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Print Price: $158.99

Format:
Paperback
240 pp.
10 tables, 3 figures, 9" x 6"

ISBN-13:
9780195430615

Copyright Year:
2009

Imprint: OUP Canada


Women and Public Policy in Canada

Neo-liberalism and After?

Edited by Alexandra Dobrowolsky

Women and Public Policy in Canada offers a theoretical and topical approach to studying the public policy issues that specifically affect Canadian women. Written by policy experts from across Canada, this contributed text exposes students to various perspectives and a wealth of expertise. Topics such as the environment, healthcare, Aboriginal women, economic policy, anti-violence policy, immigration, and multiculturalism are covered, giving students insight into the most prevalent issues regarding women and public policy in Canada.

Readership : Undergraduate political science students in Women, Gender and Public Policy full-semester courses at third- and fourth-year level.

Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Alexandra Dobrowolsky: Introduction
1. Jane Jenson: 'Writing Gender Out: The Continuing Effects of the Social Investment Perspective'
2. Rianne Mahon: 'Child Care and Varieties of Liberalism in Canada'
3. Martha MacDonald: 'Women and EI in Canada: The First Decade'
4. Pat Armstrong: 'Social Cohesion and the Neoliberal Welfare State: The Health care Example'
5. Kathleen McNutt and Sara Hawryluk: 'Women and Climate Change Policy: Integrating Gender into the Agenda'
6. Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez: 'Neoliberal and Social Investment Re-constructions of Women and Indigeneity'
7. Yasmeen Abu-Laban,: 'The Welfare State under Siege? Neoliberalism, Immigration, and Multiculturalism'
8. Cheryl Collier: 'Violence against Women or Violence against "People"? Assessing the Impact of Neoliberalism and "Post-neoliberalism" and Anti-violence Policy in Ontario and British Columbia'
9. Lois Harder: 'Intimate Relationships and the Canadian State'
10. Alexandra Dobrowolsky: 'Charter Champions? Equality Backsliding, the Charter, and Courts: Inconsistencies, Changes, and Challenges'
11. Isabella Bakker: ' "Show Us the Money": Tracking Gender Equality Commitments and the "Constraints" of Canadian Budgeting'
Index

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Alexandra Dobrowolsky is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Saint Mary's University, and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University.

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Special Features

  • Expertly written. All chapters are brand new and written by policy experts from across Canada in this contributed text, giving students access to cutting edge research in the field.
  • Current. Offering the most up-to-date material on women and public policy today, this book ensures students are exposed to the prevalent issues in the field.
  • Pedagogy throughout. Each chapter contains lists of further readings, additional websites, and questions for critical thought to help students reflect on the intersection of women and public policy in Canada today.
  • Accessible. Consistent and clear throughout, Women and Public Policy in Canada will engage students with the subject matter.