Bruyas and Perrin on What's Law Got to Do With It? Language and Gender Equality in Law

Pierrick Bruyas, University of Strasbourg, and Caroline Perrin, Utrecht University, have published What's Law Got to Do with it? Language and Gender Equality in Law. Here is the abstract.

Certain languages require speakers to grammatically acknowledge and indicate gender, while others do not impose such requirements. Recent research indicates that this linguistic distinction correlates with gender-based variations in economic outcomes. This study delves into the connection between gender marking in language and gender equality in law. Utilising the ‘Women, Business and the Law’ database, our findings reveal a positive association between the degree of gender marking in language and the legal rights granted to women. Our results remain robust under various sensitivity tests.

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