Title: The politics of state feminism : innovation in comparative research /
Authors: McBride, Dorothy E.; Mazur, Amy.; Lovenduski, Joni.
Publisher: Temple University Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Feminism Political aspects; Women's rights; Women Government policy.
Abstract: This title addresses essential questions of women's movement activism and political change in Western democracies. The authors provide a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of government agencies and women's movements regarding women's policy issues.
Contents: The State Feminism Project -- Concepts and Mixed Methods -- Mapping Women's Policy Agencies -- Women's Policy Agencies and Women's Movement Success -- Women's Policy Agency Success and Failure : The Search for Explanations -- What's Feminist about State Feminism? -- Social Movements and Women's Movements -- Political Representation -- Framing and Gendering -- Gendering New Institutionalism -- The New Politics of State Feminism.