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Parallel Workshops
This proposed presentation aims to discuss the first results of an international comparative research project that analyzes prison policies from a comparative feminist policy analysis perspective in the global south as well as the global north. The project looks to expand the interdisciplinarity of the studies on gender and prison by leveraging the analytical and theoretical tools of gender and politics literature as well as going beyond a focus on the global north. On the theoretical front, the research project provides a roadmap where academics and practitioners can find the key tools to approach the study of penal policies from feminist and gendered perspectives. It is built upon the analytical framework coming from the gender and policy field. On the empirical front, it shows a set of empirical cases where these analytical tools are applied. So far, the project has covered different countries, including the global south (Uruguay, Zimbabwe and Peru) and the global north (Denmark, Spain, Canada) and different components of the policy process (from formulation to implementation). In this presentation, I will share the first results of the comparative research project, showing the formulation and dynamics of implementation of gender equality policies in the countries of analysis. On the other hand, I will go into detail in one country in the global north-Spain and one country in the global South-Peru. Along with these case analyses, the presentation will include lessons learned from this project that can promote women’s rights in prison in line with the Bangkok rules.