Gender and Welfare State Regimes by Diane Sainsbury (English) Paperback Book

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'Gender and Welfare State Regimes' focuses on the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labour market policies in structuring and transforming gender relations across a broad spectrum of countries.

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Gender and Welfare State Regimes focuses on the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labour market policies in structuring and transforming gender relations across a broad spectrum of countries. The book examines the construction of gender in various government welfare policies and illustrates how the specific qualities of the welfare state reinforce or counteract gender inequalities. The book argues that policy variation across thecountries surveyed can be attributed to a variety of factors, including differing strategies and demands of the women's movements, the organisational strength of labour movements and industrial relationsframeworks, the constellation of parties supporting equality measure, traditional values and state structures. Series Gender and Politics edited by Professor Karen Beckwith at the Department of Political Science, College of Wooster and Professor Joni Lovenduski, Department of Politics, University of Southampton.

Author Biography

Diane Sainsbury is Acting Professor of Political Science, University of Stockholm.

Table of Contents

Part I. Gender Inequality and Welfare State Regimes1: Jet Bussemaker and Kees van Kersbergen: Contemporary Social Capitalist Welfare States and Gender Inequality2: Julia S. OConnor: Employment Equality Strategies in Liberal Welfare States3: Diane Sainsbury: Gender and Social Democratic Welfare StatesPart II. The Gendered Impact of Policies Across Welfare States4: Marcia K. Meyers, Janet C. Gornick, and Kathrin Ross: Public Childcare, Parental Leave, and Employment5: Majella Kilkey and Jonathan Bradshaw: Lone Mothers, Economic Well-being and Policies6: Diane Sainsbury: Taxation, Family Responsibilities, and Employment7: Gender Equality in the Labour MarketPart III. Gender Regimes and Welfare State Regimes8: Diane Sainsbury: Gender, Policy Regimes and Politics

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The book examines the construction of gender in various government welfare policies and illustrates how the specific qualities of the welfare state reinforce or counteract gender inequalities.

Long Description

Gender and Welfare State Regimes focuses on the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labour market policies in structuring and transforming gender relations across a broad spectrum of countries. The book examines the construction of gender in various government welfare policies and illustrates how the specific qualities of the welfare state reinforce or counteract gender inequalities. The book argues that policy variation across thecountries surveyed can be attributed to a variety of factors, including differing strategies and demands of the women's movements, the organisational strength of labour movements and industrial relations frameworks, the constellation of parties supporting equality measure, traditional values and statestructures. Series Gender and Politics edited by Professor Karen Beckwith at the Department of Political Science, College of Wooster and Professor Joni Lovenduski, Department of Politics, University of Southampton.

Promotional "Headline"

Part I. Gender Inequality and Welfare State Regimes 1. Jet Bussemaker and Kees van Kersbergen: Contemporary Social Capitalist Welfare States and Gender Inequality 2. Julia S. OConnor: Employment Equality Strategies in Liberal Welfare States 3. Diane Sainsbury: Gender and Social Democratic Welfare States Part II. The Gendered Impact of Policies Across Welfare States 4. Marcia K. Meyers, Janet C. Gornick, and Kathrin Ross: Public Childcare, Parental Leave, and Employment 5. Majella Kilkey and Jonathan Bradshaw: Lone Mothers, Economic Well-being and Policies 6. Diane Sainsbury: Taxation, Family Responsibilities, and Employment 7. Gender Equality in the Labour Market Part III. Gender Regimes and Welfare State Regimes 8. Diane Sainsbury: Gender, Policy Regimes and Politics

Feature

Contemporary topic on the impact of gender on welfare statesCross-country survey of welfare states

Details ISBN0198294166 Short Title GENDER & POLITICS SERIES Series Gender and Politics Language English ISBN-10 0198294166 ISBN-13 9780198294160 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Diane Sainsbury Illustrations tables, graphs Author Diane Sainsbury Position Acting Professor of Political Science Affiliation Acting Professor of Political Science, University of Stockholm DOI 10.1604/9780198294160 UK Release Date 1999-10-28 AU Release Date 1999-10-28 NZ Release Date 1999-10-28 Pages 308 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1999 Publication Date 1999-10-28 DEWEY 305.3 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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