Special Issue: Gender and Public Policy in Europe

Abstract: The past decade has witnessed a series of both empirical and scholarly developments in the study of gender and public policy in Europe. The papers in this special issue present new theoretical arguments and empirical findings, and provide a state-of-the-art analysis of feminist comparative policy across a range of issue areas, including reconciliation of work and family, reproductive rights, political representation, diversity policies, sexual harassment and gender mainstreaming. Taken together, the studies point to the multi-level nature of gender equality policies in contemporary Europe, to the complex and shifting determinants of successful feminist policies and to the maturation of feminist comparative policy as a field of study.

Contents:
Gender and Public Policy in Europe: An Introduction -
Amy G Mazur and Mark A Pollack
Comparative Gender and Policy Projects in Europe: Current Trends in Theory, Method and Research - Amy G Mazur
Caring Time Policies in Western Europe: Trends and Implications - Kimberly J Morgan
The Challenges of Abortion and Assisted Reproductive Technologies Policies in Europe - Isabelle Engeli
Headscarf Regimes in Europe: Diversity Policies at the Intersection of Gender, Culture and Religion - Birgit Sauer
Substantive Representation of Women (and Improving it): What it is and should be About? - Karen Celis
Mainstreaming Gender in the European Union: Getting the Incentives Right - Emilie M Hafner-Burton and Mark A Pollack
The European Union 2002 Directive on Sexual Harassment: A Feminist Success? - Kathrin Zippel
Enlarging the Club: When do Candidate States Enforce Gender Equality laws? - Olga Avdeyeva