E-book
Public policy for women the state, income security and labour market issues
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802095008 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780802093325 (bound)
- ISBN: 9781442688889 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
1 electronic text (xvii, 417 p.) : ill., digital file.
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Computer data.
electronic resource - Publisher: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, c2009
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. Going too far? Feminist public policy in Canada / Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Jane Pulkingham -- Rolling out or backtracking on Quebec's child care system? Ideology matters / Jane Jenson -- The politics of the national children's agenda : a critical analysis of contemporary neoliberal social policy change / Wendy McKeen -- A study of women's provisioning - implications for social provisions / Sheila M. Neysmith ... [et al.] -- Gender mainstreaming in neoliberal times : the potential of 'Deep evaluation' / Olena Hankivsky -- Abolishing prostitution through economic, physical, and political security for women / Lee Lakeman -- Lone mothers : policy responses to build social inclusion / Lea Caragata -- Gender equity and social welfare reform : supporting economic security for single mothers on assistance / Shauna Butterwick -- Guaranteed annual income : a feminist approach / Margot Young -- Re-visioning the environment of support for lone mothers in extreme poverty / Penny Gurstein and Silvia Vilches -- Income security for women : what about employment insurance? / Martha MacDonald -- Quebec's policies for work-family balance : a model for Canada? / Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay -- Are wage supplements the answer to the problems of working-poor women? / Andrew Jackson -- Abandoning mandatory retirement policies : what are the safeguards for women? / Margaret Menton Manery and Arlene Tigar McLaren -- Canadian and international policies on prostitution : labour legitimacy, social change and decriminalization / Emily Van Der Meulen -- Economic security for women : organizing around immigration status and work / Jill Hanley and Eric Shragge -- Precarious employment and the challenges for employment policy / Leah F. Vosko. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available in print version. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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