When Gender Equality Policies in Practice Matter: A Comparative Study in France

Abstract

Chapter 1. The Comparative Context for the Study of French Gender Equality Policy in Practice -- Chapter 2. Party Penalties for Parity: Less Than Meets the Eye -- Chapter 3. Gender Quotas in the French Bureaucratic Elite: The Soft Power of Restricted Coercion -- Chapter 4. Elder Care Allowances in Action: Missed Opportunities for Gender Transformation at the Departmental Level -- Chapter 5. Pay Equity Through Collective Bargaining: When Voluntary State Feminism Meets Selective Business Practice -- Chapter 6. Cross-Sectoral Training to Reduce Violence Against Women: A New Feminist Opportunity in the Regions? -- Chapter 7. Forced Marriage and Gender Transformation: Feminist State and Civil Society Networks at the Local Level -- Chapter 8. The Gender Equality Potential of New Anti-prostitution Policy: A Critical Juncture for Concrete Reform.-Chapter 9. The Search for the Elusive Recipe for Gender Equality: When Policy Implementation Matters.