Gender Equality Policy in the European Union

A Fast Track to Parity for the New Member States
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-43716-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3698 g

Reihe: Gender and Politics

One of the solutions proposed by the European Union to remedy the effects of the 2008 economic crisis is to increase female labour participation. This book explores the policy changes in four new member states that may reduce the gender employment gap and improve women's equal participation in the labour force.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bego, Ingrid

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Adoption and Implementation of Equal Employment Policies in Four Countries
3. Beyond Employment: Addressing the Private and Public Divide through Reconciliation Policies
4. The Role of Formal and Informal Institutions in the Policy Process
5. Modernization and Cultural Explanations with a Strong Dose of Communist Legacy
6. Actors, Norms and Institutions: The Necessary Ingredients for a Successful Policy Model
7. Conclusion
Appendix: Summary of Directives under Study
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ingrid Bego is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, USA. Her main research interests lie at the intersection of democratization and European Union membership. She is interested in issues of representation of marginalized groups, and institutional transformations as a result of regime transition, as well as public policy transformations as a result of membership in International Organizations.