{"product_id":"how-many-more-women","title":"How Many More Women?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Many More Women\u003c\/i\u003e have to be raped or abused before we act?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeed to accuse him before we believe her?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill be failed by the criminal justice system?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeed to say something before we do something?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill be sued for defamation for speaking out?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill be contracted to silence?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom two internationally acclaimed lawyers comes a masterful and urgent exploration of the legal response to the MeToo movement in Australia and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe are in a crucial moment: women are breaking through the cultural reticence to speak out about gender-based violence. But as they have grown empowered to speak, a new form of systematic silencing has become more evident: the spike in survivors speaking out has been followed by a spike in legal actions against them and the media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe law is being wielded to reinforce the status quo of silence that existed before MeToo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe cannot act if we do not know. If women cannot speak about their abuse—and journalists are fearful of telling their stories—then how can we understand the problem of gender-based violence in our society? And how can we even begin to end it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow Many More Women?\u003c\/i\u003e Jennifer Robinson and Keina Yoshida examine the laws around the world that silence women, and explore the changes we need to make to ensure that women's freedoms are no longer threatened by the legal system that is supposed to protect them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Witty, gritty, insightful and true, this book is essential reading for all women. Robinson and Yoshida lay down the law, on law, in an accessible way, giving us the ammunition we need, not just to protect ourselves, but to go out there and win.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Kathy Lette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'If anyone can change things, in court or through the pages of this powerful book, it is these two fearless feminist lawyers.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Susie Alegre, author of \u003ci\u003eFreedom to Think\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45706374217964,"sku":"9781761066702","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761066702.jpg?v=1725887416","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/how-many-more-women","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}