At the time of publication the editors were among Australia’s most distinguished social scientists. Jacqueline Goodnow (1924–2014) was Professor of Behavioural Science at Macquarie University, Sydney, and the author of a number of important books in child development and education. Carole Pateman was a Reader in Government at the University of Sydney and had published a wide range of books and articles in political and social theory.

• Preface. List of Authors. Introduction. 1. Topics, Methods and Models: Feminist Challenges in Social Science Jacqueline Goodnow 2. Women in History: Reconstructing the Past Patricia Grimshaw 3. Seeing Women in the Landscape: Alternative Views of the World Around Us Fay Gale 4. Rewards for Women’s Work Bettina Cass 5. Individual Equity and Social Policy Meredith Edwards 6. The Gender of Bureaucracy: Reflections on Feminism and the State Hester Eisenstein 7. In Pursuit of Equality: Women and Legal Thought 1788–1984 Jocelynne A. Scutt. References.

At the time of publication the editors were among Australia’s most distinguished social scientists. Jacqueline Goodnow (1924–2014) was Professor of Behavioural Science at Macquarie University, Sydney, and the author of a number of important books in child development and education. Carole Pateman was a Reader in Government at the University of Sydney and had published a wide range of books and articles in political and social theory.

• Preface. List of Authors. Introduction. 1. Topics, Methods and Models: Feminist Challenges in Social Science Jacqueline Goodnow 2. Women in History: Reconstructing the Past Patricia Grimshaw 3. Seeing Women in the Landscape: Alternative Views of the World Around Us Fay Gale 4. Rewards for Women’s Work Bettina Cass 5. Individual Equity and Social Policy Meredith Edwards 6. The Gender of Bureaucracy: Reflections on Feminism and the State Hester Eisenstein 7. In Pursuit of Equality: Women and Legal Thought 1788–1984 Jocelynne A. Scutt. References.