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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Rewriting the Rules considers what law would look like if it were written with women in mind. Examining both where the law stands today and the ground left to walk if it is to be truly equitable, Ramona Vijeyarasa takes readers on a global journey of gender-responsive lawmaking across seven legal domains: gender-based violence, shared parenting, corporate board representation, small-scale mining, budgeting, modern slavery, and artificial intelligence. A legislative tour of good and bad practice from every continent, this book affirms that law reform can make a gender-equal world possible.

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Author:   Ramona Vijeyarasa
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
ISBN:  

9780520412965

ISBN 10:   0520412966
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   06 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents   Preface Acknowledgments   Introduction: Why We Need to Rewrite the Rules 1. Gender and the Law: A Framework for Defining Gender-Responsive Legislation 2. Gender-Based Violence: Reclaiming the Global South's Leadership on Workplace Leave for Victims 3. Parental Leave: Detangling Pregnancy and Parenting to Challenge the ""Sexed"" and ""Gendered"" Nature of Leave 4. Modern Slavery: Giving Voice and Visibility to the Gendered Experiences of Supply Chain Exploitation 5. Extractives: Regulating at the Margins to Formalize Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining for Women 6. Corporate Quotas: Legal Tools in the Struggle for Boardroom Equality 7. Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Law as the Lever to Embed Gender in Budgetary Frameworks 8. Artificial Intelligence: Algorithmic Accountability Through an Intersectional Gender Lens Conclusion: The Practicalities of Rewriting the Rules   Notes Bibliography Index

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Ramona Vijeyarasa is Professor of Law at the University of Technology Sydney. She is author of The Woman President: Leadership, Law and Legacy for Women Based on Experiences from South and Southeast Asia and Sex, Slavery and the Trafficked Woman: Myths and Misconceptions about Trafficking and Its Victims.

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