Mainstreaming Equality in the European Union: Education, Training and Labour Market PoliciesMainstreaming Equality in the European Union provides a critical overview and evaluation of the potential role of the EU in perpetuating or breaking down gender segregation in the EU labour force. Teresa Rees draws upon feminist theoretical frameworks in assessing Equal Opportunitues policies and the role of training in the labour market. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The context | 10 |
Conceptualising equal opportunities | 26 |
tinkering tailoring transforming | 42 |
Conclusion | 48 |
The European Union and equal opportunities | 55 |
EC community action programmes on education | 120 |
Conclusion | 135 |
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