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Equal Employment Policy in Germany: Limited Results and Prospects for Reform
Author(s) -
KOCH ANGELIKA
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/1541-1338.00030
Subject(s) - legislation , gender equality , german , private sector , section (typography) , labour law , equal opportunity , political science , public administration , economics , labour economics , sociology , law , business , archaeology , advertising , history , gender studies
This article contributes to feminist debates on equal employment policy in Germany by pointing out the shortcomings of current German equal employment policy in the private sector and by suggesting a new approach to shore‐up the gaps of current policy. The first section of the article critically assesses existing legislation and the voluntary regulation of gender equality in the private sector by the social partners. The second section addresses prospects for reform and discusses a new approach to gender equality in the workplace. The article concludes with suggestions for a more effective equal opportunity law as a crucial part of a labor policy that includes issues of gender equality.