Gender Equality and Policy Impact Analysis in Feminist Movements

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This presentation delves into the correlation between the strength of autonomous feminist movements and various policy indicators related to gender equality and women empowerment. The study covers a range of factors such as CEDAW ratification, regional agreements, democracy levels, GDP per capita, and women representation in parliament. The coefficients analysis sheds light on the significant impact of feminist movements on policy outcomes, highlighting the importance of collective action for achieving gender equality.

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Appendix Extra Slides L Weldon HRFN 2018

Issue Name VAW Equality at Work Family Law Abortion Legality Leave Generosity RR Funding Issue-Type Status Status Doctrinal Doctrinal Class Class & Doctrinal Model Strong Autonomous Feminist Movement (lagged) SE Effective Women s Policy Machinery SE Democracy_level (Polity) 1 2 3 4 5 6 0.71 0.53 0.27 0.49 -0.37 1.21 0.12 0.18 0.12 0.06 0.14 0.23 0.72 -1.15 -0.25 0.15 -0.33 0.49 0.23 0.02 0.02 2.61 0.76 1.60 0.58 -1.27 0.63 1.50 0.69 -0.72 0.31 -0.16 0.36 0.06 0.35 -0.05 0.37 -0.11 0.43 0.26 0.04 0.02 1.31 0.42 1.04 0.23 0.53 0.18 0.25 0.32 -0.73 0.21 -0.06 0.19 0.40 0.19 -0.23 0.10 0.27 0.11 0.27 0.14 0.03 -0.74 0.28 0.16 0.16 1.48 0.20 -0.83 0.28 -0.38 0.15 0.18 0.20 0.79 0.21 -2.33 0.51 -0.94 0.52 0.40 0.06 0.05 1.07 0.44 0.01 0.42 3.52 0.22 -1.30 0.53 -1.11 0.25 -1.01 0.32 -0.73 0.32 0.63 0.44 -0.50 0.32 0.11 0.05 0.01 0.63 0.20 0.45 0.18 1.65 0.14 -0.87 0.11 0.29 0.12 0.43 0.15 0.09 0.17 0.74 0.15 -0.55 0.24 0.37 0.04 0.03 -1.85 0.56 0.48 0.33 1.04 0.33 -2.38 0.64 -0.34 0.20 -0.10 0.36 -0.73 0.19 -0.31 0.60 -1.30 0.64 SE GDP (logged) SE CEDAW Ratification (Lagged) SE Communist legacy SE Former Colony SE Official Religion SE Religiosity (Belief in God) SE Catholic majority SE Muslim majority SE Religious Party SE Left Party Strength (Cumulative) SE Women in Parliament (% lower house) SE N R2 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.08 0.02 0.07 0.01 198 .65 0.00 198 .66 0.01 198 .77 0.01 198 .57 0.01 198 .51 0.02 198 .38

TABLE 2: COEFFICIENTS (SE), LINEARCROSS-SECTIONALTIME-SERIES (PCSE) DV= VAW INDEX, 1975-2005 1 2 3 4 Model Strong &Autonomous Feminist Movement 0.61** (.20) 1.93*** (0.29) 0.65** (.20) 1.49*** (0.35) 0.57*** (.12) 0.40 (0.23) 0.07 (.15) 0.39 (0.21) -0.44* (0.19) 0.68** (0.22) Women s Policy Machinery CEDAW Ratify Interaction, SA Feminist Movement & CEDAW Ratify Withdraw Reservations 1.98** (0.62) 2.63*** (0.49) 2.08*** (0.58) 2.74*** (0.54) 0.63* (0.31) 0.73*** (0.22) 0.58*** (0.14) 0.04* (0.01) 0.39 (0.29) Regional Agreement 0.57** (0.18) 0.82*** (0.05) 0.03 (0.02) 0.38 (0.25) Regional Diffusion Democracy Level (Polity) 0.01 (0.03) 2.03** (0.70) 0.02 (0.03) 1.71** (0.60) 0.05*** (0.01) Logged GDP per capita Women in Parliament (%) Lagged VAW Index 0.38 (0.26) 195 .82 236 .62 252 .65 252 .82 N R2

Details of Indices: Abortion 10 = elective abortion in first and second trimesters 9 = elective abortion in 1rst trimester with no restrictions OR elective abortion in 1rst & 2nd trimester with some restrictions 8 = elective abortion in the first trimester, with some restrictions 5 = abortion permitted on soft grounds in addition to various hard grounds (including, at a minimum, rape and threat to the mother s life) 3 = abortion permitted when a woman has been raped in addition to other hard grounds (including, at a minimum, threat to the mother s life) 2 = abortion permitted for additional hard grounds (health, fetal abnormality, incest, but not rape) 1 = abortion permitted when mother s life is in danger (ONLY) 0 = abortion forbidden under all circumstances

Details of Index: Family Law MINIMUM MARRIAGE AGE CONSENT TO MARRY BAN ON MARRYING CERTAIN PEOPLE (E.G. NON-MUSLIMS) SPOUSAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS MARITAL NAME MARITAL PROPERTY REGIME GUARDIANSHIP/PARENTAL POWER INHERITANCE RIGHT TO WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION OF MALE RELATIVES RIGHT TO INITIATE DIVORCE CUSTODY OF CHILDREN AFTER DIVORCE DIVISION OF PROPERTY AFTER DIVORCE ADULTERY

Details of Indices: VAW 3 points for services to victims: (1 for each of the following): Government funds domestic violence Government funds rape crisis centres Government provides crisis services for other forms of violence (stalking, FGM, eve-teasing (street harassment), sati, etc) 3 points for legal reform (1 for each of the following): specialized legislation pertaining to domestic violence specialized legislation pertaining to sexual assault/ rape (i.e. rape shield laws) other forms of violence 1 point for policies or programmes targeted to vulnerable populations of women 1 point for training professionals 1 point for prevention programs 1 point for administrative reforms

List of Countries Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam