Sumário:Institutional differences : Constitutional history, content, and culture. Political party structure. Governmental structure -- Policies toward women : Two bold strokes : abortion and stricter scrutiny of discrimination. Specific policy parallels -- Policy differences -- Why the similarities? Why the differences? Or, why did the dog, constitutionalism, not bark but only whimper? : Cross-national influence nº 1 : U.S. women's movement. Global force nº 1 : what caused feminism? Cross-national influence nº 2 : U.S. law schools and legal scholarship, and the "Court Party". Global influence nº 2 : the source of "rights consciousness". Of differences and of constitutional culture.