1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«Contributing to the gender and federalism debate, this article explores how characteristics and historical legacies of the Canadian and U.S. federations shape women’s activism.» (p. 412)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’auteure utilise des données documentaires diverses.

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

According to the author, «[f]ollowing discussion of three positions gender scholars and activists hold regarding federalism, their shared view that federalism is gendered is explored. Reversing the causal arrow to compare how organized women circumvent or change obstructive federal arrangements, the text uses abortion rights campaigning to illustrate. It shows that the weaker pan-Canadian women’s movement succeeded in effecting constitutional and judicial change because of a favorable division of powers and preoccupation with Quebec. But a negative historical legacy and division of powers, counter-movements and partisan polarization limited the stronger U.S. movement to circumvention strategies.» (p. 412)
Note : Cette étude aborde l’opposition entre la sphère publique et la sphère privée (famille).