Sex Equality Policy in Western Europe

by Frances Gardiner (Editor)

Overview

This book presents a wide-ranging comparative analysis of the development of sex-equality policies within Europe. The contributors, comprising both European and US-based scholars, address a very current political issue. This is an area of policy that has reached the decision-making stage in much of Europe and it is thus possible to assess the outcome of policy-making and to account for cross-national variations of sex-equality policy measures. The contributors discuss the similarities and differences in levels of awareness, commitment to equality of opportunity and readiness to turn rhetoric into reality in a number of west European countries, including Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, Norway and Ireland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134762330
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/25/2005
Series:	Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	958 KB

About the Author

Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam On behalf of the European Consortium for Political Research

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Frances Gardiner; Part 1 Contested concepts – selective practice; Chapter 2 Effective utilisation of equality rights, Claire Kilpatrick; Chapter 3 Equality strategies and political representation, Pippa Norris; Chapter 4 The timid and the bold, Frances Gardiner, Monique Leijenaar; Part 2 Elements in the policy community and process; Chapter 5 Sex equality and the rules of the game, Joni Lovenduski; Chapter 6 Incorporating feminism, Joyce Outshoorn; Chapter 7 State feminism and gender equality policies, Celia Valiente; Chapter 8 The organisation of equality policies at the local level, Janneke van der Ros; Part 3 Privatising equality, gendered citizenship, inter/transnational influences; Chapter 9 The privatisation of equality policy in the British employment market for women, Ian Forbes; Chapter 10 Citizenship, welfare state regimes and breadwinner arrangements, Jet Bussemaker; Chapter 11 Dea ex Machina or the interplay between national and international policymaking, Bob Reinalda;

Editorial Reviews

'It is immediately obvious that this volume not only builds on the existing literature but also brings considerable new light to the subject.... Scholars in search of a strong comparative theoretical framework for understanding women's policy in the EU should consider this volume a necessary place to start.' - Rachel A. Cischowski, University of California, Irvine

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