What Works in Improving Gender Equality International Best Practice in Childcare and Long-term Care Policy
Heftet /
2021
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781447330486
Publisert
2021-04-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Policy Press
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Aldersnivå
P, G, 06, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Om bidragsyterne
Kirstein Rumery is a professor of social policy at the University of Stirling, a senior fellow of the Centre on Constitutional Change, and co-director of the Centre on Gender and Feminist Studies. Craig McAngus is a research fellow at the University of Stirling and fellow of the Centre on Constitutional Change. Alcuin Edwards has worked for over 25 years as a policy officer and advisor to the UK government on health policy and children’s policy.
Publishing rationale
• A topical short which fits with our existing list
• Draws on original and international ESRC research
• Written by respected authors with a clear vision for the project
• Has a clear focus on what works and policy recommendations
Unique selling point:
This is the only book that provides accessible information on international best practice in childcare and longterm care, and discusses what works and why in achieving gender equality and how it can be applied elsewhere
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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book provides an accessible analysis of what gender equality means and how we can achieve it by adapting best practices in childcare and long term care policies from other countries.
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1. Why Does Gender Equality and Care Policy Matter?
2. Making Care Policy in the UK: Understanding the Role of Gender Equality
3. Applying the Nordic model: What Works in Sweden, Denmark and Iceland?
4. Applying the Market and Family Model: What Works in Germany and the Netherlands?
5. Developing Policy in a Context of Devolution: The Role of the Third Sector and Activists
6. Implementing Policy: What Could Work in the UK and the Devolved Administrations?
7. Conclusions and Policy Recommendation
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“This book is unique as it is based on international comparative research and it builds an innovative framework for the analysis of gender equality outcomes of childcare and long-term care policies.” Teppo Kröger, University of Jyväskylä
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Provides a comparative analysis of what works in achieving gender equality, and why;
Accessible summaries of best practice in childcare and long term care policies;
Key lessons in what could be feasible to achieve in care policy and gender equality across different policy contexts including in devolved and federal administrations;
Draws on ESRC research.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781447330486
Publisert
2021-04-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Policy Press
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Aldersnivå
P, G, 06, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet