A Roadmap for Equality Between Women and Men 2006-2010
A Roadmap for Equality Between Women and Men 2006-2010

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Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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"This Roadmap outlines six priority areas for EU action on gender equality for the period 2006-2010: equal economic independence for women and men; reconciliation of private and professional life; equal representation in decision-making; eradication of all forms of gender-based violence; elimination of gender stereotypes; promotion of gender equality in external and development policies. For each area, it identifies priority objectives and actions. The Commission cannot alone achieve these objectives, as in any areas the centre of gravity for action lies at Member State level. Thus, this Roadmap represents the Commission's commitment to driving the gender equality agenda forward, reinforcing partnership with Member states, and other actors."--P. 7.

Actors, Institutions, and the Making of EU Gender Equality Programs
Actors, Institutions, and the Making of EU Gender Equality Programs

Author: Petra Ahrens

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-08

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1137570601

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This book is an actor-centred sociological study of the EU-level processes that produce gender equality policy. Based on interviews and documentary analysis, the study unpacks the process of the “Roadmap for Equality between Women and Men 2006-2010” to explain the different roles of actors in the making of EU gender equality policies. By analysing policy processes inside institutions and among institutions, the study focuses on the internal working logics in and between EU-level institutions. It highlights the shifting spaces, openings, and constraints for the development of gender equality policies. Concentrating on EU policy programmes helps shed light on the invisible aspects of EU gender equality policy-making and how this process changed regarding actors, structure and content in the late 2000s. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of EU politics, gender politics, and public policy, as well as to institutional and non-governmental actors in the area of gender politics in Europe and the working of EU politics.

On Norms and Agency
On Norms and Agency

Author: Ana María Muñoz Boudet

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2013-04-25

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 082139892X

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Based on focus groups and interviews with nearly 4,000 women, men, girls, and boys from 20 countries, this book explores areas that are less often studied in gender and development: gender norms and agency. It reveals how little gender norms have changed, how similar they are across countries, and how they are being challenged and contested.

Measuring Gender Equality
Measuring Gender Equality

Author: Enrico di Bella

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2024-01-31

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 3031414861

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In this open access book, the editors explicitly address the issue of measuring gender equality. The book introduces readers to basic concepts of gender equality, equity and equal opportunities, then discusses measuring these phenomena, the methods of constructing indicators, and reviews the main indicators that have been proposed at the international level to measure gender equality. It then sets the theoretical discussions against the findings from a Jean Monnet project financed by the European Union to highlight the importance of a regional analysis of gender equality in four main study areas: Italy, Spain, France and Germany. The results make it clear that it is necessary to move from the purely national perspective hitherto used in gender equality analyses to a regional one because differences can be highly pronounced even within the same country. This is a self-contained volume requiring limited statistical expertise for the reader and is aimed at social researchers and policymakers who wish to address gender equality from a quantitative perspective.

Gender Inequality and Welfare States in Europe
Gender Inequality and Welfare States in Europe

Author: Mary Daly

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-02-28

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1788111265

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Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of clarity in how to best frame equality and take account of family-related considerations. This wide-ranging book assembles the most pertinent literature and evidence to provide a critical understanding of how contemporary state policies engage with gender inequalities.

Bridging the Information Gap
Bridging the Information Gap

Author: Nils Ringe

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0472118803

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By cutting across party and committee lines, legislative member organizations facilitate the flow of vital information

The Discursive Politics of Gender Equality
The Discursive Politics of Gender Equality

Author: Emanuela Lombardo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-06-02

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1134031122

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Adopting a critical perspective, this book explores how the concept of gender equality is ‘stretched and bent’ in different ways according to the intervention of policy actors and assesses the consequences of the processes the policy-framing.

Suffrage, Gender and Citizenship – International Perspectives on Parliamentary Reforms
Suffrage, Gender and Citizenship – International Perspectives on Parliamentary Reforms

Author: Pirjo Markkola

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2008-12-18

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1443803014

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In 2006 Finland celebrated the centenary of universal and equal suffrage. The reform in 1906 was radical: women gained the right to vote and to stand as candidates in parliamentary elections. The new rights were immediately used and 19 women were elected to the Parliament. Finland was the third country, after New Zealand and Australia, in which women were admitted to full political citizenship. Norwegian women were also granted political rights before WWI. This publication studies suffrage, citizenship and parliamentary reforms in various socio-political contexts. It brings together new research from a wide range of scholars and disciplines. In addition to pioneers, attention is given to Austria, Britain, Canada, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovenia, among others. By highlighting national differences, the collection strives to disperse the universalising trend of research. The chapters suggest that the age of suffrage narratives based on a view of universal emancipation is over; more significant are deconstructive approaches and analyses embedded in local factors. From an international perspective, the realisation of female suffrage was a long and multi-faceted process taking different forms. The issue of women’s civil rights is certainly not a matter of the past. Internationally, suffrage, gender and citizenship are highly topical issues, as indicated in this collection.