Welfare-State Feminism
Welfare-state feminism – also referred to as state-interventionist feminism – is a variety of state feminism that derives from special-rights feminism.
Supporters of welfare-state feminism argue that women’s specific needs require special state guarantees. These may include, for example, the legal protection of access to contraception and abortion; women’s equal right with men to work, remuneration, rest, social insurance, and education; state protection of the interests of mother and child; public assistance for mothers of many children and single mothers; maternity leave with income protection during pregnancy; a broad network of maternity hospitals, nurseries, and kindergartens; and penalties for evading child-support payments.
Such measures are understood as enabling women to become free and to realize their aspirations (Aivazova, 2001; Khassanova, 2002).
References:
Aivazova, S. (2001). Gendernoe ravenstvo v kontekste prav cheloveka [Gender equality in the context of human rights]. Moscow: Eslan. [in Russian].
Khassanova, G. (2002). Women in democratic institutions in Kazakhstan. CPS International Policy Fellowship Program.
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