the irresistible rise of gender quotas in Europe
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Lépinard, Éléonore > (ed.)
- Creator
- Rubio-Marín, Ruth > (ed.)
- Contributor
- [et al.]
- Publish Year
- 2018
- Shelfmark
- WER 1A 2018 - B
- Thesaurus
- quota, gender, methoden van onderzoek, Europa, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, 21e eeuw, statistiek, bundel
- Description
- Gender quotas are a controversial policy measure. However, over the past twenty years they have been widely adopted around the world and especially in Europe. They are now used in politics, corporate boards, state and local public administration and even in civil society organizations. This book explores this phenomenon, providing a comparative perspective on gender quotas' adoption across thirteen European countries (Belgium, France, Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Germany, Austria, Norwege, Sweden, and Denmark). It also studies resistance to gender quotas by political parties and supreme courts.