This CEU Center for Policy Studies (CPS) 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 this diversity 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 the analyzed debates take place include the European Union and Austria, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain. In the discussion of the different ways of framing gender equality, each chapter provides insights into the ongoing theoretical and political debate about "what is gender equality?", disclosing the visions, debates, and contexts that move around and contribute to shape such a complex and contested concept.
Author(s): Mieke Verloo
Edition: English Ed
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 309
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS......Page 10
LIST OF TABLES......Page 16
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 18
PART ONE: MAPPING THEORY, METHODOLOGY, AND THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT......Page 20
I. Contested Gender Equality and Policy Variety in Europe: Introducing a Critical Frame Analysis Approach......Page 22
II. European Union Gender Policy Since Beijing: Shifting Concepts and Agendas......Page 52
PART TWO: COMPARING GENDER EQUALITIES......Page 78
III. Taming the Male Sovereign? Framing Gender Inequality in Politics in the European Union and the Member States......Page 80
IV. The Pregnant Worker and Caring Mother: Framing Family Policies across Europe......Page 110
V. Domestic Violence: A Public Matter......Page 142
PART THREE: FOCUSED CHAPTERS......Page 186
VI. What's the Problem with Prostitution? Prostitution Politics in Austria and Slovenia since the 1990s. A Comparison of Frames......Page 188
VII. Overcoming Brides and Grooms The Representation of Lesbian and Gay Rights in Spain......Page 208
VIII. Where Did Gender Disappear? Anti-discrimination Policy in the EU Accession Process in Hungary......Page 234
IX. A Closer Look at the Intersection of Gender Equality and Migration in the Netherlands (1995–2005)......Page 258
PART FOUR: LOOKING FORWARD......Page 280
X. Conclusions on Framing Gender Inequality as a Policy Problem in Europe......Page 282
C......Page 304
F......Page 305
I......Page 306
O......Page 307
R......Page 308
U......Page 309
W......Page 310
