Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context

Chapter 1 Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context: Uncovering the Gendered Structure of ‘the Social’

Chapter 2 Mothers at the Service of the New Poverty Agenda: The PROGRESA/Oportunidades Programme in Mexico

Chapter 3 Gender and Post-socialist Welfare States in Central Eastern Europe: Family Policy Reforms in Poland and the Czech Republic Compared

Chapter 4 Maternalist Policies versus Women’s Economic Citizenship? Gendered Social Policy in Iran

Chapter 5 Gender Equality and Developmental Social Welfare in South Africa

Chapter 6 Social Policy Reforms and Gender in Japan and South Korea

Chapter 7 The Evolution of the Women-friendly State: Opportunities and Constraints in the Swedish Welfare State

Chapter 8 The Adult-worker-model Family and Gender Equality: Principles to Enable the Valuing and Sharing of Care

Chapter 9 Labour Market Informalization, Gender and Social Protection: Reflections on Poor Urban Households in Bolivia and Ecuador

Chapter 10 Working People and Access to Social Protection

Chapter 11 Gender and Health Sector Reform: Analytical Perspectives on African Experience

Chapter 12 Health Sector Reform in China: Gender Equality and Social Justice

Chapter 13 Secondary Education in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh: Gender Dimensions of State Policy and Practice

Chapter 14 Gendered Implications of Tax Reform in Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica and Jamaica

Chapter 15 Expectations versus Realities in Gender-responsive Budget Initiatives