Offers a new perspective on feminist social work which takes account of the complexity of the manifold oppressions that affect the lives of most women and most social work clients.

Acknowledgements List of Contributors Series Editor's Preface Introduction:Women and Social Work in the 1990s, Mary Langan Women and Oppression: race,class and gender, Lesley Day Women's psychology and femininst social workpractice, Marilyn Lawrence Social Work and power relations: towards aframework for an integrated practice, Marie McNay Who cares? Women in themixed economy of care, Mary Langan Feminism, managerialism and performancemeasurement, Carol Lupton Malestream training?: Women, feminism and socialwork education, Pam Carter, Angela Everitt and Annie Hudson The child sexualabuse 'industry' and gender relations in social work, Annie Hudson Women withlearning difficulties are women too, Fiona Williams Working with Black singlemothers: myths and reality, Agnes Bryan Women in residential work: dilemmasand ambiguities, Cathy Aymer Lesbians, the state and social work practice,Helen Cosis Brown Social Work and older women, Beverley Hughes and MelodyMtezuka