Transforming Gender Citizenship : The Irresistible Rise of Gender Quotas in Europe (Paperback)

Introduction: completing the unfinished task? Gender quotas and the ongoing struggle for women's empowerment in Europe Eleonore Lepinard and Ruth Rubio Marin; Part I. Gender Quotas as Transformative Equality Remedies: 1. Gender quotas in Belgium: consolidating the citizenship model while challenging the conception of gender equality Petra Meier; 2. The French parity?reform: the never-ending quest for a new gender equality principle Eleonore Lepinard; 3. The role of gender quotas in establishing the Slovene citizenship model: from gender blind to gender sensitive Milica Anti? Gaber and Irena Seli?nik; 4. Gender quotas in Spain: broad coverage, uneven treatment Tania Verge and Emanuela Lombardo; Part II. Gender Quotas as Symbolic Equality Remedies: 5. The protracted struggle for gender quotas in Greek politics: constitutional reform and feminist mobilization in the EU context Dia Anagnostou; 6. Eppur si muove: the tortuous adoption and implementation of gender quotas in conservative Italy Alessia Dona; 7. From electoral to corporate board quotas: the case of Portugal Ana Espirito-Santo; 8. Gender quotas and women's solidarity as a challenge to the gender regime in Poland Anna ?ledzi?ska-Simon; Part III. Gender Quotas as Corrective Equality Remedies: 9. Quota contagion in Germany: diffusion, derailment, and the quest for parity democracy Sabine Lang; 10. The Austrian paradox: the challenges to transform a conservative gender regime Nora Gresch and Birgit Sauer; Part IV. Gender Quotas as Accessory Equality Measures: 11. The 'natural' prolongation of the Norwegian gender equality policy institution Mari Teigen; 12. Gender equality without legislated quotas in Sweden Lenita Freidenvall; 13. Gender equality without gender quotas: dilemmas in the Danish approach to gender equality and citizenship Lise Rolandsen Agustin, Birte Siim and Anette Borchorst; Conclusion. Assessing the transformative potential of gender quotas for gender equality and democratic citizenship Eleonore Lepinard and Ruth Rubio Marin.