Hopes dashed?
Subtitle: the economics of gender inequality
By: Prue Hyman
Series: BWB texts
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books Limited
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Wellington, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780994135469; 9780994135476; 9780994135483; 9780994135490
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Women; Economic conditions; Pay equity; Equal pay for equal work; Feminism; Economic aspects; Feminist theory; Economic policy; Social policy
Description: "What has really happened to New Zealand women's economic and social status in recent years? ... Despite the many positive changes achieved by feminist analysis and activism over the last fifty or more years, ethnicity, class, marital status, age and other demographic characteristics continue to interact with gender to stratify society. Inequalities have failed to disappear. So it is an appropriate time for a reappraisal from a feminist perspective, focusing on women's economic status and well-being ..." -- Introd.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Unpaid work; title: 2. Paid work; title: 3. Towards equal opportunities and equal outcomes; title: 4. The importance of radical labour market policies; title: 5. Towards a compassionate economy.