The Women's movements of the United States and Western Europe : consciousness, political opportunity, and public policy / edited by Mary Fainsod Katzenstein and Carol McClurg Mueller.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Katzenstein, Mary Fainsod, 1945-, Mueller, Carol McClurg.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1987.
Series:Women in the political economy.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Comparing the feminist movements of the United States and Western Europe : An overview / Mary Fainsod Katzenstein
  • Part I. Changing consciousness
  • The diffusion of consciousness in the United States and Western Europe / Ethel Klein
  • How women become involved in the women's movement of the Netherlands / Martien Briet, Bert Klandermans, Frederike Kroon
  • Changing discourse, changing agendas : Political rights and reproductive policies in France / Jane Jenson
  • Collective consciousness, identitiy transformation, and the rise of women in public office in the United States / Carol McClurg Mueller
  • Part II. Political parties and the structure of opportunity
  • Women's struggle in a workers' city : Feminist movements in Turin / Judith Adler Hellman
  • Feminism and the model of militancy in an Italian Communist Federation : Challenges to the old style of politics / Stephen Hellman
  • Response to feminism in the Italian Parliament : Divorce, abortion, and sexual violence legislation / Karen Beckwith
  • Equality and autonomy : Feminist politics in the United States and West Germany / Myra Marx Ferree
  • Strategy and tactics of the women's movement in the United States : The role of political parties / Anne N. Costain, W. Douglas Costain
  • Whom you know versus whom you represent : Feminist influence in the Democratic and Republican parties / Jo Freeman
  • Part III. The state and feminist policy outcomes
  • Workers' movements and women's interests : The impact of labor-state relations in Britain and Sweden / Mary Ruggie
  • Social movement "success" : A comparative analysis of feminism in the United States and the United Kingdom / Joyce Gelb
  • Women made a difference : Comparable worth in San Jose / Janet A. Flammang.