Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa

This brief examines more than thirty years of legal reform aimed at removing husbands’ marital power at the expense of their wives from South African legislation. For decades, marital power relegated wives to a position akin to minors, with devasta...

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Main Authors:	Arekapudi, Nisha, Mazoni Silva Martins, Natália
Format:	Brief
Language:	English English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	WOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS HUSBAND'S RIGHTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER AND LAW LEGAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE REPRESENTATION GENDER LAW
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099437305132237734/IDU0aea226b80db9a048ca0be0f0e7a95e17b7ef http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37817

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spelling	okr-10986-378172022-08-03T05:10:49Z Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa Arekapudi, Nisha Mazoni Silva Martins, Natália WOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS HUSBAND'S RIGHTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER AND LAW LEGAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE REPRESENTATION GENDER LAW This brief examines more than thirty years of legal reform aimed at removing husbands’ marital power at the expense of their wives from South African legislation. For decades, marital power relegated wives to a position akin to minors, with devastating effects on women’s economic empowerment. Removing the many components of this form of discrimination from national law has required not only a conducive political environment, but also sustained momentum from the women’s rights movement and selective, strategic litigation that challenges the varied effects. Such reforms have directly and positively affected women’s economic inclusion. While efforts to improve gender equality in South Africa are ongoing, the analysis offers important insights on optimal contexts for change, the role women play in advocacy efforts, and the benefits of reform for economic growth. 2022-08-02T19:55:12Z 2022-08-02T19:55:12Z 2022-04-29 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099437305132237734/IDU0aea226b80db9a048ca0be0f0e7a95e17b7ef http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37817 English en Global Indicators Briefs;No. 6 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Africa South Africa
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topic	WOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS HUSBAND'S RIGHTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER AND LAW LEGAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE REPRESENTATION GENDER LAW
spellingShingle	WOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS HUSBAND'S RIGHTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER AND LAW LEGAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE REPRESENTATION GENDER LAW Arekapudi, Nisha Mazoni Silva Martins, Natália Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa
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description	This brief examines more than thirty years of legal reform aimed at removing husbands’ marital power at the expense of their wives from South African legislation. For decades, marital power relegated wives to a position akin to minors, with devastating effects on women’s economic empowerment. Removing the many components of this form of discrimination from national law has required not only a conducive political environment, but also sustained momentum from the women’s rights movement and selective, strategic litigation that challenges the varied effects. Such reforms have directly and positively affected women’s economic inclusion. While efforts to improve gender equality in South Africa are ongoing, the analysis offers important insights on optimal contexts for change, the role women play in advocacy efforts, and the benefits of reform for economic growth.
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author	Arekapudi, Nisha Mazoni Silva Martins, Natália
author_facet	Arekapudi, Nisha Mazoni Silva Martins, Natália
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title	Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa
title_short	Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa
title_full	Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa
title_fullStr	Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa
title_sort	challenging entrenched marital power in south africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099437305132237734/IDU0aea226b80db9a048ca0be0f0e7a95e17b7ef http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37817
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Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa

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