Women and politics in contemporary Ireland : from the margins to the mainstream / Yvonne Galligan.
By: Galligan, Yvonne
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BookPublisher: London ; Washington : Pinter, 1998Description: 184 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1855674327 (v) (hardback); 1855674335 (m) (pbk.).Subject(s): Women in politics -- Ireland | Women's rights -- Ireland | Feminism -- Ireland | Women -- Ireland -- Social conditions | Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1949-DDC classification: 305.4209417 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 305.4209417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00091924 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
As Irish society made the transition from a rural to a post-industrial one from the 1970s onwards, women in Ireland developed a significant political voice. This book shows how Irish women attained the political skills required to represent women's interests to government effectively, and demonstrates that the political activity of the women's movement in the Republic of Ireland contributed to the dismantling of a range of discriminatory policies against women. It discusses the compromises made by both sides as the political system slowly moved to accommodate the feminist agenda. In the process it explores the dynamics of Irish politics using a different approach than the institutional one which characterizes most studies of the Irish political system.
Bibliography: (pages 173-179) and index.
Introduction -- Women in Irish society and politics -- Women's political mobilization -- Employment equality -- Family law reform -- Women and violence -- Contraception -- Conclusion.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. vi)
- List of abbreviations (p. vii)
- Chapter 1 Introduction (p. 1)
- Chapter 2 Women in Irish society and politics (p. 26)
- Chapter 3 Women's political mobilization (p. 48)
- Chapter 4 Employment equality (p. 68)
- Chapter 5 Family law reform (p. 90)
- Chapter 6 Women and violence (p. 112)
- Chapter 7 Contraception (p. 142)
- Chapter 8 Conclusion (p. 161)
- Bibliography (p. 173)
- Index (p. 180)