Europe is in the grip of austerity policies. Some governments regard this as a medium term cyclical correction but others seek a long term shrinking of the social state. This shrinkage applies particularly to the state’s social roles as: a source of income support; a provider of free or subsidised public services; a direct employer; and a defence against the marketisation of society. All four areas have specific significance for women such that we cannot envisage progress towards gender equality in Europe, understood as a socially progressive objective, without a reversal of the austerity trends and an active social state
This book brings together the research of leading feminist economists in the area of gender and aust...
The post-2008 recession and the countercyclical responses by European governments that followed trig...
Welfare States have been responding since the 1970s to increased social pressures, particularly popu...
Abstract: Europe is in the grip of austerity policies. Some governments regard this as a medium term...
This chapter discusses mainstream approaches to economic crisis and austerity. It focuses on differe...
Reductions in public spending and the dominance of austerity since 2008 have characterized public po...
Austerity policies in europe are disrupting and potentially reversing progress toward gender equalit...
The political response applied in many European countries after the 2008 crisis has been that of aus...
The collapse in GDP brought about by the global economic crisis in 2008 affected female employment l...
This report considers the evidence on the impact of austerity measures on women’s rights and gender ...
The GDP collapse phase of the economic crisis has less affected female employment than male employme...
Contrary to consolidated economic theory principles, in Europe (but also in other world regions), au...
This article examines how global economic crises impact on gender equality and what role equality le...
Gender equality policies aim to increase women’s participation in the market economy, but they do no...
This book brings together the research of leading feminist economists in the area of gender and aust...
This book brings together the research of leading feminist economists in the area of gender and aust...
The post-2008 recession and the countercyclical responses by European governments that followed trig...
Welfare States have been responding since the 1970s to increased social pressures, particularly popu...
Abstract: Europe is in the grip of austerity policies. Some governments regard this as a medium term...
This chapter discusses mainstream approaches to economic crisis and austerity. It focuses on differe...
Reductions in public spending and the dominance of austerity since 2008 have characterized public po...
Austerity policies in europe are disrupting and potentially reversing progress toward gender equalit...
The political response applied in many European countries after the 2008 crisis has been that of aus...
The collapse in GDP brought about by the global economic crisis in 2008 affected female employment l...
This report considers the evidence on the impact of austerity measures on women’s rights and gender ...
The GDP collapse phase of the economic crisis has less affected female employment than male employme...
Contrary to consolidated economic theory principles, in Europe (but also in other world regions), au...
This article examines how global economic crises impact on gender equality and what role equality le...
Gender equality policies aim to increase women’s participation in the market economy, but they do no...
This book brings together the research of leading feminist economists in the area of gender and aust...
This book brings together the research of leading feminist economists in the area of gender and aust...
The post-2008 recession and the countercyclical responses by European governments that followed trig...
Welfare States have been responding since the 1970s to increased social pressures, particularly popu...