Abstract
This chapter details gendered aspects of the 1940s welfare reforms and shows how demographics have changed considerably since these reforms were introduced. It also explains that there has also been a shift in the UK social security system’s treatment of women, with increasing expectations of undertaking paid work. Following this, the chapter explains how women’s ongoing disadvantaged position in the social security system is related to the dominant gendered concept of citizenship. It then discusses the difficulties in creating a more gender-inclusive citizenship framework that both promotes paid work and supports unpaid care. The chapter ends by explaining how policies that help develop a more gender-inclusive citizenship framework, with a specific focus on affording women agency, can be implemented.
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