The Politics of Mainstreaming in Critical Perspective - Rilegato

Bibbings, Sharleene May

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ISBN 10: 1443835129 ISBN 13: 9781443835121

Casa editrice: Cambridge Scholars Pub, 2012

Riassunto

Gender mainstreaming (GM) has been identified in academic literature as a crucial topic for both public attention and academic research. This is because GM is currently considered an essential strategy for achieving the highly sought-after outcome of gender equality in public organisations. However, an exhaustive degree of academic, practitioner and advocate attention has been paid to challenges observed in the GM process. Specifically, concerns have crystallised on the following twin 'puzzles': (i) conceptual confusion and (ii) the challenges of operationalising the process. The central purpose of this book has been to make a contribution in relation to both of these academic and practice-based issues at a time when questions appertaining to gender equality are reaching critical mass. Moreover, we are simply not there yet in terms of our aspirations for gender equality in public organisations and new insights on strategies used to move us forward need to be brought to the foreground to engender progress. To address the aims of the book, the author uses three novel argumentative-turns to interrogate the politics of mainstreaming from a critical perspective.

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L'autore:

Dr Sharleene May Bibbings has worked in Britain s public sector since 1996. She has a BA (Coventry), MA (Warwick) and a PhD (York). She currently works as a Principle Officer in the Chief Executive Office of a London borough local authority and has a portfolio of work that includes policy, equalities and performance. Her current research interest focuses on equality based change in the public sector. She has held tutoring roles on BA and MA programmes in the Politics Department at the University of York, published for and advised a number of public and third sector organisations from a broad spectrum that include a joint project by Age Concern and the Sierra Leone Women s Forum, the City of York Council, the Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Inclusion Partnership, and the National Children s Bureau.

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• Editore: Cambridge Scholars Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1443835129
• ISBN 13: 9781443835121
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 165