Measuring Gender Equality: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Some EU Countries

  1. Sandra Fachelli ed. lit. 2
  2. Pedro López-Roldán ed. lit. 1
  3. Enrico di Bella ed. lit.
  4. Christian Suter ed. lit.
  1. 1 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/052g8jq94

  2. 2 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

Editorial: Springer

ISSN: 1387-6570,  2215-0099

ISBN: 9783031414855,  9783031414862

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 87

Páginas: 1-205

Tipo: Libro

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41486-2 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

In this open access book, the editors explicitly address the issue of measuring gender equality. The book introduces readers to basic concepts of gender equality, equity and equal opportunities, then discusses measuring these phenomena, the methods of constructing indicators, and reviews the main indicators that have been proposed at the international level to measure gender equality. It then sets the theoretical discussions against the findings from a Jean Monnet project financed by the European Union to highlight the importance of a regional analysis of gender equality in four main study areas: Italy, Spain, France and Germany. The results make it clear that it is necessary to move from the purely national perspective hitherto used in gender equality analyses to a regional one because differences can be highly pronounced even within the same country. This is a self-contained volume requiring limited statistical expertise for the reader and is aimed at social researchers and policymakers who wish to address gender equality from a quantitative perspective.