Claiming Women's Social and Economic Rights in Australia

28 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2017

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Beth Goldblatt

University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Law; University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law

Date Written: October 10, 2017

Abstract

The article discusses the status of social and economic rights within Australia and why these rights have special significance for women, particularly under neoliberalism. It argues that unless these rights are realised, women’s equal and meaningful participation within our democracy will remain constrained. The article examines the issues that advocates have raised regarding these rights through international and domestic avenues. It suggests that despite their limited enforceability, framing women’s claims in terms of social and economic rights has some value within struggles to achieve women’s equality and deepen democracy in Australia.

Keywords: Social and economic rights; women; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; neoliberalism; poverty; equality

JEL Classification: K33

Suggested Citation

Goldblatt, Beth, Claiming Women's Social and Economic Rights in Australia (October 10, 2017). UTS: Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3050952 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3050952

Beth Goldblatt (Contact Author)

University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Law ( email )

Sydney
Australia

HOME PAGE: http://https://www.uts.edu.au/staff/beth.goldblatt

University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law ( email )

Boalt Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
United States

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