Women's Equality, Demography and Public Policies: A Comparative Perspective

by A. Heitlinger

Overview

This book assesses the comparability between policies promoting women's equality and the reversal of fertility decline. Based on comparative data from Canada, Australia, Britain, and to a more limited extent the USA, Alena Heitlinger examines the impact of major international instruments promoting women's equality, and national similarities and differences in women's policy machinery, provision for maternity and childcare, fiscal assistance for families with children, and the costs and benefits of fertility-related measures vis - vis immigration related measures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333515785
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/07/1993
Series:	Comparative Perspective
Edition description:	1993
Pages:	383
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

ALENA HEITLINGER

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Women's Equality, Childbearing and the State: An Overview - PART 1: WOMEN'S EQUALITY AND WOMEN'S POLICY MACHINERY - Models of Women's Equality: From Equal Treatment to Positive Action - International Women's Policy Machinery: ILO, UN, WHO, OECD and the European Community - National Women's Policy Machinery: Canada, Australia and Great Britain Compared - PART 2: DEMOGRAPHY - Pronatalism and Women's Equality Policies - Immigration as Substitute for Higher Birth Rates and Pronatalism - PART 3: EGALITARIAN COMPONENTS OF DEMOGRAPHIC POLICIES OR DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF POLICIES PURSUING WOMEN'S EQUALITY: CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND GREAT BRITAIN COMPARED - Protective Legislation and Equal Employment Opportunity - Maternity and Parental Leaves and Benefits Programs - Childcare Policies and Programs - Fiscal Support for Parents and their Children - Conclusion - Appendix A - Bibliography - Index