Description |
xvi, 333 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. Introduction / Dorothy McBride Stetson and Amy G. Mazur -- 2. "Femocrats in Glass Towers?": The Office of the Status of Women in Australia / Marian Sawer -- 3. An Array of Agencies: Feminism and State Institutions in Canada / Linda Geller-Schwartz -- 4. A Political Niche: Denmark's Equal Status Council / Anette Borchorst -- 5. Strong State and Symbolic Reform: The Ministere des Droits de la Femme in France / Amy G. Mazur -- 6. Making Equality: The Women's Affairs Offices in the Federal Republic of Germany / Myra Marx Ferree -- 7. An Emerging Advocate: The Equal Opportunities Commission in Great Britain / Joni Lovenduski -- 8. Ireland's Policy Machinery: The Ministry of State for Women's Affairs and Joint Oireachtas Committees for Women's Rights / Evelyn Mahon -- 9. The Latecomers: Italy's Equal Status and Equal Opportunity Agencies / Marila Guadagnini |
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10. Administrative Accommodation in the Netherlands: The Department for the Coordination of Equality Policy / Joyce Outshoorn -- 11. Women's Equality Structures in Norway: The Equal Status Council / Jill M. Bystydzienski -- 12. Women, the State, and the Need for Civil Society: The Liga Kobiet in Poland / Jean Robinson -- 13. The Power of Persuasion: The Instituto de la Mujer in Spain / Celia Valiente -- 14. The State's Equality for Women: Sweden's Equality Ombudsman / R. Amy Elman -- 15. The Oldest Women's Policy Agency: The Women's Bureau in the United States / Dorothy McBride Stetson -- 16. Conclusion: The Case for State Feminism / Amy G. Mazur and Dorothy McBride Stetson |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-310) and index |
Subject |
Feminism -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Women -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Author |
Mazur, Amy.
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McBride, Dorothy E.
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LC no. |
95012280 |
ISBN |
0803958293 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0803958307 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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