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Women and Social Welfare (Canada)

By: E. Jane Ursel
In: Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America
Edited by: John M. Herrick & Paul H. Stuart
Subject:Public Policy, Social Policy (general)
Keywords:allowances; means testing; social assistance; social expenditure; social welfare; staff welfare; welfare

Women have always occupied a unique position relative to men in the field of social welfare. The heart of this difference flows from the historic division of labor between men and women that has resulted in women bearing the primary responsibility ...

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  Jane Ursel, E. (2005). Women and social welfare (canada). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 442-444). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n173
  
  Jane Ursel, E. "Women and Social Welfare (Canada)." In Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America, edited by Herrick, John M., and Paul H. Stuart, 442-44. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n173.
  
  Jane Ursel, E. 2005. Women and Social Welfare (Canada). In: John M. Herrick and Paul H. Stuart Editors, 2005. Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 442-444 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n173> [Accessed 11 Aug 2022].
  
  Jane Ursel, E. "Women and Social Welfare (Canada)." Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. Edited by John M. Herrick and Paul H. Stuart. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005, pp. 442-44. SAGE Knowledge. 11 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n173.
  
  Jane Ursel, E. (2005). Women and social welfare (canada) In: Herrick, John M., and Paul H. Stuart (Eds.),Women and social welfare (Canada) Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2005:442-444. doi:10.4135/9781412952521.n173
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