Women and Austerity The Economic Crisis and the Future for Gender Equality |
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| Editor:
| Karamessini, Maria
Rubery, Jill |
| Series title: | Routledge IAFFE Advances in Feminist Economics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-135-07397-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $62.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume constitutes the first 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.
This volume constitutes the first 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.