Tough Times in Review

The British Women's Movement during the Thatcher Years

Bibliographic Data

ID11525331
AuthorsSylvia Bashevkin (0000-0003-0123-9104, University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume28
Issue4
Pages525-552
Publication date1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComparative Political Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0010414096028004002
OpenAlexW2152900415
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited34

Comparative research on social movements has focused increasingly on questions of group success, yet the question of how specific movements and regimes interact has not been widely explored in this literature. This article examines the intersection of conservative and feminist politics in the United Kingdom during the period between Margaret Thatcher's first majority election in 1979 and her resignation as Conservative Party leader in 1990. Using data on legislative and judicial decisions as well as interview materials, it examines how the British women's movement fared during the Thatcher years and compares movement efforts in the United Kingdom with those in the United States and Canada during the same period

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