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"Der vorliegende Artikel leistet einen Beitrag zur Analyse der Schweizer Sozialpolitik aus der Sicht der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung. Die Schweizer Frauenpolitik blieb bis in die 90er Jahre hinein relativ schwach. Gegen Ende dieses Jahrzehnts wurden aber Reformen eingeleitet, die die Verbesserung der Stellung der Frau im Wohlfahrtsstaat zum Ziel hatten. Der Artikel befasst sich mit dieser Wende in den 90er Jahren. Zuerst werden die vergleichenden Ansätze der feministischen Strömung der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung sowie der Wohlfahrtsstaatsforschung kurz vorgestellt. Diese geben einen theoretischen Rahmen, der es erlaubt, die Wandlungen der schweizerischen Frauen- und Geschlechterpolitik zu untersuchen und die Gründe für diese Richtungsänderung aufzuzeigen. Die Resultate zeigen, dass verschiedene Faktoren den Wandel des schweizerischen Wohlfahrtstaats im Hinblick auf die Stellung der Frauen beeinflusst haben. Die Erklärung dieses Wandels ist in der Interaktion zwischen diesen Faktoren zu suchen." (Autorenreferat)

The present contribution puts forward an analysis of Swiss social policies in a gender perspective. While Swiss policies in favor of women were relatively weak until the 1990s, at the end of this decade several reforms were considered that aimed to improve the position of women within the welfare state system. The goal of this article is to account for the change that occurred during the 1990s. Firstly, the comparative feminist approaches on gender & the welfare state are briefly presented. These provide a theoretical framework that is then used to study the transformations of Swiss policies in favor of women, & suggest an explanation of the change that occurred at the end of the 1990s. Results show that several factors played a role for the transformation of the Swiss welfare state with respect to women. The explanation should thus be sought in the interaction between these factors. 51 References. Adapted from the source document.

The notion of performance is central in all the modernization processes that have been conducted during the last 20 years, notably under the New Public Management (NPM) movement. Since the models and notions of performance analysed in research nearly always reflect the vision of top management, this article proposes to consider the vision of personnel at the street level, specifically Swiss civil servants. A highly capable public sector organization, focused on efficiency, quality services provided for the citizens and outcomes needs motivated employees to achieve these ambitious objectives. But how is `performance' perceived by civil servants without any management responsibilities? Using the typology of Boltanksi and Thévenot, the article highlights several reference worlds to which civil servants refer when speaking of performance, revealing the dominant influence of the industrial world over that of the civic world, with the domestic and commercial worlds placed third and fourth in importance, respectively. It details the evolution of performance as seen by civil servants, allowing us to better understand their reactions when faced with the transformations under way as well as the identity crisis caused by the contradictory worlds they currently face.Points for practitionersUnder the NPM-banner, performance management has been introduced in almost every public sector organization. Performance must be clearly operationalized at all levels of the hierarchy, which is a difficult process because NPM has introduced new values that potentially conflict with traditional public sector values. This article highlights and analyses the way Swiss civil servants at the street level perceive performance, providing useful insight into their dominant value framework. Their perception of a `highly capable public sector' must be set against actual standards in order to achieve a shared vision of the main dimensions and criteria of performance, a prerequisite for effectiveness in every performance management system.