Comparative State Feminism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803958302)

The cross-national trend in post-industrial societies of establishing state structures assigned to improve the status of women is studied in this book. The existence of a phenomenon called state feminism′ has begun to be a focus of research in the past few years, although the phenomenon itself dates from the 1960s, thus there is a clear need for a comparative analysis. With contributions from renowned scholars, the book: describes and classifies the range and diversity of state structures charged with improving the status of women in post-industrial societies; analyzes their effect on the status of women on achieving feminist goals; and explains the variations among post-industrial societies in the establishment, elaboration and effectiven

Author: Dorothy McBride Stetson
ISBN-10: 0803958307
ISBN-13: 9780803958302
Publisher: Sage Publications
Language: English
Published: 07/25/1995
Pages: 349
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.05w x 0.90d