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The EU approach to Gender: Limitations and Alternatives. European Policy Brief No. 40, December 2015

Heine, Sophie (2015) The EU approach to Gender: Limitations and Alternatives. European Policy Brief No. 40, December 2015. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    For several decades, the European Union has been at the forefront of significant progress in the struggle towards equality between women and men, among others in the fight against sex-based discriminations. The contemporary EU approach to gender has however become much more interested in representations and social norms. This paper analyses this stance and highlights its deficiencies – more specifically, it looks at the flaws entailed in an excessive focus on “gender stereotypes”. Finally, it briefly sketches out the principles of an alternative.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > social policy > gender policy/equal opportunity
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Egmont : Royal Institute for International Affairs > European Policy Briefs
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2016 13:04
    Number of Pages: 10
    Last Modified: 20 Apr 2016 13:04
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/74544

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