and access to justice for women (Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform 2019)

The feminist movement, which advocates for women’s social, political, legal, and economic rights, equal to those of men, continues to be the catalyst for women’s fight for gender equality. The objective of increasing...

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  1. Feminism and Legal Theory Project, Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative, Emory University Law School, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Atieno Mboya

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Amanda Lange Salvia

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Natural Resources and Environment, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Julia Mambo

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Mboya, A. (2020). Empowering Women Through the Law. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_146-1

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