ІСТОРИКО-ПРАВОВА РЕТРОСПЕКТИВА ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЇ ПРАВ ЖІНОК У НАЙДАВНІШІ ПЕРІОДИ

Keywords: position of women, historical retrospective, gender, gender equality, social consciousness, stereotypes

Abstract

The problem of the role and place of women in society belongs to the so-called "eternal" in the philosophical, political, legal thought of humankind. This question has not escaped any world religion. With the advent of the state and law, the issues of determining the social and legal status of women became relevant.

As a result, at the end of the XVIII century, the process of enshrining women's rights in law began. In fact, with the advent of the era of human rights, the era of equalization of women with men began, which continues to this day. The development of equal rights for men and women in Ukraine is primarily to extend this principle to certain areas.

What was the position of women at one time or another, were they always disenfranchised and at what point did the patriarchal system become dominant? The answers to these and other, no less important questions, we will explore through the author's phased analysis of each of the periods of national history.

Based on the analysis of normative legal acts, historical sources and scientific works, we aimed to find out the general features and peculiarities of the legal status of women in the Ukrainian lands since the early feudal period in the context of contemporary social development and legal reality.

Every society differentiates people by gender. However, men and women are not always perceived as equal members of society. To trace the transformational path of women's rights, it is necessary to carry out a historical analysis of the stages of development of society and identify the moment of origin of the idea of gender equality in each of the historical periods. Women, both in the world and in Ukraine, have not yet achieved equal rights and opportunities. Understanding the social role of women, as well as the awareness of public responsibility of citizens, is slower than other changes.

For centuries, the androcentric direction of development prevailed in history, so the key figures in its creation were men, and women were consider revising only a shadow. Unfortunately, the activities of politically and socially active women remain poorly understood. Their experience and achievements over the centuries have been levelled and secondary. Among the scientific studies dominated by sociological works, however, there is little scientific research in the field of jurisprudence, which would reveal the legal status of women.

Published
2021-06-30
How to Cite
Перів, І. В. (2021). ІСТОРИКО-ПРАВОВА РЕТРОСПЕКТИВА ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЇ ПРАВ ЖІНОК У НАЙДАВНІШІ ПЕРІОДИ. Scientific Notes of Lviv University of Business and Law, 29, 331-335. Retrieved from https://nzlubp.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/560