Throughout history, the unequal status of women in the family has been remarkably similar in countries all over the world. Relationships between men and women and boys and girls have been hierarchical and segmented by gender roles. The unequal status of women and men in the home, in particular, has modeled and sustained inequality in society at large.
A discussion on family law from women's rights leaders around the world at WLP's documentary film screening and initiative introduction, Family Law Reform to Challenge Gender Based Violence.
Family law in Lebanon is based on communal identity and religious group. The Lebanese Constitution grants 18 recognized religious communities in Lebanon (12 Christian, 4 Muslim, 1 Druze, and 1 Jewish) legal autonomy in regulating their communal rights, including their family law. Thus, today 15 separate family laws are in force in Lebanon and are administered by separate religious courts.
