Hopes dashed? : the economics of gender inequality / Prue Hyman
- Bib ID:
- 7376128
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hyman, Prue, author
- Description:
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- Wellington, New Zealand : Bridget Williams Books Limited, 2017
- ©2017
- 150 pages ; 18 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780994135469 (paperback)
- 0994135467
- Invalid ISBN:
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- 9780994135476 (epub)
- 0994135475
- 9780994135483 (mobi)
- 0994135483
- 9780994135490 (PDF)
- 0994135491
- Series:
- BWB texts.
- Summary:
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"What has really happened to New Zealand women's economic and social status in recent years? ... Despite the many positive changes achieved by feminist analysis and activism over the last fifty or more years, ethnicity, class, marital status, age and other demographic characteristics continue to interact with gender to stratify society. Inequalities have failed to disappear. So it is an appropriate time for a reappraisal from a feminist perspective, focusing on women's economic status and well-being ..." -- Introduction.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Unpaid work
- 2. Paid work
- 3. Towards equal opportunities and equal outcomes
- 4. The importance of radical labour market policies
- 5. Towards a compassionate economy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-144)
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2017
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