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How to Resist Austerity: the Case of the Gender Budgeting Strategy in Andalusia.
- Source :
- Gender, Work & Organization; Jan2017, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p34-55, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- While most countries have imposed austerity policies that risk jeopardizing the progress towards gender equality, there are examples of European regions that have maintained or strengthened gender-equality policies in a climate of economic downturn. Following a realist approach and adopting Kingdon's agenda-setting model as our framework, this explanatory case study examines how, why and under which circumstances the gender budgeting strategy has resisted austerity measures. This strategy represents a key tool for gender mainstreaming in Andalusia, a southern region of Spain. Results have shown that the existence of a strong left-wing government is a necessary context for the maintenance of gender equality policies. The feasibility given by the previous context of institutionalization of this strategy and its low cost, together with political commitment - with a decisive contribution from female leadership - have been the major factors allowing the maintenance of the gender budgeting strategy in Andalusia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09686673
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Gender, Work & Organization
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120230872
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12152