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100			_aSquires, Judith
245			_aMainstreaming in Westminister and whitehall from Labour's Ministry for women to the women and equality unit
260			_c2002
300			_ap.57-70.
362			_aJan
520			_aThis article examines the work of the Women's Unit in British government, especially its approach to gender mainstreaming, between 1997 and 2001. it undertakes three tasks: first, it discusses the significance of mainstreaming; second, it outlines the development of Labour party policy in this area; and third, it considers the contribution of the Women's Unit to public policy. It examines whether the Unit was sufficiently integrated into policy-making, adequately resourced and sufficiently in alignment with the general direction of public policy to be successful. The article concludes that a lack of ideological alignment was a significant constraint on the work of the Women's Unit. Its impact was limited. In the next Parliament, however, the role of its successor will be more important if public policy is to be successfully mainstreamed. - Reproduced.
650			_aWomen in politics
700			_aWickham Jones, Mark
773			_aParliamentary Affairs
909			_a52179
999			_c52179 _d52179