Work/family reconciliation, equal opportunities and social policies: the interpretation of policy trajectories at the EU level and the meaning of gender equality

@article{Lewis2006WorkfamilyRE,
  title={Work/family reconciliation, equal opportunities and social policies: the interpretation of policy trajectories at the EU level and the meaning of gender equality},
  author={J. Lewis},
  journal={Journal of European Public Policy},
  year={2006},
  volume={13},
  pages={420 - 437}
}
  • J. Lewis
  • Published 2006
  • Sociology
  • Journal of European Public Policy
    • Abstract There have been major changes in the approach to policy-making in the fields of work/family reconciliation, equal opportunities and social policies at the EU level at the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s. These fields have been historically closely connected, with a commitment to promoting gender equality marking all of them. However, interpretations of these shifts have been contested for each policy area.  This article compares recent policy trajectories in the three… CONTINUE READING
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