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Challenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorArekapudi, Nisha
dc.contributor.authorMazoni Silva Martins, Natália
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-02T19:55:12Z
dc.date.available2022-08-02T19:55:12Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-29
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099437305132237734/IDU0aea226b80db9a048ca0be0f0e7a95e17b7ef
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/37817
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37817
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGlobal Indicators Briefs;No. 6
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectWOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUSBAND'S RIGHTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectGENDER AND LAW
dc.subjectLEGAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS
dc.subjectINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
dc.subjectWOMEN’S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectFEMALE REPRESENTATION
dc.subjectGENDER LAW
dc.titleChallenging Entrenched Marital Power in South Africaen
dc.typeBriefen
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okr.date.disclosure2022-05-13
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:54:10.901515Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-05-13T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099437305132237734/IDU0aea226b80db9a048ca0be0f0e7a95e17b7ef
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum33818252
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33818252
okr.identifier.report171506
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099437305132237734/pdf/IDU0aea226b80db9a048ca0be0f0e7a95e17b7ef.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySouth Africa
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topicLaw and Development::Law and Gender
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economics and Gender
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