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Gender mainstreaming in the enlarged European Union: recent developments in the European employment strategy and Social Inclusion Process
Author(s) -
Fagan Colette,
Rubery Jill,
Grimshaw Damian,
Smith Mark,
Hebson Gail,
Figueiredo Hugo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2005.00382.x
Subject(s) - resizing , mainstreaming , european union , gender mainstreaming , member states , inclusion (mineral) , political science , diversity (politics) , action (physics) , process (computing) , gender equality , development economics , economic policy , economics , sociology , gender studies , law , special education , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , operating system
The European Union (EU) has an explicit commitment to raise the employment rate for women and to advance gender mainstreaming (GM) and gender equality in both employment and social inclusion policies. In this article we assess developments in the latest round of National Action Plans (NAPs), with particular attention to the situations in the 10 new member states. GM continues to be patchy and inadequate, with a similarly narrow focus in both ‘old’ and ‘new’ member states. After enlargement, the greater diversity of national situations in conjunction with ongoing reforms to EU policy frameworks create new challenges for GM.