Amy Barrow
Biographic Data
| ID | 835901 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy Barrow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy |
| FAMILY NAME | Barrow |
| SIGNATURE | BARROW A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2047-6172 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Piecemeal Reform of Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Asia-Pacific
Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, in which all attributes are protected on an equal footing and well-resourced equality agencies are empowered to effectively enforce such obligations, is not common in the Asia-Pacific region. Centring the Asia-Pacific as a critical site of inquiry, this article examines incremental changes to discrimination laws in the region. It draws on discrimination law reform in Australia and Hong Kong to demons…
The promise and limitations of Hong Kong's Women's Commission as a vehicle to drive gender equality
Drawing on a qualitative study of Hong Kong's Women's Commission (‘WoC’), this article examines how institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women function in a hybrid regime that includes both democratic and authoritarian elements. Hong Kong has a rights-based legal framework and equality agencies that support the operation of equality laws and policies. Paradoxically, Hong Kong's political system is non-democratic, and Beijing's Central …
Hong Kong’s sex discrimination ordinance at twenty-five
This article critiques Hong Kong’s Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO) as it turns 25, considering its achievements and impact, whilst highlighting continuing challenges for its operation. Although the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), the statutory body responsible for investigating and conciliating discrimination complaints, has promoted the ordinance and disseminated evidence-based research on sex discrimination, sexual harassment and pregn…
Activism and Authoritarian Governance in Asia
Persistence Despite Change
Prior research has shown that while women have entered the legal profession in increasing numbers, the profession continues to privilege the norms, beliefs, and cultural practices of men. However, one aspect of the legal profession that has largely been overlooked, especially in Australia, is legal academia. This oversight is significant as legal academia provides the gateway into the legal profession. Women now make up approximately half of univ…
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Equality in Hong Kong
This article explores the implications of an absence of anti-discrimination legislation on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in Hong Kong. Strategic litigation has played an important role in securing legal protections for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in the face of resistance from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, as well as religious and parental concern gr…
Failing to Implement Cedaw in Hong Kong
In its reports to the The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Committee, Hong Kong relies on reform of civil law legislation on domestic violence as evidence that Hong Kong has complied with its obligation to take steps to eliminate violence against women. However, statistics show that very few applications are made for remedies under the relevant legislation, the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationsh…
China's Legal System
For non-China specialists and those without a foundation in Chinese legal studies, Potter's critical analysis of China's legal system provides a detailed, yet largely accessible framework through w
UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820
While the Geneva Conventions contain gender-specific provisions, the reality of women's and men's experiences of armed conflict have highlighted gender limitations and conceptual constraints within international humanitarian law. Judgements at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ad hoc tribunals have gone some way towards expanding the scope of definitions of s…
[It’s] like a rubber band.’ Assessing UNSCR 1325 as a gender mainstreaming process
The principal aim of gender mainstreaming is to achieve gender equality by implementing gender as a central component at all levels within the UN system. Previous work has focused on gender mainstreaming as an abstract concept, whereas this paper empirically examines efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) and by doing so evaluates the process of mainstreaming. This paper suggests that gender mainstreaming has limite…
UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820
While the Geneva Conventions contain gender-specific provisions, the reality of women's and men's experiences of armed conflict have highlighted gender limitations and conceptual constraints within international humanitarian law. Judgements at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ad hoc tribunals have gone some way towards expanding the scope of definitions of s…
Failing to Implement Cedaw in Hong Kong
In its reports to the The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Committee, Hong Kong relies on reform of civil law legislation on domestic violence as evidence that Hong Kong has complied with its obligation to take steps to eliminate violence against women. However, statistics show that very few applications are made for remedies under the relevant legislation, the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationsh…
[It’s] like a rubber band.’ Assessing UNSCR 1325 as a gender mainstreaming process
The principal aim of gender mainstreaming is to achieve gender equality by implementing gender as a central component at all levels within the UN system. Previous work has focused on gender mainstreaming as an abstract concept, whereas this paper empirically examines efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) and by doing so evaluates the process of mainstreaming. This paper suggests that gender mainstreaming has limite…
Persistence Despite Change
Prior research has shown that while women have entered the legal profession in increasing numbers, the profession continues to privilege the norms, beliefs, and cultural practices of men. However, one aspect of the legal profession that has largely been overlooked, especially in Australia, is legal academia. This oversight is significant as legal academia provides the gateway into the legal profession. Women now make up approximately half of univ…
[It’s] like a rubber band.’ Assessing UNSCR 1325 as a gender mainstreaming process
The principal aim of gender mainstreaming is to achieve gender equality by implementing gender as a central component at all levels within the UN system. Previous work has focused on gender mainstreaming as an abstract concept, whereas this paper empirically examines efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) and by doing so evaluates the process of mainstreaming. This paper suggests that gender mainstreaming has limite…
UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820
While the Geneva Conventions contain gender-specific provisions, the reality of women's and men's experiences of armed conflict have highlighted gender limitations and conceptual constraints within international humanitarian law. Judgements at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ad hoc tribunals have gone some way towards expanding the scope of definitions of s…
China's Legal System
For non-China specialists and those without a foundation in Chinese legal studies, Potter's critical analysis of China's legal system provides a detailed, yet largely accessible framework through w
Failing to Implement Cedaw in Hong Kong
In its reports to the The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Committee, Hong Kong relies on reform of civil law legislation on domestic violence as evidence that Hong Kong has complied with its obligation to take steps to eliminate violence against women. However, statistics show that very few applications are made for remedies under the relevant legislation, the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationsh…
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Equality in Hong Kong
This article explores the implications of an absence of anti-discrimination legislation on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in Hong Kong. Strategic litigation has played an important role in securing legal protections for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in the face of resistance from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, as well as religious and parental concern gr…
Persistence Despite Change
Prior research has shown that while women have entered the legal profession in increasing numbers, the profession continues to privilege the norms, beliefs, and cultural practices of men. However, one aspect of the legal profession that has largely been overlooked, especially in Australia, is legal academia. This oversight is significant as legal academia provides the gateway into the legal profession. Women now make up approximately half of univ…
Hong Kong’s sex discrimination ordinance at twenty-five
This article critiques Hong Kong’s Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO) as it turns 25, considering its achievements and impact, whilst highlighting continuing challenges for its operation. Although the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), the statutory body responsible for investigating and conciliating discrimination complaints, has promoted the ordinance and disseminated evidence-based research on sex discrimination, sexual harassment and pregn…
Activism and Authoritarian Governance in Asia
The promise and limitations of Hong Kong's Women's Commission as a vehicle to drive gender equality
Drawing on a qualitative study of Hong Kong's Women's Commission (‘WoC’), this article examines how institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women function in a hybrid regime that includes both democratic and authoritarian elements. Hong Kong has a rights-based legal framework and equality agencies that support the operation of equality laws and policies. Paradoxically, Hong Kong's political system is non-democratic, and Beijing's Central …
Piecemeal Reform of Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Asia-Pacific
Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, in which all attributes are protected on an equal footing and well-resourced equality agencies are empowered to effectively enforce such obligations, is not common in the Asia-Pacific region. Centring the Asia-Pacific as a critical site of inquiry, this article examines incremental changes to discrimination laws in the region. It draws on discrimination law reform in Australia and Hong Kong to demons…
Political science (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · China (2 works) · Commission (2 works) · Discrimination and Equality Law (2 works)