This article analyzes the gender visions adopted by policy actors in pension reform debates. Based on the work of Fraser (. “After the Family Wage: Gender Equity and the Welfare State.” Political Theory 22 : 591-618; . “From Redistribution to Recognition? Dilemmas of Justice in a...

According to Paul Pierson and R. Kent Weaver, the "new politics of the welfare state" is about escaping the popular blame generated by cutbacks affecting a significant portion of the population. Although the concept of blame avoidance helps to explain the political logic of welfare state...

This paper analyzes Canadian retirement incomes by focusing on the dynamics of gender and immigration. We demonstrate that elderly women living alone and post-1970 immigrants are more likely to rely on the means-tested component of Canada's pension system, the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS),...