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Challenging the Public/Private Divide : Feminism, Law, and Public Policy

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Western thought has long been characterized by an ideological divide between public and private spheres. In the industrial era, the divide became highly gendered as men dominated the public spheres of politics and work, while women were closely associated with family and home. In the late twentieth century, social and legal policies have promoted equal opportunities in the labour force and shared responsibilities in the family. Despite this progress, inequalities are still evident for women in the labour force and in the family, and for some groups of women in relation to others.

In this collection of original essays, feminist scholars in disciplines ranging from law to geography challenge the traditional notion of a public/private divide. The divide can represent boundaries between state and family, state and market, market and family, or state and community, which shift depending on location, social group, and historical time period. The contributors to this book examine the impact of the divide in respect to four themes: state intervention; the relationship between family, home, and work; the legal regulation of motherhood; and the challenges of privatization, restructuring, and globalization. They show that the impact of the divide varies according to factors such as race, class, (dis)ability, and sexual identity as they intersect with gender.

Challenging the Public/Private Divide provides a wealth of information and analysis on current issues in Canada society, from child care to violence against women. Its impact will be felt in diverse disciplines, such as: law, public administration, political science, sociology, women's studies, and criminology.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Page 8-9

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Page 10-11

CONTRIBUTORS
Page 12-15

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INTRODUCTION
Page 16-49

-----1 Challenging the Public/Private Divide: An Overview
Page 18-49

PART 1 THE ROLE OF THE STATE: SOME HISTORIES
Page 50-125

-----2 Restructuring Public and Private: Women's Paid and Unpaid Work
Page 52-76

-----3 A Little Sex Can Be a Dangerous Thing: Regulating Sexuality, Venereal Disease, and Reproduction in British Columbia, 1919–1945
Page 77-101

-----4 Sounds of Silence: The Public/Private Dichotomy, Violence, and Aboriginal Women
Page 102-125

PART 2 FAMILY, HOME, AND WORK
Page 126-239

-----5 Who Pays for Caring for Children? Public Policy and the Devaluation of Women's Work
Page 128-158

-----6 Across the Home/Work Divide: Homework in Garment Manufacture and the Failure of Employment Regulation
Page 159-182

-----7 Some Mothers Are Better Than Others: A Re-examination of Maternity Benefits
Page 183-209

-----8 Balancing Acts: Career and Family among Lawyers
Page 210-239

PART 3 LEGAL REGULATION OF MOTHERHOOD: CHILD CUSTODY AND CHILD WELFARE
Page 240-319

-----9 'A Jury Dressed in Medical White and Judicial Black': Mothers with Mental Health Histories in Child Welfare and Custody
Page 242-267

-----10 Looking beyond Tyabji: Employed Mothers, Lifestyles, and Child Custody Law
Page 268-294

-----11 Lesbians, Child Custody, and the Long Lingering Gaze of the Law
Page 295-319

PART 4 CURRENT CHALLENGES: RESTRUCTURING, PRIVATIZATION, AND GLOBALIZATION
Page 320-399

-----12 Public Taxes, Privatizing Effects, and Gender Inequality
Page 322-344

-----13 Blue Meanies in Alberta: Tory Tactics and the Privatization of Child Welfare
Page 345-374

-----14 Going Global: Feminist Theory, International Law, and the Public/Private Divide
Page 375-399

INDEX
Page 400-407

-----A
Page 400-400

-----B
Page 400-400

-----C
Page 400-401

-----D
Page 402-402

-----E
Page 402-402

-----F
Page 402-402

-----G
Page 402-402

-----H
Page 403-403

-----I
Page 403-403

-----K
Page 403-403

-----L
Page 403-403

-----M
Page 404-404

-----N
Page 404-404

-----O
Page 404-404

-----P
Page 404-404

-----R
Page 405-405

-----S
Page 406-406

-----T
Page 406-406

-----U
Page 407-407

-----V
Page 407-407

-----W
Page 407-407

-----Y
Page 407-407

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Book Details

Title

Challenging the Public/Private Divide

Subtitle

Feminism, Law, and Public Policy

Contributors

Susan B. Boyd

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication date

1997-01-01

Pages

xiii, 392 p.

Print ISBN

9780802007032

eBook ISBN

9781442672819

LC Subjects

Women - Government policy - Canada., Women - Legal status, laws, etc. - Canada., Sex discrimination against women - Canada.

Audience

Professional and scholarly

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