Gender in Lawmaking of European Union – the Chance or the Threat? Cover Image

Gender w prawodawstwie Unii Europejskiej - szansa czy zagrożenie?
Gender in Lawmaking of European Union – the Chance or the Threat?

Author(s): Piotr Świerczyński
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: sex; equality; gender; gender mainstreaming; gender studies; gender identity

Summary/Abstract: The author of this publication has considered the question of presence so called gender in the law of European Union and its chances and risks which could be the consequences of gender’s ideology. Firstly, author has made the analysis of equivocal notion of gender and has indicated the difference between gender studies, which is the academic discipline, which the subject are the means of demonstration of genders in different cultures and societies and gender mainstreaming which is the political strategy extracting the part of achievements above discipline. Subsequently there have been mentioned numerous regulations and documents of EU law, which regulate the gender equality. Finally, the author has evaluated, if gender pose a threat or a chance for society. Consequently this elaboration is the voice getting into a discussion to the point of gender and its potential consequences.

  • Issue Year: 20/2016
  • Issue No: 1 (77)
  • Page Range: 65-83
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish