Full Description
In May 2004, after bringing their legislation into accordance with EU regulations, ten more countries joined the European Union. The contributors to this volume assess the impact of this historical development on gender relations in the new and old EU member states. Instead of focusing on either western or eastern Europe, this book investigates the similarities and differences in diverse parts of Europe. Although initially limited, gender equality was part of the original framework of the European Union, an organization often more open than national governments to feminist demands, as this volume illustrates with case studies from eastern and western Europe. The enlargement process thus provides some important policy instruments for increasing equality between men and women.
Contents
Introduction: Gender Issues and Women's Movements in the Expanding European Union Silke Roth PART I: BROADENING GENDER EQUALITY POLICIES: THE ROLE OF THE EU Chapter 1. The EU and Enlargement: Conceptualizing Beyond EastA" And WestA" Angelika von Wahl Chapter 2. Towards The Europeanization of Work-Family Policies? The Impact of the EU on Policies For Working Parents Kimberly J. Morgan Chapter 3. Violence at Work? Framing Sexual Harassment in the European Union Kathrin Zippel PART II: THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS: SIX CASE STUDIES FROM WEST AND EAST Chapter 4. Irish Women's Organizations in an Enlarged Europe Pauline Cullen Chapter 5. Spain at the Vanguard in European Gender Equality Policies Celia Valiente Chapter 6. From Strange SistersA" to Europe's DaughtersA"? European Enlargement as a Chance For Women's Movement in East and West Germany Ingrid Miethe Chapter 7. Will It Make A Difference? EU Enlargement and Women's Public Discourse in Poland Joanna Regulska and Magda Grabowska Chapter 8. The Impact of EU Accession on the Promotion of Women and Gender Equality in the Czech Republic Hana Haskova and Alena Kuizkova Chapter 9. The Impact of EU Accession on Gender Equality in Hungary Noemi Kakucs and Andrea Petz PART III: INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION IN EU EQUALITY POLITICS Chapter 10. Preparing for EU Membership - Gender Policies in Turkey Gul Aldikacti-Marshall Chapter 11. Gender and Ethnic Minority Claims in Swedish and EU Frames: Sites of Multi-Level Political Opportunities and Boundary Making Zenia Hellgren and Barbara Hobson Chapter 12. Framing Equality: The Politics of Race, Class, Gender in the US, Germany and the Expanding European Union Myra Marx Ferree Bibliography Index
