Author : Mary Daly
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 35,96 MB
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1788111265
Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of clarity in how to best frame equality and take account of family-related considerations. This wide-ranging book assembles the most pertinent literature and evidence to provide a critical understanding of how contemporary state policies engage with gender inequalities.
Author : Mary Daly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 22,48 MB
Release : 2000-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521626217
This book, first published in 2000, compares gender, social equality and welfare issues in Britain and Germany.
Author : Christina Klenner
Publisher :
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 23,99 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Europe, Central
ISBN : 9782874521829
This book focuses on developments in the welfare states of the ten Central and Eastern European EU member states in the transformation process some 20 years after the end of state socialism. It also explores the shifts in gender relationships and inequalities, and tries to depict the interdependencies between these two processes. The contributors to this volume tackle the following main questions: how far are welfare states and gender regimes in these countries comparable with the types found in Western and Southern Europe? To what extend were traditional institutions and practices preserved under the new circumstances resulting from the system change? How have gender relations been affected by EU accession and welfare state change through the transformation process?
Author : Ali Hajighasemi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1789905567
This timely book assesses how Europe’s welfare states have dealt with the challenges of globalisation and the financial crisis. It asks whether the European Union has adopted a general strategy for dealing with four major threats to the sustainable development of European societies: the employability of a growing number of redundant workers, an aging population, low birth rates and the persistent problem of gender inequality. The book will be an important read for social policy scholars, particularly those focusing on European welfare states, how they differ and lessons to be learnt from them. It also highlights key lessons from a broad range of case studies to help policymakers in understanding how and where improvements may be made in the future.
Author : Gillian Pascall
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 38,84 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847426646
This timely and accessible textbook analyses the male breadwinner model in terms of care, work, time, income and power, providing a framework which asks about policies and practices for gender equality in each of these. This new approach contextualises national policies and debates within comparative theoretical analysis and data.
Author : Jon Pierre
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 23,21 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199665672
The Handbook provides a broad introduction to Swedish politics, and how Sweden's political system and policies have evolved over the past few decades.
Author : Birgit Pfau-Effinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 35,31 MB
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351944711
This refreshing volume introduces a theory for explaining cross-national differences in the social practice of women (and men) in the areas of family and employment. This provides a theoretical framework for the ensuing comprehensive cross-national analysis of the degree and forms of labour market integration of women in three European countries - Finland, West Germany and the Netherlands - from the 1950s until 2000. Cross-national differences are explained with a focus on cultural change and the development of welfare state, labour markets, the family and social movements. It is evident that change took place along different development paths that were based on deep-rooted historical differences in the cultural ideals of the family. Such historical differences and their explanations also form part of the analysis. The results of this survey contribute to the further development of cross-national sociology on social change, social and gender inequality, welfare state, labour markets and family structures.
Author : Mary Daly
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 26,53 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745622316
A comparative picture of the welfare state and gender relations.
Author : Diane Sainsbury
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 16,9 MB
Release : 1999-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0191522201
Gender and Welfare State Regimes focuses on the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labour market policies in structuring and transforming gender relations across a broad spectrum of countries. The book examines the construction of gender in various government welfare policies and illustrates how the specific qualities of the welfare state reinforce or counteract gender inequalities. The book argues that policy variation across the countries surveyed can be attributed to a variety of factors, including differing strategies and demands of the women's movements, the organisational strength of labour movements and industrial relations frameworks, the constellation of parties supporting equality measure, traditional values and state structures. Series Gender and Politics edited by Professor Karen Beckwith at the Department of Political Science, College of Wooster and Professor Joni Lovenduski, Department of Politics, University of Southampton.
Author : Axel Börsch-Supan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 16,18 MB
Release : 2011-04-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 3642174728
Our health, our income and our social networks at older ages are the consequence of what has happened to us over the course of our lives. The situation at age 50+ reflects our own decisions as well as many environmental factors, especially interventions by the welfare state. This book explores the richness of 28,000 life histories in thirteen European countries, collected as part of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Combining these data with a comprehensive account of European welfare state interventions provides a unique opportunity to answer the important public policy questions of our time – how the welfare state affects people’s incomes, housing, families, retirement, volunteering and health. The overarching theme of the welfare state creates a book of genuinely interdisciplinary analyses, a valuable resource for economists, gerontologists, historians, political scientists, public health analysts, and sociologists alike.
