"Abortion in the United States: A Reference Handbook" offers a balanced, objective look at the ultimate "wedge" issue in American culture. This volume offers a revealing history of abortion politics and policy from the 1800s to "Roe v. Wade" to the present, with clear analyses of disputes such as public funding for abortion, the status of the fetus, contraception, abortion as a "litmus test" for candidates and judicial nominees, and more.
A separate chapter looks at abortion politics throughout the world and places the United States in a global context. Biographies of major players,...
"Abortion in the United States: A Reference Handbook" offers a balanced, objective look at the ultimate "wedge" issue in American culture. This vol...
Women's Rights in France describes the changes in politics and policies affecting women that occurred in France between 1965 and 1985. Dorothy McBride Stetson examines the policy changes underlying the new rights of women in France and analyzes the influence of feminists in bringing them about. She establishes a historical perspective for the recent changes and uses a simple organizational scheme to explicate the legal and statutory provisions of the French government concerning women's rights and issues of politics, reproduction, family issues, education, work, and sexuality.
Women's Rights in France describes the changes in politics and policies affecting women that occurred in France between 1965 and 1985. Dorothy McBr...
"The Politics of State Feminisma"addresses essential questions of women's movement activism and political change in western democracies. The authorsOCotop gender and politics scholarsOCoprovide a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of government agencies and women's movements regarding womenOCOs policy issuesOCoif, how, and why they form a kind of state feminism.
The central research questions are examined across five issue areas in thirteen postindustrial democracies in Europe and North America from the 1960s through the early 2000s. The authors explore a range of topics drawn...
"The Politics of State Feminisma"addresses essential questions of women's movement activism and political change in western democracies. The author...
The Politics of State Feminism addresses essential questions of women's movement activism and political change in western democracies. The authors--top gender and politics scholars--provide a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of government agencies and women's movements regarding women's policy issues--if, how, and why they form a kind of state feminism. The central research questions are examined across five issue areas in thirteen post-industrial democracies in Europe and North America from the 1960s through the early 2000s. The authors explore a range of topics drawn from...
The Politics of State Feminism addresses essential questions of women's movement activism and political change in western democracies. The authors--to...
Women's Rights in the USA is a rigorous examination of the intersection of gender roles and public policy and the implications for feminist activists. The book places full information on state and federal statutes and court decisions in the context of the ebb and flow of debates that have engaged the public since the founding of the Republic. This fifth edition includes updates on all topics and expanded attention to same-sex marriage and lesbian issues, pay equity, conservative trends in courts, and women in elective politics.
This text is a resource for the...
Women's Rights in the USA is a rigorous examination of the intersection of gender roles and public policy and the implications for feminis...
Women's Rights in the USA is a rigorous examination of the intersection of gender roles and public policy and the implications for feminist activists. The book places full information on state and federal statutes and court decisions in the context of the ebb and flow of debates that have engaged the public since the founding of the Republic. This fifth edition includes updates on all topics and expanded attention to same-sex marriage and lesbian issues, pay equity, conservative trends in courts, and women in elective politics.
This text is a resource for the...
Women's Rights in the USA is a rigorous examination of the intersection of gender roles and public policy and the implications for feminis...
