Gender and Economics

Dijkstra, Geske; Plantenga, Janneke

Gender and Economics: A European Perspective provides an introduction to gender studies in economics. This is a rapidly expanding field in which textbooks are urgently necessary. The contributors give comprehensive coverage of the economic situation of women throughout Europe. The authors approach the subject at three different levels.* The economic theory of gender and economics* The different positions of men and women in the economy, their earning power and the division of labour within the family* European policy and law, and how this is evolving.Giving a unique balance of theoretical and empirical data this book will be of great use to students of Labour Economics. It will also provide a wider view for all students of micro and macro economics.

1. Introduction, A. Geske Dijkstra, Janneke Plantenga; Part I Theories; 2. New Home Economics: Children and the Labour Market Part Icipation of Women, Sophia Wunderink-van Veen; 3. ::, Siv Gustafsson; 4. Discrimination Against Women: A Neo-Institutionalist Perspective, Barbara Krug; Part II Economic Position of Women and Men; 5. Atypical Labour Market Relations in the European Union, Danièle Meulders, Olivier Plasman, Robert Plasman; 6. European Constants and National Part Icularities: The Position of Women in The Eu Labour Market, Janneke Plantenga; 7. Women in the South: Diverse Experiences of Work in a Unifying Europe, Dina Vaiou, Maria Stratigaki; 8. Women in Central and Eastern Europe: A Labour Market in Transition, A. Geske Dijkstra; Part III Policy Instruments; 9. Equal Opportunities in the European Union: Theory and Practice, Anneke van Doorne-Huiskes; ch0010 Comparable Worth and Equal Pay Policies in the European Union, Jeanne de Bruijn;