Regulating Women

A Number Of Women’S Issues Serve To Create Novel Policy Problems That Require Creative And Sometimes Unique Regulatory And Legal Responses. This Book Embarks Upon A Comparative Case Study Approach To Explore Uk Policymaking In The Areas Of Abortion Rape Prostitution And Pornography In Turn. Each Chapter Engages A Different Institutional Perspective To Explore The Influence Of A Range Of Bodies Such As The Legal System Medical Profession Civil Society Police Force And Mass Media. The Analysis Reveals A Common Thread That Runs Throughout Decision-Making In These Areas; A Constant Balancing Act Between Regulation That Purports To Protect Women And Regulation That Supposedly Reflects Female Liberation With A Continual Dance Between The Labels Of ‘Criminal’ And ‘Victim’ Being Performed By Policy Actors. . Largely Reflective Of A Dogmatic Approach To The Status Of Women It Is Argued That Different Institutions Retain Strongholds Over Policymaking In These Domains Prohibiting A Joined-Up Approach. This Has Served To Perpetuate Harmful And Negative Stereotyping Of Women’S Issues And Create Countless Conundrums When The Activities Of Women Fall Into More Than One Policy Category.