Mothering the Union: Gender politics in the EU
This exciting book, newly available in paperback, investigates the scope of maternity legislation and family-friendly policies in the European Union. The wider context of the analysis is the development of equal rights as part of a European social dimension. The book is concerned with the influence of values and beliefs about women, equality, politics and employment on the scope of equal rights and maternity provisions. It provides answers to the following questions - what are the stated objectives of family-friendly policies? Which values transpire from the analysis of maternity rights? How do gender power hierarchies shape the overall aim of policies for the reconciliation between work and family life? Through the use of two case studies - one from Italy and one from the UK - it uncovers the values that underpin the policy making process and gives concrete examples of gender policies in action.
It will be of vital benefit to anyone studying gender and gender policies in a specific European Union context.
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It will be of vital benefit to anyone studying gender and gender policies in a specific European Union context.
Mothering the Union: Gender politics in the EU
This exciting book, newly available in paperback, investigates the scope of maternity legislation and family-friendly policies in the European Union. The wider context of the analysis is the development of equal rights as part of a European social dimension. The book is concerned with the influence of values and beliefs about women, equality, politics and employment on the scope of equal rights and maternity provisions. It provides answers to the following questions - what are the stated objectives of family-friendly policies? Which values transpire from the analysis of maternity rights? How do gender power hierarchies shape the overall aim of policies for the reconciliation between work and family life? Through the use of two case studies - one from Italy and one from the UK - it uncovers the values that underpin the policy making process and gives concrete examples of gender policies in action.
It will be of vital benefit to anyone studying gender and gender policies in a specific European Union context.
It will be of vital benefit to anyone studying gender and gender policies in a specific European Union context.
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Mothering the Union: Gender politics in the EU
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Mothering the Union: Gender politics in the EU
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719065859 |
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| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Publication date: | 06/01/2010 |
| Series: | Europe in Change |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 188 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d) |
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