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Book SynopsisAs the concept of gender mainstreaming grows more prominent in the debate about gender equality, this book explores its origins, evolution and varying impacts on political, social and cultural issues around Europe. It also considers mainstreaming's potential and limits, providing a timely contribution to the ongoing debate about gender attitudes.
Trade Review“Bridging empirical research and social policy issues, this book will enrich academics with new knowledge on legislative aspects of gender equality and make policymakers more familiar with individual attitudes to gender equality and country specifics.” Natalia Soboleva, Higher School of Economics
“This book’s originality lies in the fact that Lomazzi and Crespi combine a critical perspective on EU-wide legislations and policies on gender equality with an empirical investigation on these policies’ impact on regional gender cultures: an important contribution to the multidimensionality of gender equality.” Eva-Maria Schmidt, University of Vienna
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Gender equality and gender mainstreaming: the issue of equal opportunities in the European context 2. Gender mainstreaming in Europe: legislation and cultural changes 3. Gender mainstreaming and social policies in Europe 4. Gender equality in Europe: measures and indicators 5. European gender cultures 6. Current challenges to gender mainstreaming in Europe Conclusions
