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Second Wave Feminism and Political Change: A Comparative Study of Feminist Movement Outcomes in Three Countries
Maione, Vittoria
Maione, Vittoria
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Abstract
This thesis explores the extent to which the feminist movement altered gender policies in the US,Norway, and Italy in the 1970s and 1980s. The starting hypothesis was that the feministmovement exerted a strong influence on gender policies, especially concerning abortion andreproductive rights, the gender wage gap, and family leave. The primary method was acomparative analysis of scholarly research and qualitative data, supplemented with anethnographic approach which gathered contextual, empirical knowledge about the socialconditions and behaviors of people who had first-hand experience with the subject matter. Theprimary investigator conducted one-on-one interviews with four professors and two experts ofthe Italian feminist movement, interviewing two people from each of the countries considered forthe research. The outcome of this research shows that Norway is indeed a particular casecompared to Italy and the United States; and, while Italy has developed a progressive set ofpolicies regarding abortion and parental leave, the US tells a different story, with very poorgender policies. Ultimately, this research concludes that feminist movements are the reason whyconversations about abortion, parental leave, and the gender wage gap began in the first place inthese three countries.
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Thesis (B.A. in Political Science)--John Cabot University, Spring 2021.
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2021
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Feminism, Women, Government policy, Women's rights
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Maione, Vittoria. "Second Wave Feminism and Political Change: A Comparative Study of Feminist Movement Outcomes in Three Countries". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2021.