There it is: a joint study day of the women-and-social-policy and the
comparative-social-policy-group.
WOMEN, RISK AND SOCIAL POLICY
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
The Women and Social Policy group and the Comparative Social Policy
group of
the SPA are holding a joint study day on the theme WOMEN, RISK AND
SOCIAL POLICY: international and social comparisons at the London School
of Economics, London, UK on Saturday 4 March 2000.
Speakers and topics confirmed are:
Elisabetta Ruspini, University of Padova; The dynamics of women's
poverty in international perspective
Sigrid Leitner, University of Goettingen; Old Age (In)security: Why
women
are at risk
Sue Harkness, University of Sussex; The family gap in pay: comparative
perspectives
Arthur Gould, University of Loughborough; Punishing the Punter: the
politics of prostitution in Sweden
Jill Radford, University of Newcastle; Women's Risk of Experiencing
Domestic Violence: Inter-country differences in the legal framework
(provisional title)
The final programme will be sent later in February. The cost of
attending
the Study Day is £15 (waged) or £10 (unwaged), which includes
registration,
buffet lunch and tea/coffee.
To book, send cheque, payable to Social Policy Association, to:
Jay Ginn, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2
5XH
Tel: 01483 876 986 (Office); 01883 345 199 (Home) Email:
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Alternatively you may contact, Rob Sykes, School of Social Science and
Law,
Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Crescent Campus, Sheffield S10
2BP
Tel: 0114 225 2428 (Office) Email: [log in to unmask]
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