Constitutions and gender is a new and exciting field, attracting scholarly attention and influencing practice around the world. This timely handbook features co

Constitutions around the world have overwhelmingly been the creation of men, but this book asks how far constitutions have affirmed the equal citizenship status

That a constitution should express the will of 'the people' is a long-standing principle, but the identity of 'the people' has historically been narrow. Women,

Constituting Equality addresses the question, how would you write a constitution if you really cared about gender equality? The book takes a design-oriented app

To explain how constitutions shape and are shaped by women's lives, the contributors examine constitutional cases pertaining to women in 12 countries, covering