A Failure to Support Working Mothers: An Analysis of Maternity Leave Policies in the US
In the wake of the pandemic, women in the United States aren’t returning to the workplace at the same rate as their male counterparts....
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Gender
Gabriela Trauttmansdorff
- Apr 28
- 4 min
“She’s Not Bad, Just Mad!”: The Embedded Gender Bias Within the Global Criminal Justice System
This article examines the different gender roles that motivate the ways in which men and women are arrested, prosecuted, and imprisoned.
Chloe Squires
- Mar 15
- 5 min
What’s Happening in Afghanistan? Evolution and Conflict in Women’s Rights - Part II
As part of a short series, the St Andrews Law Review investigates the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Grace Flatow
- Dec 1, 2022
- 4 min
Evaluating Mexico's General Law for Women’s Access to a Life Free of Violence
The Mexican Congress passed a law titled The General Law for Women’s Access to a Life Free of Violence, but have failed enforce it.
Bea Wilding
- Nov 15, 2022
- 5 min
The Progression of Iranian Hijab Law
Cultural Dress Laws Hijab law in Iran has gone through various iterations, ranging from more to less restrictive, but the present regime...
Chloe Squires
- Oct 24, 2022
- 6 min
The Cost-of-Living Crisis and Domestic Abuse in the UK
Trigger Warning: this article contains discussion of domestic abuse, which may be disturbing to some readers. The number of adults...
Morven Stanforth
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
Overturning Roe v. Wade: A Milestone in the Narrative of Disregarding Women’s Rights
An analysis of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.
Marina Damji
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
The Justice System and Abuse Victims: Persecution or Protection?
Female abuse victims who kill their abusers are failed by a justice system that punishes them for seeking to escape their abuse.
Molly Finn
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Lawsuits as Impetus for Change
An analysis of the role of lawsuits in closing the gender pay gap through the examination of recent wage discrimination cases and their ruli
Helen Garnett
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
Should Street Harassment be Criminalised in the UK?
In honour of International Day of the Girl, we discuss street harassment and whether it should be a specific criminal offence in the UK.
Olivia Bousquette
- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
"Lawful and Discreet Women": Reflecting on Juries of Matrons
Almost a hundred years since their abolition, this article explores the history and value of juries of matrons
Hannah Comiskey
- Jun 23, 2021
- 6 min
Gender in Sports: Regulation, Ethics and the Law
This article discusses the legal and ethical challenges surrounding current regulation on sex categorisation in elite sport
Morven Stanforth
- Jun 21, 2021
- 4 min
Marrying Your Rapist: Laws Restricting Bodily Autonomy and Global Gender Equality
This article analyses the UN's critical but limited efforts to reform gender equality laws around the world
Marta Rich
- May 28, 2021
- 4 min
Hidden Genocide on US Soil: Will Legislative Changes Help Missing Indigenous Women?
As violence continues to affect Native American women, the VAWA’s new provisions aim to ensure greater protection
Eleanore Hamilton
- Feb 16, 2021
- 4 min
Gender and the Insanity Defense: The Case of Lisa Montgomery
Using the case of Lisa Montgomery, this article discusses the insanity defense and its gender-based injustices
Marisa Turner
- Jan 5, 2021
- 7 min
Is the Law a Salvageable Tool for Advancing the Feminist Agenda?
How has the law historically been used for women’s liberation and what modern conflicts between feminism and the law exist?
Rhianna Thornton-Reid
- Aug 25, 2020
- 5 min
Women and the Law: The Challenges of Achieving True Equality
Legal reforms have paved the way towards gender equality in the UK. However, more changes are required to support and empower women
Marta Rich
- Aug 21, 2020
- 4 min
“PiS Off!”: The Relentless Threat to Women’s Reproductive Rights in Poland
The re-elected Polish right-wing Catholic Party serves as a dominant power against women’s right to control their bodies through abortions
Serena Dwerryhouse
- Jun 7, 2020
- 6 min
Defying Silence: the Prosecution of Rape and Sexual Violence in International Law
Prosecution of rape in international humanitarian law has established it as a war crime rather than a unavoidable consequence of war
Leonor Capelier
- May 15, 2020
- 4 min
Murder, Sexual Assault and the Ambiguous “Not Proven” Verdict in Scots Law
An investigation into the unique “not proven” verdict in Scots Law and its application in sexual assault cases
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