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Description
This book examines the state of women's rights across
Europe, from the three-year research of the Network for European Women's
Rights. Based on country reports and practical input from researchers and
activists in the field, the book is an up-to-date account of the issue of
women's social entitlements and rights across Europe: it provides astute
theoretical analyses of existing problems and suggests innovative
alternatives. It brings together authors from academia, policy-making and
international institutions to ensure comprehensive representation and
thorough commentary of the issue.
Contents
Introduction: Women's Social Rights and Entitlements
in Europe; C.van den Anker, A.Guichon & I.Novikova
Gendered
Social Entitlements: Building Blocks of Women's Citizenship;
R.Lister
Individualization: Crumbling of the Welfare State;
V.Bras Gomes
Gendered Configurations of the Nordic Model: Civil
Society, State and Social Citizenship; A.Antonnen
European
Social Policies on Combining Work and Family Life: The Gap Between
Legislation and Practice; I.Bleijenbergh
The Adoption and
Enforcement of Equal Opportunity Measures in Employment: The Case of
France in Comparative Perspective; N.Le Feuvre
Women and
Poverty: Unequal Risks; M.Gillespie
Migration, Ethnicity and
Entitlements in European Welfare Regimes; E.Kofman
Violence As
Violation: Understanding Domestic Violence Against Women as a Matter for
Human Rights; A.Guichon & R.Shah
Women's Social Rights and
Entitlements in Latvia and Lithuania: Transformations and Challenges;
I.Novikova, T.Lace & G.Purvaneckiene
Impact of Globalization
on Women's Labour Market Situation in Eastern Europe; O.Lubrani &
E.Villagómez
Current Approaches to Gender Equality in European
Social Policies; T.Chiou Maniatopulou & M.Katsiyianni
Papakonstantinou
Author Biographies
AUDREY GUICHON was responsible
for the Network for European Women's Rights as its Project Officer. Her
background is in international human rights law and she has published in
the area of women's rights.
CHRISTIEN VAN DEN ANKER taught
International Relations for five years at Sussex University, UK. She then
was Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics at the
University of Birmingham. She now works as a Lecturer at the University of
the West of England. Her recent publications include Essentials of
Human Rights (edited with Rhona Smith) and The Political Economy of
New Slavery.
IRINA NOVIKOVA is Professor of the Department of
Culture and Literature and Director of the Centre for Gender Studies,
University of Latvia. She teaches courses in Gender, Cultural, Literary
and Visual Studies. She is editor of several books on gender studies,
author of a book on women's autobiography and
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