Rachel E Brulé, "Women, Power, and Property: The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India" (Cambridge UP, 2020)

New Books in Law · Feb 23, 2022 · 1h 10m

Quotas for women in government have swept the globe. Yet we know little about their capacity to upend entrenched social, political, and economic hierarchies. ​Property and Power seeks to explore this issue within the context of India, the world's largest democracy. Brulé uses cutting-edge research design and extensive field research to make connections among political representation, backlash, and economic empowerment. Her findings show that women in government catalyze access to fundamental economic rights: property rights. Women in politics also have the power to support constituent rights…