Abstract
[Extract]
In a patriarchal society, breasts are associated with sex and with male gratification, and the exposure of a woman's breasts in public is viewed with
disfavour. The prevalence of patriarchal concepts in our society, and more
specifically, in our legal system, was freshly revealed in the somewhat
notorious incident in the Ballina Local Court on 13 May 1994, when magistrate Pat Caldwell suggested to a young mother that she breastfeed in an
exterior room, rather than in his court.
In a patriarchal society, breasts are associated with sex and with male gratification, and the exposure of a woman's breasts in public is viewed with
disfavour. The prevalence of patriarchal concepts in our society, and more
specifically, in our legal system, was freshly revealed in the somewhat
notorious incident in the Ballina Local Court on 13 May 1994, when magistrate Pat Caldwell suggested to a young mother that she breastfeed in an
exterior room, rather than in his court.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-117 |
| Journal | Alternative Law Journal |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |