01452pab a2200157 454500 180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Chappel, Louise The fermocrat strategy: expanding the repertoire of feminist activists 2002 p.85-98. Jan The parliamentary arena has presented many obstacles to those wanting to use this arena to improve women's representation. It has become increasingly obvious that to make governments sore sensitive to women and to gender issues, feminists need to engage with multiple institutions simultaneously. Australian feminists have had made some advances exploiting opportunities in the bureaucracy. However, this successful `femocrat' strategy has not been replicated in either Canada or the UK - two similar Westminister systems. The article explores the reasons for these differences and argues that they are the result of variations in the political opportunity structure. Three features are considered: bureaucratic norms, political parties and federalism. Although to date UK feminists have had the least favourable Political Opportunity Structure in relation to the public service and public administration, signs are emerging that this is changing and that in future, they may be able to expand their repertoire in this direction. - Reproduced. Women in politics Parliamentary Affairs 52180 52180 52180 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 55, Issue no: 1 AR52610 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR