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category: Political Science
published: Jul 2003
ISBN:9780774809665
publisher: UBC Press

Gendering Government

Feminist Engagement with the State in Australia and Canada

by Louise Chappell

tagged: political advocacy
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.

About the Author

Louise Chappell

Contributor Notes

Louise Chappell is a lecturer at the School of Economics and Political Science, University of Sydney, Australia.

Awards
  • Winner, Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine
Editorial Reviews

She offers analysis of the formation of late twentieth century feminist politics, or electoral politics, bureaucracies, courts, federal institutions, and NGOs. Her claim that this is the first work to offer this level of analysis is a strong one: she considers a range of institutions and time frames for both countries. It is a rich and full picture.

— Canadian Literature, Issue 186, Autumn 2005

An important contribution to feminist political science and will be of interest to the discipline generally ... I especially admire its clear, jargon-free style of writing, a pleasure to read.

— Canadian Journal of Political Science
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