Gender Equality Policy in the European Union: A Fast Track to Parity for the New Member States (Gender and Politics)
Ingrid Bego
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Description for Gender Equality Policy in the European Union: A Fast Track to Parity for the New Member States (Gender and Politics)
Hardcover. 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. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 black & white tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSJ; JPP; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 274 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Gender and Politics
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137437167
SKU
V9781137437167
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Ref
99-15
About Ingrid Bego
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Gender Equality Policy in the European Union: A Fast Track to Parity for the New Member States (Gender and Politics)
'Drawing on rational choice, new institutional and feminist work, Ingrid Bego proposes a powerful new model for understanding contemporary democracy from her systematic qualitative analysis of the adoption AND implementation of two crucial areas of gender equality policy (reconciliation and equal employment) in four new member states of the EU: Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Latvia.' Amy G. Mazur, ... Read more