Gender and child welfare in society

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gender and child welfare in society : introduction to some key concepts / Jonathan Scourfield -- Exploring the relationship between gender and child health : a comparative analysis of high and low economic resource countries / Lorraine Green and Julie Taylor -- Gender, child maltreatment and young people's offending / Carol-Ann Hooper -- Gender and schooling / Shereen Benjamin -- Are abused women 'neglectful' mothers? a critical relfection based on women's experiences / Simon Lapierre -- The clock starts now : feminism, mothering and attachment theory in child protection practice / Julia Krane ... [et al.] -- Engaging fathers : promoting gender equality? / Brid Featherstone -- Working with violent male carers (fathers and stepfathers) / Mark Rivett -- The family group conference in child welfare : a view from New Zealand / Margaret McKenzie -- Gender in residential childcare / Mark Smith -- Therapeutic options in child protection and gendered practices / Trish Walsh.