Equality Machineries Matter: The Impact of Women's Political Pressure on European Social-Care Policies |
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Authors: | Bleijenbergh, Inge Roggeband, Conny |
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Abstract: | This study examines the impact of feminist pressure and EuropeanUnion (EU) policies on national policy changes, such as theintroduction or extension of public childcare provision, parentalleave, and part-time work legislation. We compared six countrieson the basis of Qualitative Comparative Analysis and found thatwomen's political pressure, especially through national equalitymachinery, is a prerequisite for the emergence and extensionof social-care policies. Sequence analysis showed that nationalmachineries are crucial in translating EU measures into nationalpolicies. |
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