Full Description
Alberta's Conservative governments have employed several strategies to resist feminist claims for women's equality, from stonewalling during the 1970's oil boom, to grudging initiatives during the subsequent bust. Recently-under the guise of deficit reduction-Alberta has adopted a neoliberal ideology that seeks to shrink the province's role as a guarantor of equality. Lois Harder has written the definitive study of the modern evolution of politics in Alberta as seen through the lens of women's political struggles.
Contents
IX - Preface
XIII - Acknowledgements
1 - Chapter 1
Sites of Engagement
19 - Chapter 2
The Big Boom and a "Resounding Thud of Nothingness"
Feminist Claimsmaking in the Context of Affluence
45 - Chapter 3
Disparate Strategies and Expedient Responses
The Acquisition of Political Legitimacy in Troubled Times
79 - Chapter 4
Feminists and Family Values
The Crisis of Alberta's Welfare State
119 - Chapter 5
Learning Neoliberalism
153 - Chapter 6
Oil, Sex, and Power
163 - Notes
193 - Bibliography
219 - Index
