A world apart. Swedish and Australian gender equality policy
- 1 October 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research
- Vol. 10 (2), 99-107
- https://doi.org/10.1080/080387402760262195
Abstract
This article focuses on the process of gender-equality policy in Sweden and Australia, from 1960 to 1990. It is suggested that the comparative gender analysis must be more susceptible for civil rights issues. A second argument is that the in-depth achievements of the Swedish gender equality policy and the relative weaknesses in other respects are better understood if Swedish gender policy is analysed from an institutional perspective. Finally, the analysis provides an institutional explanation of why it is problematic to establish and maintain policies that do not build on the dominant political tradition of the welfare state in question.Keywords
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