Axel Honneth's theory of recognition comes from a theoretical paradigm attached to Western deliberative democracy. Honneth does not interpret recognition from the perspective of gender equality and how a woman may be recognized in non democratic and non Western societies. If one interprets the theory of recognition with a focus on the situation of women, it is possible to identify that legal recognition plays a fundamental role. It is relevant, then, to propose forms of struggling for the recognition of these women. It is adopted the methodology of Critical Theory and recognition is illustrated from the perspectives of case studies, for instance, regarding women in China and Morocco. In these countries, there are different forms of disrespect. Nevertheless, despite restrictions imposed by government and culture, both countries still have forms of struggling for recognition that should be perceived. Several forms of struggling for recognition, to turn recognition into a universal institute, which can be applied in different contexts. There are always forms of struggling for better conditions of women's recognition in every community, through the support of law.

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Human rights' lawyer and educator, with a doctoral degree in philosophy of law at Paris-Lodron Salzburg University. Currently resides in Germany, with previous researchers conducted at China, Morocco, Norway, and Brazil.

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What is recognition?.- What is disrespect?.- What are struggles for recognition?.- How to struggle in the three patterns of recognition?.- Struggles for recognition in the pattern of love.- Struggles for recognition in the pattern of law.- Struggles for recognition in the pattern of solidarity.- From the Hegelian notion of recognition to contemporary case studies on the legal recognition of women.- (Mis)recognition of Chinese Women.- (Mis)recognition of Moroccan Women.- Chinese and Moroccan Struggles for Recognition.