A law made by Italian mothers for Italian mothers? Women politicians and the 1950 law on maternity rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18934883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pamela Schievenin (University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-81 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Italy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-2944 • E-ISSN: 1469-9877 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/mit.2015.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2328708491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
The development of welfare policies aimed at mothers and children has been deeply influenced by women’s agency. This article explores the role played by Italian women politicians in the passing of the 1950 law on maternity rights. It examines the campaigns conducted by both left-wing and Catholic women, 1 and discusses the arguments and strategies they used to ensure that this gendered issue was on the political agenda. Particular attention is given to the parliamentary history of this legislation. While the law was being debated antagonism between the parties was at its height, and competition between the opposing women’s organisations was fierce. Despite this, at a parliamentary level cross-party collaboration between women politicians was possible on this specific issue and was a crucial factor in the law being passed
Law reform · Legislation · Maternity leave · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Welfare · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |