Inside Agitators - Australian Femocrats and the State

Is a 'woman-friendly' state possible? Can women achieve full social citizenship? This book presents an account of the experiences of Australian feminists.

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Femocratic Experiment 1. The Australian Social Compact 2. The Early Years 3. Establishing the Feminist Mafia 4. Milestones Part II: A Distinctive Ideology 5. Using the State 6. Mandarins or Missionaries? Accountability to the Women's Movement 7. A Class-Conscious Agenda 8. Race, Ethnicity, and Racism Part III: Gendered Experiences 9. Official Feminism and the Politics of Gender 10. Sexual Politics 11. Sisterhood is Fragile Part IV: The Limits of Reform 12. Roadblocks 13. The Rise of Neo-Liberalism 14. The End of an Era? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Summary

Offers a full-length study of the Australian femocrats published in the United States. This book analyzes the implicit political theory of the femocrats and addresses the issues of strategies for social change, class, race and racism, sexuality and sexual politics, "gendered" experience, and accountability to the women's movement.

Product details

• Authors: Hester Eisenstein
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781566393881
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-388-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Women in the Political Economy; Women in the Political Economy
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas