Politics of Gender Equality

Carol Johnson is Emerita Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia.

• Chapter 1. In the Frame: Women and the discursive construction of gender equality in theory and practice.- Chapter 2. Great Hopes: “Second-wave” Seventies’ Feminism and state provision from Whitlam to Fraser (1972-1983).- Chapter 3. Labor’s Economic rationalism: Women under the Hawke & Keating Governments (1983-1996).- Chapter 4. Defending the mainstream: Women and neoliberalism under the Howard Government (1996-2007).- Chapter 5. Social democracy, the "Fair Go" and Gender Wars: Women under the Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-13).- Chapter 6. Framing a business case for Equality: Women under the Abbott, Turnbull & Morrison Governments (2013-2022).- Chapter 7. Unfinished business: the Albanese government and Gender equality policy (2022 -?).- Chapter 8. Gender equality and the failure of political imagination: Lessons for reframing in uncertain times.