Women, Power and Policy

Childcare Policies in Britain and Beyond

This book provides an accessible engaging account of childcare policies in Britain and beyond. In examining the progress of women's initiatives and childcare, Marchbank considers subjects including:

• The history of childcare policy, particularly during the Second World War
• Childcare policy and women's economic activity across the EC
• Detailed case studies of policy making in practice
• The covert and overt barriers to equality-based policy making
• Successful strategies and counter-strategies for policy makers and campaigners