| Abstract: | This article is a commentary on the Green Paper for children’sservices in England: Every Child Matters. The focus of the discussionis the lack of gender analysis in the document. The articlehighlights the gendered character of contemporary parenting,and the failure of some of the proposals in the Green Paperto address this. There is also discussion of the need to appreciatethe gendered character of childhood, and the implications ofthis for children’s services. The authors also argue theimportance of using a gendered perspective to engage adequatelywith the causes and consequences of child maltreatment. Thearticle ends with some recommendations for strengthening thegender analysis in the Green Paper. |
