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Drawing on the experiences of three YWCA women’s shelters in Ontario, this book exposes the dangers for women that are embedded in government neoliberal policies and reveals how feminism can counteract this pervasive ideology.

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Neoliberalism: The Project That Has No Name

2 An Uneasy Alliance: Feminism and Neoliberalism

3 Feminist Agendas: YWCAs

4 Harris: The Face of Neoliberalism

5 McGuinty: Neoliberalism Lingers On

6 From Frayed Rope to Tight Strings: NGO Relationship with the State

7 Red Heels: A Desperate Need to Fundraise

8 Still Speaking Out

9 Feminist Resistance in Neoliberal Times

Appendices

Works Cited

Index

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      Publisher: MN - University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780774832595, 978-0774832595
      ISBN10: 0774832592

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on the experiences of three YWCA women’s shelters in Ontario, this book exposes the dangers for women that are embedded in government neoliberal policies and reveals how feminism can counteract this pervasive ideology.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      1 Neoliberalism: The Project That Has No Name

      2 An Uneasy Alliance: Feminism and Neoliberalism

      3 Feminist Agendas: YWCAs

      4 Harris: The Face of Neoliberalism

      5 McGuinty: Neoliberalism Lingers On

      6 From Frayed Rope to Tight Strings: NGO Relationship with the State

      7 Red Heels: A Desperate Need to Fundraise

      8 Still Speaking Out

      9 Feminist Resistance in Neoliberal Times

      Appendices

      Works Cited

      Index

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