Measuring gender equality: Reflecting on experiences and challenges in the UK and Ireland

Policy and Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-614

  Breitenbach, Esther ^a   Galligan, Yvonne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equality policy; Gender equality indicators; Gender mainstreaming; Policy makers

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL INDICATOR; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750704323     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557306778553114     Document Type: Article

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