The New Politics of Gender Equality
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (676 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230007708 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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She has written, researched and published widely in the field of gender politics and gender equality. JUDITH SQUIRES is Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol
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"Squires' arguments are cogent, clear, timely and theoretically comprehensive She has written as clear an account of the current dilemmas of equality policies as is possible and offers a powerful exposition of what is at stake." - Joni Lovenduski, Politics and Gender '
Political interventions in pursuit of gender equality are currently high on the political agenda, but the transformative potential of women's policy agencies, gender quotas and gender mainstreaming is frequently compromised by the demands of neo-liberal governance on the one hand and essentialist assertions of group identity on the other. This book explores the potential of these strategies arguing that they need to be framed by considerations of democratic justice rather than technocratic utility and complex diversity rather than sexual difference.