Doing Women's Studies: Employment Opportunities, Personal Impacts and Social Consequences

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Author: Gabriele Griffin

ISBN-10: 1842775006

ISBN-13: 9781842775004

Category: Women & Employment - International

With the expansion of the EU in 2004, the free movement of workers across the Continent will further affect the employment opportunities of women. This sociological study explores the complex inter-relationship between women's employment, equal opportunities and Women's Studies training. This volume provides unique information about, and insightful analysis of, the changing patterns of women's employment in Europe; equal opportunities in a cross-European perspective; educational migration;...

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With the expansion of the EU in 2004, the free movement of workers across the Continent will further affect the employment opportunities of women. This sociological study explores the complex inter-relationship between women's employment, equal opportunities and Women's Studies training. This volume provides unique information about, and insightful analysis of, the changing patterns of women's employment in Europe; equal opportunities in a cross-European perspective; educational migration; gender, race, ethnicity and nationality; and the uneven prevalence and impact of Women's Studies on the lifestyles and everyday practices of those women who have experienced it.

Introduction11Employment opportunities for women in Europe132Equal opportunities in cross-European perspective643The institutionalization of women's studies in Europe894The professionalization of women's studies students in Europe : expectations and experiences1115The impact of women's studies on its students' relationships and everyday practices1416Educational migration and gender : women's studies students' educational mobility in Europe1687Gender, race, ethnicity and nationality in Europe : findings from a survey of women's studies students1958Comparative research in Europe213