After Misogyny

“In this intriguing scholarly treatise, Fordham University law professor Suk (We the Women) documents how the law protects men’s ‘overentitlement’ and ‘overempowerment’ and examines efforts to correct the problem through constitutional reform… . a well-informed and actionable diagnosis of one of society’s most persistent ills”
* Publishers Weekly *
”‘This world has always belonged to males, and none of the reasons given for this have ever seemed sufficient,’ Simone de Beauvoir wrote in her 1949 foundational text, The Second Sex. The spirit of de Beauvoir pervades After Misogyny, a provocative new book by Julie C. Suk, a professor at Fordham University School of Law… . Credit is due to Suk for detailing how progress has been accomplished in other countries, and for inviting us to think about how true gender equality can be achieved—after misogyny.” * Ms. Magazine *
“Ambitious… . Contributes to a feminist literature on equality and care spanning centuries and national boundaries, yet offers timely diagnoses and prescriptions for the United States at a very particular moment.” * Jotwell *
“Suk ’03 traces how misogyny has persisted in the law even after the end of legal patriarchy. Adopting a global perspective, Suk defines misogyny not only as hatred against women but also as overentitlement to women’s sacrifices. She examines how abortion bans compel women’s reproductive labor and assume a patriarchal notion of the public good. Suk also discusses how past generations of women have resisted misogynistic legal structures, including through the temperance movement.” * Yale Law Report *

Julie C. Suk is Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law and author of We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment. She is a leading expert on gender and constitutional law in the United States and around the world.

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