Inside agitators : Australian femocrats amd the state
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Inside agitators : Australian femocrats amd the state
(Women in the political economy)
Temple University Press, 1996
- cloth : alk. paper
- pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A fiesty story of women entering Australia's government and successfully using state power for social change
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Femocratic Experiment 1. The Australian Social Compact 2. The Early Years 3. Establishing the Feminist Mafia 4. Milestones Part II: A Distinctive Ideology 5. Using the State 6. Mandarins or Missionaries? Accountability to the Women's Movement 7. A Class-Conscious Agenda 8. Race, Ethnicity, and Racism Part III: Gendered Experiences 9. Official Feminism and the Politics of Gender 10. Sexual Politics 11. Sisterhood is Fragile Part IV: The Limits of Reform 12. Roadblocks 13. The Rise of Neo-Liberalism 14. The End of an Era? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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