Uneasy Access: Privacy for Women in a Free Society
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Uneasy Access: Privacy for Women in a Free Society is a pioneering feminist philosophical work that examines how concepts of privacy intersect with gender inequality and women’s rights in liberal democracies.
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academic monograph
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book ⓘ feminist theory book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ |
| argues |
for reconceptualizing privacy to promote gender equality
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that liberal privacy doctrines often ignore women’s experiences ⓘ that privacy can both protect and oppress women ⓘ that privacy is unequally accessible to women ⓘ |
| author |
Anita Allen
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Anita L. Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
public–private dichotomy in liberalism
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traditional liberal theories of privacy ⓘ use of privacy to shield domestic abuse ⓘ |
| examines |
domestic sphere and women’s subordination
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gendered distribution of privacy ⓘ how privacy norms can disadvantage women ⓘ privacy and bodily autonomy ⓘ privacy and class ⓘ privacy and race ⓘ privacy and reproductive rights ⓘ privacy and sexual autonomy ⓘ privacy and surveillance of women ⓘ state non-intervention in the family ⓘ |
| field |
feminist ethics
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feminist legal theory ⓘ jurisprudence ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intersection of privacy and gender
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liberal individualism and women ⓘ normative theories of privacy ⓘ privacy as a legal right ⓘ privacy as a moral right ⓘ privacy in liberal societies ⓘ public and private spheres ⓘ structural gender inequality ⓘ women’s access to privacy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
feminism
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feminist philosophy ⓘ gender inequality ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ privacy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early systematic feminist treatment of privacy
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influencing debates on privacy and gender in philosophy and law ⓘ |
| proposes |
a feminist framework for privacy rights
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reforms to privacy law sensitive to gender ⓘ |
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