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Austerity, the Public Sector and the Threat to Gender Equality - Geary Lecture 2014

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Europe is in the grip of austerity policies. Some governments regard this as a medium term cyclical correction but others seek a long term shrinking of the social state. This shrinkage applies particularly to the state’s social roles as: a source of income support; a provider of free or subsidised public services; a direct employer; and a defence against the marketisation of society. All four areas have specific significance for women such that we cannot envisage progress towards gender equality in Europe, understood as a socially progressive objective, without a reversal of the austerity trends and an active social state.

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  • Jill Rubery, 2015. "Austerity, the Public Sector and the Threat to Gender Equality - Geary Lecture 2014," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 46(1), pages 1-27.
    • Handle: RePEc:eso:journl:v:46:y:2015:i:1:p:1-27
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    1. Maria Jepsen & Philippe Pochet & Christophe Degryse, 2013. "The Euro crisis and its impact on national and European social policies," Working Papers 8595, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI).
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    4. Jill Rubery & Isabelle Bi, 2023. "Gender and Productivity," Working Papers 032, The Productivity Institute.

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