Dilemmas in the Danish Approach to Gender Quotas and Gender Equality

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    Abstract

    The paper addresses the dilemmas, contradictions and paradoxes in the Danish approach to gender quotas and gender equality. Gender theory has presented diverse arguments for gender quota: justice, resources and women’s interests. Gender quota can be understood as a means to achieve gender parity and gender justice in all arenas of society political and economic life. The belief in gender theory and research has been that gender quota would and should be a means to achieve equal rights and gender equality. Recently a new discourse and rhetoric of profitability of gender equality within a range of institutions from business to higher education has become prominent in many arenas. One example is the Report on gender equality between men and women in the EU, which argues that gender quotas are not only beneficial for women’s rights but also for industry, for society, and for men
    Translated title of the contributionDilemmaer i den danske approach til kønskvoter og ligestilling mellem køn
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication dateMay 2015
    Publication statusPublished - May 2015
    EventLegal Struggles and Political Mobilization around Gender Quotas in - European University Institute, Florence, Italy
    Duration: 10 Sept 201412 Sept 2014

    Conference

    ConferenceLegal Struggles and Political Mobilization around Gender Quotas in
    LocationEuropean University Institute
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityFlorence
    Period10/09/201412/09/2014

    Bibliographical note

    Paper til Conference ion Gender Parity in Europe in 2014. It is now accepted as a Working Paper at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence.LAW 2015/27, Department of Law..

    Keywords

    • Parental leave schemes
    • gender quota in politics
    • gender quota in economic boards
    • institutional logics
    • women's agency
    • intersectional challanges
    • transnational challenges
    • gender equality
    • gender justice

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