the economic crisis and the future for gender equality
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Karamessini, María > (ed.)
- Creator
- Rubery, Jill > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Plomien, Ania
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- WER 5 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- economie, arbeidsmarkt, crisissen, werkgelegenheid, feministische economie, gender, gelijke behandeling, overheidsbeleid, Europa, Verenigde Staten, 21e eeuw, bundel
- Description
- This volume constitutes an attempt to identify how the economic crisis and the subsequent austerity policies are affecting women in Europe and the US, tracing the consequences for gender equality in employment and welfare systems in nine case studies from countries facing the most severe adjustment problems. The contributions adopt a framework to analyse women in recession, which takes into account changes in women’s position and current austerity conditions. The findings demonstrate that in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, employment gaps between women and men declined — but due only to a deterioration in men’s employment position rather than any improvements for women.