Main factors explaining the gap between theory and practice in the field of gender equality Cover Image

Factori determinanţi pentru distanţa dintre teorie și practică în domeniul egalităţii de gen1
Main factors explaining the gap between theory and practice in the field of gender equality

Author(s): Cătălina-Daniela Răducu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: gender equality; social norms; gender stereotypes; gender identities; social institutions

Summary/Abstract: Gender equality is a fundamental right and a common value shared by all democratic societies. Despite this unanimous recognition at a theoretical level, despite the progress obtained in the last few decades, gender equality remains more a desideratum than a reality. This study analyses the reasons for perpetuating the inequality in spite of the political will and action, advances a possible explanation for the gap between theory and practice, and argues in favor of a different approach that could change gender equality regulations and policies through a better understanding of the way in which our gendered society is created.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 154
  • Page Range: 73-78
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian