This 1999 feminist perspective on institutional design shows how gendered regulatory norms intersect with, shape, and provide the underpinning for all institutional settings. The interdisciplinary team of prominent writers discusses a range of topics from the welfare state to the workplace, to citizenship.
This important interdisciplinary volume explores feminist approaches to institutional design and reshaping. It looks at the scope for ensuring that Australian institutions acknowledge gender difference and deliver more equitable outcomes. It shows how gendered regulatory norms underpin and intersect with all other institutional settings. The leading team of writers discusses topics including: institutions, embodiment and sexual difference; the welfare state; housing policy; household work; republicanism and citizenship; and gender-based discrimination.
