Feminist Policymaking in Chile / / Liesl Haas.

The election of Michelle Bachelet as president of Chile in 2006 gave new impetus to the struggle in that country for legislation to improve women's rights and highlighted a process that had already been under way for some time. In Feminist Policymaking in Chile, Liesl Haas investigates the effo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
©2010
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface and Acknowledgments --
Abbreviations --
Introduction: feminist policymaking and the struggle for women's equality --
1 The rules of the game: explaining feminist policy outcomes --
2 Feminist policy reform in chile --
3 Success at a price: passing domestic violence legislation --
4 The limits of framing: legislating abortion rights --
5 Winning the game: the legalization of divorce --
6 Conclusion: the future of feminist Policymaking --
Appendixes --
References --
Index
Summary:The election of Michelle Bachelet as president of Chile in 2006 gave new impetus to the struggle in that country for legislation to improve women's rights and highlighted a process that had already been under way for some time. In Feminist Policymaking in Chile, Liesl Haas investigates the efforts of Chilean feminists to win policy reforms on a broad range of gender equity issues-from labor and marriage laws, to educational opportunities, to health and reproductive rights. Between 1990 and 2008, sixty-three bills were put forward in the Chilean legislature as a result of pressure brought by the feminist movement and its allies. Haas examines all these bills, identifying the conditions under which feminist policymaking was most likely to succeed. In doing so, she develops a predictive theory of policy success that is broadly applicable to other Latin American countries.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780271050577
9783110745269
DOI:10.1515/9780271050577?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Liesl Haas.