Full Description
This groundbreaking book shines a light on a critical gap in the field of Business and Human Rights: the underrepresentation of women from peripheral countries. It begins by exploring how gender perspectives have shaped the development of this field—highlighting both theoretical contributions and practical tools aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Special attention is given to how women's voices have influenced these developments.
The book offers a unique analysis of the systemic barriers that hinder the publication and visibility of academic work produced by women from the Global South and other marginalized regions. These include challenges such as the burden of unpaid care work, language barriers, time constraints, limited economic incentives, gender-based discrimination, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of access to publishing information, bureaucratic obstacles, and maternity-related interruptions.
By foregrounding these issues, the book not only amplifies voices that are too often unheard but also calls for a more inclusive and equitable future in business and human rights scholarship.
Contents
Introduction. Intellectual production by women from peripheral countries in business and human rights: Conditions and barriers.- Chapter 1. Positive duties on private mining companies to fulfil socio-economic rights in Africa: Developments towards strengthening the legal and conceptual foundations.- Chapter 2. Business and Women's Human Rights Framework in Brazil: an analysis from Fabrica de Fogos Case.- Chapter 3. Women in the Ukrainian private sector: Ensuring gender equality and responsible business conduct in the context of the war.- Chapter 4. Exploring the Business and Human Rights environment for Ugandan women working within supply chains.- Chapter 5. The alliance of digital technologies and business: is there room for human rights? .- Chapter 6. Covid-19 and Modern Slavery in Brazil: reflections of the pandemic in the (non) compliance with SDG 8 and target 8.7.- Chapter 7. Women in Corporate Boards: Experience of using Gender Quotas in the European Union, U.S. and Ukraine.- Chapter 8. From Margins to Mainstream: A Gender Lens on the Impact of Global Business and Human Rights Regulations in the Global South.- Chapter 9. Revisiting Asian Values: Correlation with Business and Human Rights Development in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 10. Framing private conduct with the horizonal application of fundamental rights: Reflections on Brazilian and South African Jurisprudence.
