This volume aims to break new ground in the fields of sexuality and gender studies. Its framework is grounded in three interconnected principles: that ideas and knowledge can have transformative political effects; that theory must be firmly grounded in 'real world' conditions and experiences; and, that the investigation of sexuality and its intersections with gender and other roles, identities and structural contexts must lie at the heart of social and political analysis. It offers perspectives and case analyses that, taken together, contribute to the development of new approaches to thinking...

Women's increased role in the labour market has combined with concerns about the damaging effects of long working hours to push time-related issues up the policy agenda in many Western nations. This wide-ranging and accessible book assesses policy alternatives in the light of feminist theory and factual evidence.The book introduces mainstream ideas on the nature and politicalsignificance of time and re-frames them from a feminist perspective to provide a critical overview of policies in Western welfare states. Themes covered include gender differences in time use and the impact of 'time...