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European Gender Mainstreaming

Promises and Pitfalls of Transformative Policy1

Bibliographic Data

ID4074009
AuthorsAlison Woodward (0009-0002-1808-2713, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, corresponding author), A R Woodward (corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume20
Issue1
Pages65-88
Publication date2003-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of Policy Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1541-1338.d01-5
OpenAlexW2092841242
LanguageEN
Citations received113
References cited17

Gender mainstreaming requires a radical redefinition of policy values and practices. This initial discussion explores the way the mainstreaming approach attempts to change the definitions of the situation so that equality in gender relations becomes an element at the point of departure. Factors that may affect whether gender mainstreaming will become an institutional innovation include the extent to which there is a commitment to a gender mission, the level of sophistication in terms of gender and policy issues in the administrative setting, the level of resistance to gender equality, and the extent to which gender experts play a role. This article investigates the role of these contextual factors as related to experiences in the European Union Commission and several states in Northern Europe

Commission · Economic policy · Economics · European commission · European union · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Mainstreaming · Pedagogy · Political science · Regional science · Social science · Sociology · Sophistication · Transformative learning · European Union Policy and Governance · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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Citations per year4,91
Citation span2003 - 2026 (24)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 74

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