A New Gender Equality Contract for Europe : Feminism and Progressive Politics / Andrea Pető.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Disclaimer -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Imagining a New Gender Equality Contract for Europe -- References -- 2. Imagining a New Gender Contract for SRHR -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Current Trends -- 3. Relevance for the Achievement of a New Gender Contract -- 4. Concrete Actions and Recommendations -- 4.1. Raising Awareness and Education -- 4.2. Monitoring the Implementation of SRHR in the EU -- 4.3. Supporting Grassroots Organisations Acting in the field of SRHR in the EU and Enhancing Cooperation Between the Different Actors in the Field of SRHR -- 5. Final Remarks -- References -- 3. Imagining a New Gender Contract for Labour -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Issue of Equality at Work for a Feminist Future -- 3. Women’s Place in the Labour Market: Trends and Challenges -- 4. What is the Approach for Achieving a New Gender Contract at Work? -- References -- 4. Imagining a New Gender Contract for Care -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Gender Contract for Care -- 3. The EU and Care -- 3.1. Should the EU Develop a Gender Contract for Care? -- 3.2. A Legal Basis for the EU to Develop a Gender Contract for Care -- 4. EU Provisions: Towards a Gender Contract for Care? -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- 5. Imagining a New Gender Contract for Education -- 1. Current Trends -- 1.1. The Increasing Importance of Higher Education -- 1.2. Challenges of Managerialism and Illiberalism -- 1.3. Consequences of Illiberal Takeover -- 1.4. Gender Studies as a Test Case -- 2. Relevance for the Achievement of a New Gender Contract -- 2.1. Access -- 2.2. Content -- 2.3. Staff -- 2.4. Concrete Actions -- 3. Policy Recommendations -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- 6. Imagining a New Gender Contract for Cultural Rights -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding Cultural Rights as a New Family of Rights -- 3. Human Rights, Women’s Rights and Cultural Relativism -- 4. Navigating Cultural and Human Rights: The Decolonial Angle -- 4.1. Beyond Epistemological Incommensurability: From Difference to Pluralism -- 4.2. Towards a Feminist Approach to the Management of Cultural Diversity -- 5. Actions and Recommendations -- References -- 7. Imagining a New Gender Contract for Democracy -- 1. Europe: A Political, Legal and Institutional Framework Towards Parity Democracy -- 1.1. Parity Between Globalisation and Path Dependency -- 1.2. The Council of Europe: The Father of “Parity Democracy” -- 1.3. The EU Legal Framework: From Equal Treatment to “Positive Action” -- 1.4. The EU’s Institutional Framework: From Employment to Decision-Making -- 2. Challenges for an Egalitarian Democracy in the Twenty-First Century -- 2.1. Descriptive and Substantive Representation -- 2.2. Gendered Approach to the Political Agenda and Essentialist Risk -- 3. Towards a Reappropriation of Parity Democracy at a Time of Converging Struggles -- References -- 8. Imagining a New Gender Contract for Climate -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Climate Governance Rationality: The Dominance of Ecological Modernisation -- 3. An Alternative Governance Rationality: Empathic Rationality -- 3.1. Holistic Thinking -- 3.2. Empathy as Governance Conduct -- 3.3. Care Is Something Everyone Does -- 3.4. Care for Nature -- 4. Suggestions on How to Realise the New Gender Contract for Climate Governance -- References -- 9. Imagining a New Feminist Contract for Foreign Policy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Scholarship on FFP -- 3. FFPs Within the EU -- 3.1. Sweden -- 3.2. France -- 3.3. Luxembourg -- 3.4. Spain -- 3.5. Germany -- 3.6. Netherlands -- 3.7. Slovenia -- 4. Is the EU a Normative Global Actor? -- 4.1. A Feminist Contract Expressed in a Common FFP: The Way Forward for the EU? -- 4.2. Challenges to a Collective EU FFP -- 5. FFPs as Progressive Glue and Dialogic Space? -- 6. Conclusion and Recommendations -- 6.1. Engaging Civil Society -- 6.2. Promoting Authenticity and Accountability Through Consistency and Coherency -- 6.3. Centring an Intersectional Perspective -- 6.4. Recognising and Addressing Ongoing Colonial Injustices -- References -- Index.

This open access book, supported by FEPS and Fondation Jean-Jaurès, centres on the work of contemporary progressive feminist thinkers and the idea that there is no democracy without gender equality. The authors develop the concept of a feminism that works for everyone - regardless of their gender, social or cultural identity - in the context of EU policy. The book features gender experts with multidisciplinary backgrounds from across Europe, providing a comprehensive exploration of efforts to move away from "gender backlash" rhetoric and towards a new gender contract for a fairer, more equal European Union.

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