Sanders, Anna Leslie and Flavell, Joanna (2023) The direction of gender equality policy in Britain post-Brexit:towards a masculinised Westminster model. Journal of European Public Policy. ISSN 1466-4429
Abstract
This article examines gender equality policy in Britain, pre-and post-Brexit. Through a gendered analysis of European Union (EU) directives over forty years, we examine which policies have been key to Britain’s gender equality agenda. We find that the EU’s gender equality framework has been particularly integral to the advancement of ‘class-based’ policies, which seek to ameliorate inequalities that arise from the sexual division of labour. Taken together, we argue that the impact of Brexit risks directly rolling back these class-based gains. This is as a result of a shift away from a more consensual style of policymaking at the supranational level, towards a top-down, adversarial and masculinised Westminster Model, which marginalises women from decision-making fora. As it stands, advancements in gender equality policies are unlikely to be regained in the current political climate due to the absence of the stimulus of the EU for domestic gender equality reform.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Politics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2023 08:20 |
Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2025 00:35 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2023.2200820 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13501763.2023.2200820 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198544 |
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