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A FEMINIST CASE AGAINST NATIONAL FAMILY POLICY: VIEW TO THE FUTURE
Author(s) -
Spakes Patricia
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb00983.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , order (exchange) , supreme court , inequality , law and economics , political science , family law , sociology , public administration , law , economics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , finance , artificial intelligence , computer science
This paper examines the goals of current family policy proposals from a feminist perspective. It reveals the fundamental pronatalist values that are inherent in such proposals. It reviews recent research that raises questions regarding the actual impact of Scandinavian family policies (which are often used as a model), in terms of actually achieving the stated objective of enhancing equality between the sexes. It briefly explores the family policy that already exists in the United States, having been judicially enacted by the Supreme Court, and finally, it shows how most current family based policy proposals serve to maintain inequality rather than to promote equality, both in society and the home. The paper attempts to raise issues that policymakers need to consider in order to establish a long range policy goals that will truly benefit women and their families.