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Focusing on the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labour market policies, this book examines the construction of gender in various government welfare policies and illustrates how the specific qualities of the welfare state reinforce or counteract gender inequalities. It argues that policy variation across the countries surveyed can be attributed to a variety of factors, including differing strategies and demands of the women's movements, the organisational strength of labour movements and industrial relations frameworks, the constellation of parties supporting equality measure, traditional values and state structures. This book is intended for scholars and students of political science, public policy, sociology, gender studies and social policy.