European Union Family Values

Ideologies of "Family" and "Motherhood" in European Union Law

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ID12426645
AuthorsCiara McGlynn (0009-0005-6522-3971, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume8
Issue3
Pages325-350
Publication date2001-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/sp/8.3.325
OpenAlexW1982021071
LanguageEN
Citations received8

This article argues that European Union law, and particularly the jurisprudence of the European Court of justice, has reproduced and thereby legitimated a traditional ideology of the “family” and “motherhood”. This ideology limits the potential of the European Union's sex equality laws to bring about real change in the lives of women and men, as well as restricting the scope and entitlement of European Union rights, excluding those who fall outside this normative vision of “family.” Furthermore, as the European Union contemplates ever more competence in the family policy and family law fields, it is of considerable concern that it may be this ideology of “family” that provides the normative foundation for further developments in this area

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