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

9780520423534

ISBN 10:   0520423534
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   06 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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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