Gender equality and female incarceration: Evidence from global and regional analyses

This article examines the nature of female1 incarceration patterns globally and regionally in relation to societal gender equality using cross-national analysis of 138 countries. Importantly, our analysis uses a conceptually innovative gender-specific indicator (the World Economic Forum’s Global Gen...

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Authors: Chu, Doris C. (Author) ; Hebenton, Bill (Author) ; Toh, Albert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 753-776
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
political empowerment
Liberation Hypothesis
Incarceration
Gender Equality
Female