Multiple meanings of gender equality : a critical frame analysis of gender policies in Europe / edited by Mieke Verloo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verloo, Mieke, 1950-

Series:

CPS Books.

CPS books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination against women--Europe.

Sex discrimination against women.

Sex discrimination against women--Government policy--Europe.

Physical Description:

ii, 311 p.

Edition:

English ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Budapest : CEU Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book aims to map the diversity of meanings of gender equality across Europe and reflects on the contested concept of gender equality. In its exploration of the diverse meanings of gender equality it not only takes into account the existence of different visions of gender equality, and the way in which different political and theoretical debates crosscut these visions, but also reflects upon the geographical contexts in which visions and debates over gender equality are located. The contextual locations where these visions and debates take place include the European Union and member states such as Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, Slovenia, Greece, and Spain. In all of these settings, the different meanings of gender equality are explored comparatively in relation to the issues of family policies, domestic violence, and gender inequality in politics, while specific national contexts discuss the issues of prostitution (Austria, Slovenia), migration (the Netherlands), homosexual rights (Spain), and antidiscrimination (Hungary). The multiple meanings of gender equality are studied through Critical Frame Analysis, a methodology that builds on social movement theory and that was refined further with elements of gender and political theory within the context of the MAGEEQ research project

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

List of Contributors

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Part one Mapping Theory, Methodology, and the European Context

Contested Gender Equality and Policy Variety in Europe: Introducing a Critical Frame Analysis Approach

European Union Gender Policy Since Beijing: Shifting Concepts and Agendas

Part two Comparing Gender Equalities

Taming the Male Sovereign? Framing Gender Inequality in Politics in the European Union and the Member States

The Pregnant Worker and Caring Mother: Framing Family Policies across Europe

Domestic Violence: A Public Matter

Part three Focused Chapters

What’s the Problem with Prostitution? Prostitution Politics in Austria and Slovenia since the 1990s A Comparison of Frames

Overcoming Brides and Grooms The Representation of Lesbian and Gay Rights in Spain

Where Did Gender Disappear? Anti-discrimination Policy in the EU Accession Process in Hungary

A Closer Look at the Intersection of Gender Equality and Migration in the Netherlands (1995–2005)

Part four Looking Forward

Conclusions on Framing Gender Inequality as a Policy Problem in Europe

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786155211393

978-6-15521-139-3

615-5211-39-6

1-281-37682-5

9786611376826

1-4356-0371-0

OCLC:

666923911