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Gender regimes and gender equality measures in Central Eastern European Countries post-accession: the case of Hungary and Poland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2020

Samantha Velluti
Samantha Velluti*
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School of Law, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, LincolnLN6 7TS, UK
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Abstract

The paper is set to examine the state of gender equality in Central Eastern European Countries (CEECs) since accession to the European Union (EU) following the two enlargements in 2004 and 2007, which saw 10 CEECs join the EU. In this context, the paper addresses some implications of transformation, which challenge gender regimes across CEECs. The paper looks at the nature of the policies adopted to ensure gender equality in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) and, in particular, using Hungary's and Poland's family policies as a case study, it evaluates whether EU gender equality measures have had an impact on gender equality and justice in CEE and, more generally, whether they have led to new gender equality paradigms.

Keywords

gender equalitygender mainstreaminggender equality paradigmsCentral Eastern EuropeHungaryPoland
Type
Research Article
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy , Volume 30 , Issue 1: Gender justice and global policy paradigms , February 2014 , pp. 79 - 91
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Copyright © 2014 Taylor & Francis

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