Ingrid Bego

Gender Equality Policy in the European Union: A Fast Track to Parity for the New Member States - Gender and Politics Ingrid Bego 1st ed. 2015 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: List of Tables List of Figures AcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Introduction 2. Adoption and Implementation of Equal Employment Policies in Four Countries3. Beyond Employment: Addressing the Private and Public Divide through Reconciliation Policies4. The Role of Formal and Informal Institutions in the Policy Process 5. Modernization and Cultural Explanations with a Strong Dose of Communist Legacy6. Actors, Norms and Institutions: The Necessary Ingredients for a Successful Policy Model7. ConclusionAppendix: Summary of Directives under Study Bibliography IndexBiographical Note: Ingrid Bego is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, USA. Her main research interests lie at the intersection of democratization and European Union membership. She is interested in issues of representation of marginalized groups, and institutional transformations as a result of regime transition, as well as public policy transformations as a result of membership in International Organizations.