Gender and the European Union

This broad ranging new text provides a systematic assessment of the emergence of gender as a significant issue on the EU agenda and of the EU's impact on gender inequality, both in terms of specifically gender-related policies and the gender dimensions of other policies.

Introducing Gender and the European Union History of Gender and the EU Gendering Political Representation in the European Union Actors, Institutions and Gender Equality The EU Gender Policy: Reconciling Work and Family Gender Mainstreaming Feminist Priorities: Gender Violence in the European Union 'Tackling Multiple Discrimination': Gender and Crosscutting Inequalities Gendering Europeanization in the Enlarged Union Conclusion