Gendering Welfare States

How can mainstream models and classifications be used in analyzing welfare states and gender? What sorts of modifications to traditional theory are required? These and other questions are addressed in this book - the first to synthesize the insights of feminist and mainstream research in examining the impact of gender on welfare state analysis and outcomes. The text also highlights the effect of welfare state policies on women and men. The international and interdisciplinary contributors approach the subject on two levels. First, they test the applicability of mainstream frameworks to new areas in analyzing gender. Second, they highlight possible reconceptualizations and innovative frameworks designed to provide gender-base Introduction / Diane Sainsbury -- Gender And Welfare States : Some Theoretical Reflections / Jet Bussemaker, Kees Van Kersbergen -- Welfare State Regimes, Women's Interests And The Ec / Anette Borchorst -- Childcare And Types Of Welfare States / Siv Gustafsson -- The German And British Welfare States As Employers : Patriarchal Or Emancipatory? / Traute Meyer -- Work, Welfare And Gender Equality : A New Typology / Alan Siaroff -- Comparing Welfare States : Towards A Gender Friendly Approach / Mary Daly -- Men's Welfare State, Women's Welfare State : Tendencies To Convergence In Practice And Theory? / Lois Bryson, Michael Bittman, Sue Donath -- German Pension Insurance, Gendered Times And Stratification / Kirsten Scheiwe -- Women's And Men's Social Rights : Gendering Dimensions Of Welfare States / Diane Sainsbury -- Solo Mothers, Social Policy Regimes, And The Logics Of Gender / Barbara Hobson -- Social Policy And Gender In Eastern Europe / Toni Makkai. Edited By Diane Sainsbury. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [206]-222) And Index. The international and interdisciplinary contributors approach the subject on two levels. First, they test the applicability of mainstream frameworks to new areas in analyzing gender. Second, they highlight possible reconceptualizations and innovative frameworks designed to provide gender-based analyses This volume synthesizes the insights of feminist and mainstream research in examining the impact of gender on welfare state analysis and outcomes. It highlights the effect of welfare state policies on women and men