This study starts from the assumption that the context of opportunities for work-family
balance affects individual attitudes toward gender roles, a main indicator of support for …

In theory, the EU's 'Gender Mainstreaming'policy should mark it out as a trail-blazer in
gender equality, but gender equality activists in Europe confront a knotty problem; most civil …

The research objective of this article is to analyze the European Parliament's response to the
COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of feminist governance. Feminist governance can …

Democracy is an ally of the feminist project and a necessary condition for its success. The
European post-crisis context shows evidence of de-democratization processes that …

The chapter introduces mainstream approaches to social constructivism in European
Integration theory in the following section, identifying what they miss out by not incorporating …

With the figure of a triangle as our analytical tool, we analyze the challenges that the
convergence of neoliberalism, conservatism, and nationalism poses for gender equality and …

With gender equality so prominent in public debate, this timely book reviews the impacts of
gender mainstreaming on political, social and cultural issues around Europe. It explores the …

The European Union's (EU) economic governance is pivotal for gender equality in the EU,
yet gender equality concerns have been sidelined in governance processes. This article …

This article contributes to literature on gender and austerity by analysing recent neoliberal
transformations of governance that have facilitated the adoption of highly gendered austerity …

This paper focuses on the role of gender in the generation of coherence and legitimacy of
austerity, as applied in the European Union. It examines the rhetorical defences of austerity …