Gendering the State in the Age of Globalization: Women's Movements and State Feminism in Postindustrial Democracies

by Brigit Sauer and Melissa Haussman

Book Overview

Gendering the State is a ground-breaking collection of studies that examines the efforts of women in countries all over the world to frame public policy debates on nationally critical issues in gendered terms. The overall study is grouped into three distinct patterns of state change: state downsizing--particularly in social policy areas (Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, the United States, and Spain); expansion of state activities into previously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742540170
• ISBN13: 9780742540170
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"