Gender and the Politics of Gradual Change [electronic resource] : Social Policy Reform and Innovation in Chile /
Staab, Silke.author.
This book explores recent social policy reforms and innovations in Chile. Focusing on four major reform episodes — health, pensions, childcare, and maternity leave — Silke Staab unveils the complex interplay of factors that have shaped the successes and failures of actors pursuing positive gender change in social policy. She shows that even in highly constrained settings positive gender change is possible, but that its scope and quality are bound to vary in response to sector-specific institutional constraints and opportunities.
List of tables -- List of figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Gender, Politics and Social Policy: A Feminist Institutionalist Perspective -- Chapter 2: (En)gendering Change in a Highly Constrained Setting -- Chapter 3: Health Reform (2002-2004) -- Chapter 4: Pension Reform (2008) -- Chapter 5: The Expansion of Childcare Services (2006-2010) -- Chapter 6: Maternity Leave Reform (2011) -- Chapter 7: Gender and the Politics of Gradual Change. Bibliography -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores recent social policy reforms and innovations in Chile. Focusing on four major reform episodes — health, pensions, childcare, and maternity leave — Silke Staab unveils the complex interplay of factors that have shaped the successes and failures of actors pursuing positive gender change in social policy. She shows that even in highly constrained settings positive gender change is possible, but that its scope and quality are bound to vary in response to sector-specific institutional constraints and opportunities.
Latin America—Politics and government.
Public policy.
Sociology.
Latin American Politics.
Public Policy.
Gender Studies.