Gendered States : Women, Unemployment Insurance, and the Political Economy of the Welfare State in Canada, 1945-1997.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Gender and the Political Economy of the Welfare State: Theoretical Considerations -- PART I: Contradictions and Transformations in Families, Markets, and the Welfare State, 1940-1971 -- 2 Gender and the Construction of the Postwar Welfare State -- 3 From Exclusion to Entitlement: Pregnancy, Maternity, and the Canadian State -- 4 Women into the Labour Force, UI Review, and Expansion -- PART II: On the Path to Neoliberalism: Gender, Crisis, and Restructuring -- 5 Social Reproduction in a Transition Period: Maternity, Rights, and Conceptions of Equality -- 6 Gender, Economic Crisis, and Welfare State Restructuring in the 1970s -- 7 The Conservatives in Power: A Polarized Debate and the Shift to a Market-Based Approach -- 8 Consolidating Neoliberal Reforms: Globalization, Multi-Earner Families, and the Erosion of State Support for the Unemployed -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Using concepts from political economy, feminism, and public policy, this study will be of interest across a range of disciplines.

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