Women, Work, and Politics: The Political Economy of Gender Inequality (The Institution for Social and Policy Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (833 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030017134X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Winner of the 2011 Victoria Schuck Award sponsored by the American Political Science Association
"Excellent and Insightful" according to C. Ullman. As a professor, I assign this book in both my undergraduate political science class on gender inequality and my graduate level class on work/family policy. It offers important insights into the political economy of gender inequality in labor markets, politics, and the family and is written in a straightforward, accessible style. Th
Looking at women's power in the home, in the workplace & in politics from a political economy perspective, Torben Iversen & Frances Rosenbluth demonstrate that equality is tied to demand for women's labour outside the home, which is a function of structural, political & institutional conditions.