Gender and Welfare State Regimes Gender and Politics Series

Author	Diane Sainsbury
Format	Trade paperback
ISBN	9780198294160
Publisher	Oxford University Press, Usa
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press, Usa

This book examines the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labor market policies in structuring and transforming gender relations across a broad spectrum of countries. It looks at how the specific qualities of the welfare state reinforce or counteract gender inequalities.

Gender and Welfare State Regimes focuses on the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labour market policies in structuring and transforming gender relations across a broad spectrum of countries. The book examines the construction of gender in various government welfare policies and illustrates how the specific qualities of the welfare state reinforce or counteract gender inequalities.