Social Partners and Gender Equality : Change and Continuity in Gendered Corporatism in Europe

Anna Elomäki

ISBN 10: 3030811778 / ISBN 13: 9783030811778

Published by Springer, 2021

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book breaks new ground in gender and politics research by studying the multiple ways in which gender and intersectional equalities shape and are shaped by social partners representing employers and employees in Europe, as well as the relationships between those social partners. Little critical attention has been paid to these organizations, yet, as this volume illustrates, social partners are important actors in relation to gender and other inequalities at the level of both individual European countries and the European Union. The chapters in this volume explore the impact of social partners on (in)equalities in a variety of 21st-century political contexts, taking into account phenomena such as neoliberalisation, austerity, and the COVID-19 crisis.This volume adds a crucial dimension tostudies on gender inequalities in the labour market, contributing to research on issues such asdomestic work, thegender pay gap, and the persistent undervaluationof women's labour andfeminized reproductive labour, in particular care work. It also represents a significant contribution to the literature on gender equality policy. The book's focus on social partners provides important insights that help to explain the persistence of gender inequalities and the difficulties of adopting and implementing policies to combat them. This volume should appeal to students and researchers of gender studies, politics, European politics, employment relations, and international relations, as well as to policymakers engaged in addressing gender inequalities in the labour market.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Partners and Gender Equality : Change and Continuity in Gendered Corporatism in Europe
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030811778
• ISBN 13: 9783030811778
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 23D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 553 grams

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Synopsis

This book breaks new ground in gender and politics research by studying the multiple ways in which gender and intersectional equalities shape and are shaped by social partners representing employers and employees in Europe, as well as the relationships between those social partners. Little critical attention has been paid to these organizations, yet, as this volume illustrates, social partners are important actors in relation to gender and other inequalities at the level of both individual European countries and the European Union. The chapters in this volume explore the impact of social partners on (in)equalities in a variety of 21^st-century political contexts, taking into account phenomena such as neoliberalisation, austerity, and the COVID-19 crisis. This volume adds a crucial dimension to studies on gender inequalities in the labour market, contributing to research on issues such as domestic work, the gender pay gap, and the persistent undervaluationof women’s labour and feminized reproductive labour, in particular care work. It also represents a significant contribution to the literature on gender equality policy. The book’s focus on social partners provides important insights that help to explain the persistence of gender inequalities and the difficulties of adopting and implementing policies to combat them. This volume should appeal to students and researchers of gender studies, politics, European politics, employment relations, and international relations, as well as to policymakers engaged in addressing gender inequalities in the labour market.

About the Author

Anna Elomäki is Senior Researcher at Tampere University, Finland.

Johanna Kantola is Professor of Gender Studies at Tampere University, Finland.

Paula Koskinen Sandberg is Postdoctoral Researcher at Tampere University, Finland.