Women, Politics, and Public Policy: The Political Struggles of Canadian Women

by Jacquetta Newman

There is a tendency in discussions of women's politics to look at feminist theory, the women's movement, and public policy-making as three distinct phenomena. This work shows how these areas intersect. It does so by exploring how Canadian women have engaged in, and are engaging in, struggles against gender bias and oppression, and how this engagement relates to political action, public policy change, and the women's movement.

Genres: Nonfiction

376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[kaelan · Rating 2 out of 5]

First, what I like about this book: namely, its depth and its breadth. As one reviewer aptly noted, "Its major strength is the Canadian focus. There are few books in this genre that examine Canada as a case study."

But moving on to the cons... Truly, it's unfortunate that such a salient set of facts has been compiled into such an unappealing package. At best, Newman and White's writing epitomizes the painful tedium of academia; at worst, it is confused, needlessly technical and plagued by a profusion of grammatical and stylistic errors. Informative, yes; but a royal pain to get through.