Women's Equality, Demography and Public Policies

This book assesses the comparability between policies promoting women's equality and the reversal of fertility decline. Based on comparative data from Canada, Australia, Britain, and to a more limited extent the USA, Alena Heitlinger examines the impact of major international instruments promoting women's equality, and national similarities and differences in women's policy machinery, provision for maternity and childcare, fiscal assistance for families with children, and the costs and benefits of fertility-related measures vis - vis immigration related measures.

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ALENA HEITLINGER

Inhalt
Acknowledgements - Women's Equality, Childbearing and the State: An Overview - PART 1: WOMEN'S EQUALITY AND WOMEN'S POLICY MACHINERY - Models of Women's Equality: From Equal Treatment to Positive Action - International Women's Policy Machinery: ILO, UN, WHO, OECD and the European Community - National Women's Policy Machinery: Canada, Australia and Great Britain Compared - PART 2: DEMOGRAPHY - Pronatalism and Women's Equality Policies - Immigration as Substitute for Higher Birth Rates and Pronatalism - PART 3: EGALITARIAN COMPONENTS OF DEMOGRAPHIC POLICIES OR DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF POLICIES PURSUING WOMEN'S EQUALITY: CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND GREAT BRITAIN COMPARED - Protective Legislation and Equal Employment Opportunity - Maternity and Parental Leaves and Benefits Programs - Childcare Policies and Programs - Fiscal Support for Parents and their Children - Conclusion - Appendix A - Bibliography - Index