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Author:   Jacquetta Newman (Associate Professor, Political Science, Associate Professor, Political Science, auKingâs University College, Western University) ,  Linda White (Professor, Political Science, Professor, Political Science, auUniversity of Toronto) ,  Tammy Findlay (Associate Professor and Chair, Political and Canadian Studies, Associate Professor and Chair, Political and Canadian Studies, auMount Saint Vincent University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Imprint:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9780199025527

ISBN 10:   0199025525
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   12 November 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"NOTE: Each chapter includes - Questions for Critical Thought - Annotated Bibliography - Notes - References 1. Introduction Feminism: What's in a Name? Gender and the Social Construction of Women and Womanhood Equality in the Face of Subtle but Daily Effects of Distinction/Discrimination What Is ""Public"" and ""Private""? Conclusion: Feminism, Post-Feminism, and Intersections: Do Feminism and Women's Movements still have a Role to Play? 2. Modern Feminist Theory ""Sister, Can You Paradigm?"": The Importance of Theory Theorizing about Women: A Modern Herstory Conclusion: From Sameness to Difference, from Ideas to the Body 3. Contemporary Debates in Feminist Theory Difference Feminism Identity Politics: The Politics of ""Who I Am and Who I Become"" Postmodern Feminism: Irony and Deconstruction Intersectionality: Finding Common Ground through a Geography of the Oppression Conclusion: Global Solidarity 4. The Women's Movement in Canada What Is a Social Movement? Generational Waves: Mobilization, Latency, and Abeyance The Canadian Women's Movement Old Waves, New Waves, and the Million Women March 5. Contextualizing Policy Change Question 1: What Do Women Want and What Avenues Exist to Express Demands? Question 2: How Do Women Go About Achieving Their Demands? Debates over Insider versus Outsider Question 3: Do Women's Actions Succeed? Changing the Substance of Public Policy Conclusion: Has Women's Activism Made a Difference? 6. Women's Participation in Formal Politics Women as Representatives: The Numbers Quality versus Quantity: Trustee, Delegate, or Mirror Representative? Barriers to Women's Success in Achieving Elected Office Conclusion: The Problems of Supply and Demand 7. The Construction of Families and Family Policy Family at the Centre of Political Debates Other-Mothering: Race, Culture, and the ""Preferred"" Family Form The Evolution and Structure of the Family in Canada Policy and the Law: Who Can Be a Family in Canada? When Marriage Breaks Down Divorce, Spousal Support, and Child Support Child Custody Family Violence Conclusion 8. Production, Reproduction, and Women's Bodily Autonomy Government Regulation of Reproduction Abortion: Individual Choice or an Affront to Family Values? Feminist Challenges to Restrictions on Reproductive Rights New Challenges for Pro-Choice Feminists From Rights to Reproductive Freedom Regulating the Making of Families Assisted Reproduction: Feminist Policy Prescriptions Assisted Reproduction: The Government's Response Conclusion 9. Pin Money, McJobs, and Glass Ceilings The Story of Women's Work in Canada Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Reserve Labour Force The Grounds of Economic Inequality The Value of a Stay-at-Home Mother Explaining Gender Roles and the Wage Gap: It's Not Rocket Science, It's Social Science 10. Challenging Market Rule and Balancing Work and Family A History of Workplace-Based Policy Change Anti-Discrimination, Equity, and Equality: Pay and Employment Equity Policies Balancing Work and Family Life: Parental Leave and Child Care Conclusion: What Is to Be Done? 11. Regulation and Control of Women's Bodies Beauty and the Body Prostitution Pornography Conclusion: The Problem of Harm, Lessons from the Body Wars 12. Canada in the World Gendering International Relations The Women's Movement and International Relations Women's Issues in Global Politics Continuing Struggles for Inclusion and Recognition Index"

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A richly researched and compelling text on women's status in Canadian politics and policy that adeptly combines attention to historical detail, theory, and current events, including #MeToo, the Million Women Marches, and more. --Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Queen's University This manuscript is an excellent addition to the field of women in Canadian politics. It is up to date, well researched, and easy to read. --Kelly Saunders, Brandon University

"""A richly researched and compelling text on women's status in Canadian politics and policy that adeptly combines attention to historical detail, theory, and current events, including #MeToo, the Million Women Marches, and more."" --Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Queen's University ""This manuscript is an excellent addition to the field of women in Canadian politics. It is up to date, well researched, and easy to read."" --Kelly Saunders, Brandon University"

""A richly researched and compelling text on women's status in Canadian politics and policy that adeptly combines attention to historical detail, theory, and current events, including #MeToo, the Million Women Marches, and more."" --Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Queen's University ""This manuscript is an excellent addition to the field of women in Canadian politics. It is up to date, well researched, and easy to read."" --Kelly Saunders, Brandon University

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JACQUETTA NEWMAN is an associate professor of political science at King's University College at Western University. LINDA A. WHITE is a professor of political science at the University of Toronto. TAMMY FINDLAY is an associate professor and the chair of political and Canadian studies at Mount Saint Vincent University.

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