Enforcing Rights and Correcting Wrongs - Asia-Pacific Regional ...

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Acknowledgments 2
Abstract 3
1. Gender Equality In Law 4
1.1 Background and motivation 4
1.2 Legal barriers to gender equality 4
1.3 Legal approaches for gender equality 5
2. Assessing Gender Gaps: Snapshots From Asia-Pacific 6
2.1 Growing prosperity does not automatically redress gender gaps 6
2.2 The male-female survival gap is high and growing 7
2.3 Economic and social rights are poor 8
3. Multiple Influences on Law 9
3.1 Customs and traditional practices 9
3.2 Discrimination through interpretation of religion 10
3.3 Colonial pasts impinge upon the present 11
3.4 National demands for legislative and judicial reforms 12
3.5 International legal standards for gender equality 13
4. Barriers of Laws 15
4.1 Patent barriers 15
4.2 Latent barriers 21
5. Barriers of Access 24
5.1 Barriers to reaching courts 24
5.2 Barriers inside courtrooms 24
5.3 Mixed experiences in customary justice systems 27
6. Redressing Gender Barriers: Enforcing Rights And Correcting Wrongs 28
6.1 Fix institutions 28
6.2 Change attitudes 29
6.3 Establish ongoing assessments 29
6.4 Addressing gender as a barrier 30
Annex 31
Endnotes 54
References 56
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