Ann Shola Orloff (born 1953) is an American sociologist, specializing in Comparative-Historical Sociology, Gender and Social Inequalities, Sociological Theory and Political Sociology. She is a professor of Sociology and Political Science and Board of Lady Managers of the Columbian Exposition Chair at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

Education and academic career

She obtained a B.A. from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

in 1975 and a Ph.D. from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

in 1985. She has been a visiting professor at the

European University Institute The European University Institute (EUI) is an international postgraduate and post-doctoral research-intensive university and an intergovernmental organisation with juridical personality, established by its founding member states to contribu ...

Sciences Po Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

in Paris and the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

. She is a professor of Sociology and Political Science and Board of Lady Managers of the Columbian Exposition Chair at

. She is also editor of

Social Politics ''Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Oxford University Press. It was established in 1994 and is edited by Barbara Hobson, Ann Shola Orloff, and Rianne Mahon. It ...

, published by Oxford University Press, which she co-founded with Barbara Hobson (Stockholm University) in 1994. Prior to teaching at Northwestern University, she was an assistant professor for Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has received fellowships from the

American Council of Learned Societies The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a private, nonprofit federation of 75 scholarly organizations in the humanities and related social sciences founded in 1919. It is best known for its fellowship competitions which provide a ra ...

, the

American Association of University Women The American Association of University Women (AAUW), officially founded in 1881, is a non-profit organization that advances Justice, equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. The organization has a nationwide Social net ...

, and the

German Marshall Fund The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy think tank that seeks to promote cooperation and understanding between North America and the European Union. Founded in 1972, through a gift from the W ...

Books

Her books include ''The Many Hands of the State: Theorizing Political Authority and Social Control'' (co-editor with Kimberly J. Morgan; Cambridge University Press, 2017), ''Remaking Modernity: Politics, History and Sociology'' (co-editor with Julia Adams and Elisabeth Clemens; Duke, 2005) and ''States, Markets, Families: Gender, Liberalism and Social Policy in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the United States'' (with Julia O'Connor and Sheila Shaver; Cambridge, 1999).

Other publications

Orloff's publications include ''Rethinking Power in Politics'' (2012), ''Policy, Politics, Gender: Bringing Gender to the Analysis of Welfare States'' (edited by Stephan Leibfried, Oxford University, 2010), ''The Power of Gender Perspectives: Feminist Influence on Policy Paradigims, Social Science, and Social Politics'' (co written by Bruno Pailer, Social Politics, 2009), ''Gendering the Comparative Analysis of Welfare States: An Unfinished Agenda'' (Sociological theory, 2009), ''Solidarity in Question: Gender, Nation and European Social Provision'' ( Review essay in Social-Economic Review, 2008), ''From Maternalism to 'Employment for All: Sate Policies to Promote Women's Employment Across the Affluent Democracies'' (Co edited by Jonah Levy, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006). Orloff's publications have shown a repeated pattern of supporting or advocating for social change in regards to woman, gender, and social inequalities. In 2006 Orloff wrote an article called "From Maternalism to 'Employment for all': State Policies to Promote Women's Employment Across the Affluent Democracies," which states that the increase in pay for single mothers does not due anything to change societal pressure. She argues that while the increase in pay helps, there is no benefit to the work-life balance. Some Sociologist disagree with Orloff and argue that the issue with woman working has more effect on depopulation.

References

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