Women and Equality — Gender-Based Analysis, Law, and Economic Rights, October 22-23, 2010 |Feminist Law Professors

Women and Equality — Gender-Based Analysis, Law, and Economic Rights, October 22-23, 2010 |Feminist Law Professors: "Long before the 2008 global economic crisis occurred, women in large economies began to see the promise of equality eroding. ‘Economic crisis’ policies have done nothing to reverse that trend. For example, a decade ago, the US and Canada were ranked 3rd and 1st on the UN gender-related development index; by 2009, they had already fallen to 19th and 4th, respectively, and are ranked much lower on newer equality-specific indexes. Similar patterns can be seen in the UK and many European countries."