Staking a Claim

<p>First published in 1989 <i>Staking a Claim</i> brings feminist experience and social theory together to produce a systematic view of the State as an agent in sexual politics thereby placing in question the nature of the State itself. The book approaches this task at two levels: an argument about the theory of the State and the social analysis of gender; and a set of case studies—childcare equal employment opportunities sexual violence—on the interplay between feminism and State structure in Australia during a period of 15 years.</p><p>In drawing on the experience of feminist demands on the State <i>Staking a Claim </i>reveals how the State is constituted by gender relations and shaped by the vicissitudes of sexual politics. It will be a beneficial read for students and researchers of sociology.</p>