englischIn her work, the author establishes a standard of criminal law criticism based on constitutional law and with the help of feminist theory, which she then applies to the two criminal provisions of exhibitionism (Section 183 StGB) and genital mutilation (Section 226a StGB) as examples. In the [...]

englischA law of 11 July 1922 gave women in Germany access to both state examinations and thus to the legal profession for the first time. Since then, women have shaped the law, dispensed justice and fought for justice for themselves and others. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary in 2022, the [...]

englischThe thesis deals with the right to sexual autonomy in German constitutional law. The author shows that the approaches adopted by the Federal Constitutional Court and legal scholarship do not adequately reflect social change in the area of sexualities and develops a legal concept of the right [...]

englischFor the first time, the Max Planck Society is publishing an anthology on gender research, "Fundamental Questions". Thanks to the broad spectrum of disciplines and cultures represented in the Research Association, the authors, who come from various institutes, present their findings in [...]

englischDespite legislative efforts, instances of gender inequality can still be identified in public services. In this this study and referring hereto, the author applies the prohibition of indirect gender discrimination to abstract test cases.

Even 45 years after its first application by the [...]

englischThis conference transcript collects the lectures given at the interdisciplinary conference on gender equality and democracy, which took place in Hamburg in December 2017. The book addresses the issue of gender quotas for parliaments, elected committees in public administration and federal [...]

englischThis volume provides a wide range of gender analyses in various areas of international law. It is aimed at those interested in legal gender studies, feminist jurisprudence and international law, but through its interdisciplinary open contributions it will also appeal to other readers without [...]

englischWhy do female law professors remain the exception to the rule at German universities? This study, based on interviews with ninety legal academics and equal opportunities experts, and presented in the context of national and international findings on career research and women in academia, [...]

englischThis study addresses the concept of employing more women in academia, a subject which is as topical as it is controversial. It focuses on programmes in Germany, such as the Leibniz Programme for Women Professors, which aim to encourage university departments to employ women as professors on [...]

englischMainstream legal circles essentially regard autonomy as gaining freedom from something; consequently, they view it as something negative. In contrast, gender research within the field of legal studies stresses the link between freedom and equality, and examines the real conditions in which [...]