Gender and Family in European Economic Policy
. Ed(S): Auth, Diana; Hergenhan, Jutta; Holland-Cunz, Barbara
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Hardback. Editor(s): Auth, Diana; Hergenhan, Jutta; Holland-Cunz, Barbara. Num Pages: 267 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JM; JFSJ; KCF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 498.
This collection explores how pioneering gender equality policies have shaped women's economic presence in Europe since 2000. Equal pay policies, parental leave reforms, corporate quotas and electoral quotas have raised pressing questions about the effectiveness in promoting equal participation, as researchers quote both quantitative improvement in gender diversity and qualitative lag in cultural change. The chapters in this book present interlocking cross-national and cross-policy comparisons of the three most controversial reforms: equal pay, parental leave, and quotas for political representatives. The contributors address the cultural context in which reforms arose, internally contradictory policies, and the relative effectiveness of fast-track quotas and ... Read more
This collection explores how pioneering gender equality policies have shaped women's economic presence in Europe since 2000. Equal pay policies, parental leave reforms, corporate quotas and electoral quotas have raised pressing questions about the effectiveness in promoting equal participation, as researchers quote both quantitative improvement in gender diversity and qualitative lag in cultural change. The chapters in this book present interlocking cross-national and cross-policy comparisons of the three most controversial reforms: equal pay, parental leave, and quotas for political representatives. The contributors address the cultural context in which reforms arose, internally contradictory policies, and the relative effectiveness of fast-track quotas and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319415123
SKU
V9783319415123
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Auth, Diana; Hergenhan, Jutta; Holland-Cunz, Barbara
Diana Auth is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science at the Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. Her main research areas are comparative welfare state research, gender studies, elderly care research and social gerontology, and policy analysis. Jutta Hergenhan is a Berlin-based political scientist. She is a researcher, lecturer, scientific translator, and editor. From 2012 to 2015, she was ... Read more
Reviews for Gender and Family in European Economic Policy
“This collection of essays offers a timely account of a range of gender- and family- related policies in a number of EU Member States. … Across the various chapters there is a great depth of information, and the book provides some very interesting insights into the case studies presented. One key theme that emerges across all chapters, is the role ... Read more