Eve Was Framed: Women and British Justice

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Keep in mind what Eve sees for herself after the snake hisses in her ear that if you eat the forbidden fruit, “You will not die…[rather,] your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God” — meaning like an adult. Adults, after all, can appear quite godlike sometimes to young children. And like an innocent child, Eve had probably never previously dared to go anywhere near the forbidden tree — not for any sophisticated adult reason, but because her “God-Parent” said so. But with the serpent’s encouragement, she boldly crosses the boundary put in place by an authority figure, and the Bible itself tells us that she The first time I heard the term pelvic floor, I thought to myself. Do I have one? Or do I need to get one? If I have one, do I need to get it refinished from time to time? Where is it?!? If you're afraid this book will just paint women as victims, as Eves who have been framed, don't be. She incriminates women as much as men and talks an equal share about female criminals as she does about female victims. But being a feminist reading of the law, she obviously also discusses how female criminals are vilified far more than men for committing a crime, a 'masculine' act which involves transgressing the boundaries of what is expected of women in society. These small, seemingly obvious designs actually are a part of universal design -- which helps make the world we live in more accessible and navigable for those with and without disabilities.

Kennedy more or less fell into the law and the training for the Bar could only have been less hospitable to her if she hadn't been white. At the Inns of Court, she describes an overwhelmingly male and overtly misogynistic environment steeped in bizarre ritual. The percentage of women in the profession was small and confined to the lower ranks, with hardly any women ascending to the bench (becoming judges). The statistics were even more dire for people of colour whether female or male. It’s not good enough. Women are being let down wholesale by a justice system designed with men in mind. And almost the worst thing is, it doesn’t have to be this way. Kennedy provides plenty of solutions and examples of best practice from around the world that we could easily incorporate, should we wish to change the justice system. The question is: do we? A powerful and authoritative polemic … Kennedy cites precedents and incontrovertible evidence to show how a 'web of prejudice, privilege and misinformation affects women' in all their dealings with the law … brave, forceful and eloquent. It may even change things.Spotlights will be a place to hear personal journeys in health and wellness of women like you. We’ll be sharing how you can participate and share your story shortly The Tasting Menu is a group of three to four topics each week to learn more about your body and health to get you to know your body better such as learning how to strengthen your pelvic floor, symptoms you might not realize are from menopause, women and heart health. Similarly, consider that God is depicted in this story very much like a stereotype of the parent of a young child, who is too young to know the difference between good and evil. Adam and Eve are told not to eat the forbidden fruit “Because I told you so!” And God — as many parents have — tells an exaggerated “white lie” (“if you eat of the fruit you’ll die!”) to try to keep them away from adult matters they are too young to understand. saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened. Majority of the text is devoted to the stereotyping imposed on women in courts, whether they appear as defendants (unnatural viragos), plaintiffs (probably asked for it), or witnesses (notoriously unreliable). Far fewer women actually get prosecuted, but those that do, suffer harsher sentences than their male counterparts for equivalent crimes. In the midst of this, the court does not take into account other aspects such as depriving children of a mother and the condition of the woman in jail. What is great about this book is that there are numerous real-life examples and cases given, allowing a greater insight to Kennedy's statements.

As a survivor myself I found the sections about sexual violence particularly illuminating and infuriating. There is still a troubling, largely unconscious, perception that entitlement to a woman's body is something that can be debated. Here is a quote from the House of Lords during the reading debate of the Sexual Offences Act: We've talked to death about hormones as they relate to periods and menopause and other health issues. As we know, too much or too little of any specific hormones can have big impacts on our health and it's why treatments like HRT need to be closely supervised by a doctor. It’s a devastating critique of an institutionally sexist system where sex, class, and race intersect and women are judged by the judiciary / jury / society based on higher standards than men.Pharmacokinetics is the branch of pharmacology dealing with a drug’s journey through the body. It has 4 stages: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion. Studies show these stages are affected by gender which should inform dosage, instructions (take with food or not), and side effects. Eve Was Shamed is an important intervention, particularly on the subject of rape. Unlike Germaine Greer, who recently wrote a provocative and alienating book about it, based in part on a set of assumptions I found particularly hard to recognise, Kennedy brings us cold, hard facts about how women are treated by the criminal justice system, including rape victims still expected to answer questions in the vein of: “whether her vagina was naturally lubricated to enable penetration, thereby encouraging the jury to infer that some gratification was being found”. That’s the most familiar version of the Adam and Eve story. But here’s another version from a book written in the 2nd or 3rd century called The Testimony of Truth from the non-canonical Christian writings (the writings excluded from the official “orthodox” list of books). Regarding the orthodox version of the Adam and Eve story, The Testimony of Truth says, When the idea for exploring the explosion of work and companies in women’s health/femtech/famtech turned from a thought into a drive, that image of my mother in her Eve Was Framed t-shirt was a touchstone. Sexuality was briefly referenced, but there was no reference to the complexities of gender in terms of trans and non-binary people's experiences, or to the experiences of disabled women who are also disproportionately likely to experience violence. I also found the constant references to 'battered women' very uncomfortable, but I also appreciate that this book was written in the 90s when the term was commonly used. I'd be interested to see if she's dropped that term in her recent follow up Eve Was Shamed: How British Justice is Failing Women.

If I were to discuss the book purely based on its content, I'd reach the harsh conclusion that it could have been better. That's not to say the book is not worth reading since it contains its more than fair share of 'inside stories', analysis and theoretical accounts.

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No man is above the law, and no man is below it…” says Roosevelt, reinforcing the importance of upholding the Rule of Law. However, Helena Kennedy’s Eve was Framed (Vintage 1993) will show you that prejudice could be stronger than the rule of law itself, bringing injustice to someone who is “below [the law]”– to women. The biblical creation myth at the beginning of the book of Genesis tells us that in the middle of the primordial Garden of Eden, God planted “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” (2:9). And God commanded Adam, the archetypal first man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die” (2:16-17). We are told as well that God made woman, and “the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.” (2:25). When you hear Women’s Health, is it only reproductive organs and, maybe, breast health, that come to mind? Defining women’s health solely through the lens of gynecological or reproductive health is too narrow. Embracing a broader definition which includes how diseases impact women differently, how the healthcare system treats women differently, and the pink tax we pay.

On the whole, I liked this book. It is organised well with adequate space being given to explore each of the various topics and themes, building arguments. Whilst various texts have been written by onlookers, I have not previously come across a book written by a woman who has the experience of having been within the judicial structure itself, which is part of the reason it is so powerful in what it conveys.