Chapter 24: The European Parliament as a gender equality actor: a contradictory forerunner

• Main Author: Kantola, Johanna (auth)
• Other Authors: Lombardo, Emanuela (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2023
• Subjects: JFFK; European Parliament; Gender equality; Feminist governance; Formal gendered institutions; Informal gendered institutions; Feminist institutionalism; Opposition to gender equality; Resistance to change towards gender equality
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This chapter analyses to what extent the European Parliament's political practices are supportive of gender equality and feminist governance. The chapter maps the formal institutional arrangements, which support gender equality within the institution and constitute important facets of feminist...