Gendering Government

Feminist Engagement with the State in Australia and Canada

• Author(s): Louise Chappell,
• Publisher: UBC Press
• Pages: 212
• ISBN_10: 0774809663
  ISBN_13: 9780774809665
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / United States / General , History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) , Political Science / General , Political Science / Comparative Politics , Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy , Political Science / Women in Politics , Political Science / World / Australian & Oceanian , Political Science / World / Canadian , Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory , Social Science / Women's Studies ,

Description:... Feminists, like other political actors, cannot avoid the state. Whether they want equal pay, anti-domestic violence laws, refugee or childcare centres, they must engage with state institutions. What determines the nature and extent of this involvement? Why are some feminists more willing to engage with some institutions, while others are not? Gendering Government seeks to answer these questions through a comparison of feminist engagement with political institutions in Australia and Canada.