Barbara Finlay

George W. Bush and the War on Women (eBook, PDF)

Turning Back the Clock on Progress

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book takes a devastating look at the actions and policies of the George W. Bush administration in terms of their impact on women in the United States and abroad. Surprisingly, this is a largely ignored aspect of Bush's presidency, even though his policies have in many ways reversed or inhibited women's progress over the past three decades.

While the media have focused on his opposition to abortion, Bush's less-publicized anti-feminist agenda has in fact been much more extensive. He has opposed women's interests in multiple ways, from shutting down women's offices in the government to de-funding programs that assist women, from opposing global women's rights treaties to supporting anti-feminist organizations. Contrary to his public claims that 'W stands for Women,' his policies, appointments and actions reveal a strongly patriarchal bent. This book also includes a chapter on the negative effects on women of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 281
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781848130999
• Artikelnr.: 38357551

Autorenporträt

Barbara Finlay is Professor of Sociology at the Texas A&M University, specializing in women's rights. She also directs the Women's Studies Program at the University.

BARBARA FINLAY is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University. She has published two books and a number of articles, mostly in the fields of research methods, the sociology of the family, and gender issues.