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Feminist Governance in the European Parliament

The Political Struggle over the Inclusion of Gender in the EU’s Covid-19 Response

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ID7973670
AuthorsAnna Elomäki (0000-0002-1114-1883, Tampere University), Johanna Kantola (0000-0001-6214-1640, Tampere University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume19
Issue2
Pages327-348
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics & Gender (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1743-923X • E-ISSN: 1743-9248
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1743923x21000544
OpenAlexW4280556114
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited44

The research objective of this article is to analyze the European Parliament’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of feminist governance. Feminist governance can either play a role in ensuring the inclusion of a gender perspective in crisis responses, or, quite the opposite, crises may weaken or sideline feminist governance. The empirical analysis focuses on two aspects of feminist governance: (1) a dedicated gender equality body and (2) gender mainstreaming. In addition to assessing the effectiveness of feminist governance, the analysis sheds light on the political struggles behind the policy positions. The article argues that feminist governance in the European Parliament was successful in inserting a gender perspective into the COVID-19 response. The article pinpoints the effects of the achievements of the European Parliament’s Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee and gender mainstreaming on gendering the pandemic crisis response

Corporate governance · Economics · Gender analysis · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Inclusion (mineral · Mainstreaming · Parliament · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Law · Public Administration

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Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
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