Title Public policy for women : the state, income security, and labour market issues / edited by Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Jane Pulkingham

Published Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2009] ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 417 pages) : illustrations Series Studies in comparative political economy and public policy ; 32 Studies in comparative political economy and public policy ; 32. Contents Introduction. Going too far? Feminist public policy in Canada / Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Jane Pulkingham -- Rolling out or backtracking on Quebec's child care system? Ideology matters / Jane Jenson -- The politics of the national children's agenda : a critical analysis of contemporary neoliberal social policy change / Wendy McKeen -- A study of women's provisioning : implications for social provisions / Sheila M. Neysmith [and others] -- Gender mainstreaming in neoliberal times : the potential of 'Deep evaluation' / Olena Hankivsky -- Abolishing prostitution through economic, physical, and political security for women / Lee Lakeman -- Lone mothers : policy responses to build social inclusion / Lea Caragata -- Gender equity and social welfare reform : supporting economic security for single mothers on assistance / Shauna Butterwick -- Guaranteed annual income : a feminist approach / Margot Young -- Re-visioning the environment of support for lone mothers in extreme poverty / Penny Gurstein and Silvia Vilches -- Income security for women : what about employment insurance? / Martha MacDonald -- Quebec's policies for work-family balance : a model for Canada? / Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay -- Are wage supplements the answer to the problems of working-poor women? / Andrew Jackson -- Abandoning mandatory retirement policies : what are the safeguards for women? / Margaret Menton Manery and Arlene Tigar McLaren -- Canadian and international policies on prostitution : labour legitimacy, social change and decriminalization / Emily Van Der Meulen -- Economic security for women : organizing around immigration status and work / Jill Hanley and Eric Shragge -- Precarious employment and the challenges for employment policy / Leah F. Vosko Summary Containing essays from leading feminist academics, and social activists, Public Policy for Women addresses important public policy issues that fail to address women's needs Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Women -- Government policy -- Canada -- History -- 20th century Women -- Canada -- Economic conditions Poverty -- Canada -- History -- 20th century Feminism -- Canada -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Policy. Feminism Poverty Social policy Women -- Economic conditions Women -- Government policy Frauenpolitik Soziale Sicherheit Arbeitsmarkt SUBJECT Canada -- Social policy Subject Canada Kanada Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book Author Cohen, Marjorie Griffin, 1944- editor. Pulkingham, Jane, editor. LC no. 2009286100 ISBN 9781442688889 1442688882 9781442691957 1442691956

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