Mothering the Union - Gender Politics in the Eu

Informationen zum Autor Roberta Guerrina is Lecturer in Politics at the Department of Political, International and Policy Studies at the University of Surrey Klappentext This book investigates the scope of maternity legislation and family-friendly policies in the European Union. Zusammenfassung This book investigates the scope of maternity legislation and family-friendly policies in the European Union. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Equal rights, maternity and work-life balance in Europe1. Feminist interpretations of equality, difference and motherhood2. The development of women's rights in Europe: Equal pay, equal treatment and constitutionalism3. Reconciliation between work and family life: A concrete move towards establishing substantive equality as a working principle for the Union?4. The European Court of Justice: Ruling on gender5. The family friendly discourse in Italy: Mothering, the family and the nation6. Between the family and the market: The case of the UKConclusions

Product details

• Authors: Roberta Guerrina
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780719065859
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-6585-9
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Europe in Change (Paperback); Europe in Change
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education