Law No. 6284 with amendments through 2012 on the Protection of Family and Prevention of Violence Against Women is Turkey’s main legal framework for preventing domestic violence and protecting victims.
Families are often understood as spaces of care, belonging, and continuity. Yet they are also where individuals first encounter authority — where roles are defined, expectations are shaped, and inequalities can take root early in life.
This research anthology uses case studies from around the world and interviews with prominent women's rights activists to provide a complex global picture of current trends and strategies in the fight for a more egalitarian society.
The paper examines how discriminatory family laws continue to shape women’s and girls’ access to fundamental rights, including property ownership, inheritance, marriage and divorce rights, child custody, and economic participation.
