TY - JOUR
T1 - Gendering European politics
T2 - A story of Progress and Backlash
AU - Hertner, Isabelle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In this review I discuss three important books on European gender politics. Two focus on the European Union (EU) and highlight the increasing feminisation of EU politics. More women have been elected/appointed and taken up leadership positions inside EU institutions, and gender equality legislation has made a positive difference to women. Still, gender equality remains, by and large, a female, and less prestigious domain. Also, Europe’s existing gender inequalities have been exacerbated by austerity, the migration crisis, Brexit, and Covid-19. The third book analyses the growing far-right populist ‘complex’ and its opposition to feminism, women’s (reproductive) rights, and LGBTQ rights. This backlash is embedded in the cultural and socio-economic contexts that enable far-right populist actors to flourish. Together, these insightful books shed light on gender equality progress and backlash in Europe. Yet as gender is linked to identity, rights, and much more, these books reflect on our societies more broadly.
AB - In this review I discuss three important books on European gender politics. Two focus on the European Union (EU) and highlight the increasing feminisation of EU politics. More women have been elected/appointed and taken up leadership positions inside EU institutions, and gender equality legislation has made a positive difference to women. Still, gender equality remains, by and large, a female, and less prestigious domain. Also, Europe’s existing gender inequalities have been exacerbated by austerity, the migration crisis, Brexit, and Covid-19. The third book analyses the growing far-right populist ‘complex’ and its opposition to feminism, women’s (reproductive) rights, and LGBTQ rights. This backlash is embedded in the cultural and socio-economic contexts that enable far-right populist actors to flourish. Together, these insightful books shed light on gender equality progress and backlash in Europe. Yet as gender is linked to identity, rights, and much more, these books reflect on our societies more broadly.
KW - European Commission
KW - European Parliament
KW - far-right populism
KW - feminisation
KW - Gender
KW - gender equality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104090136&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07036337.2021.1913252
DO - 10.1080/07036337.2021.1913252
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85104090136
SN - 0703-6337
VL - 43
SP - 511
EP - 517
JO - Journal of European Integration
JF - Journal of European Integration
IS - 4
ER -
