TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender equality and female incarceration
T2 - Evidence from global and regional analyses
AU - Chu, Doris C
AU - Hebenton, Bill
AU - Toh, Albert
PY - 2023/1/30
Y1 - 2023/1/30
N2 - 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 Gender Gap Index) to determine relative levels of gender equality. Results of our study show that globally, countries with a narrower gender gap in economic participation made higher use of female incarceration, and this was also the case in the Asian and European regions. Countries with a narrower gap in political empowerment were found to have lower female incarceration rates globally and in the European region, but have higher female incarceration rates in the African region. Limitations are noted and suggestions for future studies are made.
AB - 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 Gender Gap Index) to determine relative levels of gender equality. Results of our study show that globally, countries with a narrower gender gap in economic participation made higher use of female incarceration, and this was also the case in the Asian and European regions. Countries with a narrower gap in political empowerment were found to have lower female incarceration rates globally and in the European region, but have higher female incarceration rates in the African region. Limitations are noted and suggestions for future studies are made.
KW - Female
KW - gender equality
KW - incarceration
KW - liberation hypothesis
KW - political empowerment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85147355618&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/17488958221151112
DO - 10.1177/17488958221151112
M3 - Article
SN - 1748-8966
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Criminology and Criminal Justice
JF - Criminology and Criminal Justice
M1 - 174889582211511
ER -