Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context: Uncovering the Gendered Structure of 'The Social'

By Shireen Hassim

Book Overview

This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140399630X
• ISBN13: 9781403996305
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"