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In the past fifteen years there has been a marked increase in the international scholarship relating to women in law. The lives and careers of women in legal practice and the judiciary have been extensively documented and critiqued, but the central conundrum remains: Does the presence of women make a difference? What has been largely overlooked in the literature is the position of women in the legal academy, although central to the changing culture. To remedy the oversight, an international network of scholars embarked on a comparative study, which resulted in this path-breaking book. The contributors uncover fascinating accounts of the careers of the academic pioneers as well as exploring broader theoretical issues relating to gender and culture. The provocative question as to whether the presence of women makes a difference informs each contribution.

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Author:   Ulrike Schultz (Formerly of FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany) ,  Gisela Shaw (University of the West of England, UK) ,  Professor Margaret Thornton (Australian National University) ,  Professor Rosemary Auchmuty (University of Reading, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
ISBN:  

9781509946648

ISBN 10:   1509946640
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   20 October 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Gender and Careers in the Legal Academy: Overview and Synthesis Ulrike Schultz, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany PART I GENDER AND CAREERS IN THE LEGAL ACADEMY 1. Gender and Careers in the Legal Academy in Germany: Women’s Difficult Path from Pioneers to a (Still Contested) Minority Ulrike Schultz, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany 2. Gender and the Legal Academy in the UK: A Product of Proxies and Hiring and Promotion Practices Liz Duff, University of Westminster, UK and Lisa Webley, University of Birmingham, UK 3. The Feminisation of Legal Academia in Quebec: Achievements and Challenges Julie Paquin, University of Ottawa, Canada 4. Women, Difference and Identities in the Brazilian Legal Professoriate Maria da Gloria Bonelli, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil 5. India’s Women Legal Academics: Who They Are and Where You Might Find Them Swethaa S Ballakrishnen, University of California, Irvine, USA and Rupali Samuel is a human rights lawyer and researcher based in New Delhi 6. Women in the Legal Academy at the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires Beatriz Kohen, University of Palermo , Italy, Sonia Ariza Navarrete, University of Palermo, Italy and Maria de los Angeles Ramallo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 7. Breaking the Veil of Masculinity? Women and the Legal Academy in Ghana J Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University, USA PART II HISTORY OF WOMEN IN LAW FACULTIES 8. Why not Faster? Women in the Czech and Czechoslovak Legal Academy Jan Kober, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic 9. Gender and Law Teaching in Scotland Peter Robson, University of Strathclyde, UK 10. Women’s Entry and Integration into Israel’s Legal Academia: History, Story, Non-Story and the Men(tor) Eyal Katvan, Peres Academic Center, Israel and Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Bar-Ilan University, Israel 11. Women Legal Academics in China Xiaonan Liu, China University of Political Science and Law, China 12. Women Law Teachers in the Philippines then, Now and Six Decades in between: The Cheerless Transformation of a Road Less Travelled to a Path Oft-Chosen for Convenience Emily Sanchez Salcedo, De La Salle University, Philippines PART III FIRST AND EARLY WOMEN LAW PROFESSORS 13. Madeleine Gevers-Dwelshauvers (1897–1994). A Grande Dame at the Université Libre de Bruxelles Hans den Tonkelaar, Radboud University, the Netherlands 14. Compromise, Autonomy and Courage: Derkje Hazewinkel-Suringa, First Female Law Professor in the Netherlands (1889–1970) Leny de Groot-van Leeuwen, Radboud University, the Netherlands 15. Inkeri Anttila, the First Woman Law Professor in Finland (1916–2013) Harriet Silius, Abo Akademi University, Finland 16. Women and the Legal Academy in Estonia: In Memory of Vera Poska-Grünthal, the First Woman Law Lecturer in Tartu Merike Ristikivi, University of Tartu, Estonia 17. Alice Erh-Soon Tay and the Character of Legal Knowledge Susan Bartie, University of Tasmania 18. Oral History and Australia’s First Women Law Professors Kim Rubenstein, University of Canberra, Australia 19. The Way to Barbara Armstrong, First Tenure-Track Law Professor in an Accredited US Law School Susan D Carle, American University Washington, USA 20. Why Aisha Rateb could not become Egypt’s First Female Judge, and became Egypt’s First Female Law Professor Instead Omnia Mehanna, Egypt country national coordinator of the African Union of Development NGOs (UAOD) and Nadia Sonneveld, Leiden University, the Netherlands 21. First Female Law Student and Law Professor in Kuwait: Badria Al-Awadhi Opens Doors for Women in Law 1967–2020 Rania Maktabi, Ostfold University College, Norway PART IV PERSONAL NARRATIVES 22. Memories: Becoming a Law Professor Celia Wells, University of Bristol, UK 23. ‘Herculean Obstacles and Intrepid Complainants’: The Sex Discrimination Complaint at Osgoode Hall Law School, 1987–1994 Mary Jane Mossman, York University, Canada PART V FEMINISM IN THE LEGAL ACADEMY 24. The Road to Olive Stone Rosemary Auchmuty, University of Reading, UK and Jennifer Temkin, University of Sussex, UK 25. The First and Last(?) Feminist Law Professors in Australia Margaret Thornton, Australian National University 26. Feminist Legal Academics: Changing the Epistemology of American Law through Conflicts, Controversies and Comparisons Carrie Menkel-Meadow, University of California, Irvine, USA PART VI REFLECTIONS ON MASCULINITIES AND FEMININITIES IN THE LEGAL ACADEMY 27. Rethinking Masculinities in the Legal Academy: Men, Gender and Legal Careers (Or, Whatever Happened to the ‘Nutty Professor’?) Richard Collier, Newcastle University, UK 28. Patriarchal Discourses in the UK Legal Academy: The Case of the Reasonable Man Hilary Sommerlad, Leeds University, UK

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This book encourages lawyers and gives them the strength they need not only to conquer the academic professional world, but also to shape it as teachers, researchers and scientists. -- Helene Evers and Juliane Ottmann * Zeitschrift des Deutschen Jurstinnenbundes (Bloomsbury translation) * A welcome addition to the growing literature on women and gender in law. It adds a perspective which has, until now, been missing and gives a fascinating insight into women in the legal academy ... The contributions come from heavyweights in the field ... as such the powerful writing and rigorous research which underpins the chapters comes as no surprise ... I would recommend the collection to anyone interested in women in law and in law schools generally. -- Jessica Guth * The Law Teacher * Overall, this is an excellent collection of essays that has so many dimensions and so much to offer to its readers ... It covers enormous ground, not only providing detailed first-hand information and individual case studies, but also broader overviews that deepen our conceptual frameworks ... the book makes a significant contribution to a good number of areas within legal scholarship, such as women's studies, legal biography, legal history, legal education and the sociology of professions, just to name a few. -- Victoria Barnes * Comparative Legal History *

This book encourages lawyers and gives them the strength they need not only to conquer the academic professional world, but also to shape it as teachers, researchers and scientists. -- Helene Evers and Juliane Ottmann * Zeitschrift des Deutschen Jurstinnenbundes (Bloomsbury translation) *

Author Information

Ulrike Schultz is a retired Senior Academic at the FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany. Gisela Shaw is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Margaret Thornton is Emerita Professor at The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Rosemary Auchmuty is Professor of Law at the University of Reading, UK.

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