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A fiesty story of women entering Australia's government and successfully using state power for social change

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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

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      Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
      Publication Date: 26/01/1996
      ISBN13: 9781566393881, 978-1566393881
      ISBN10: 1566393884
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A fiesty story of women entering Australia's government and successfully using state power for social change

      Table 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

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