Gender and the Politics of the Economic Crisis in Europe

Abstract

This chapter introduces the theme of the book, that is, the ‘political’ implications of the current economic crisis in Europe from a gender and intersectional perspective. This means introducing the three main issues developed in the chapters: (i) European Union (EU) austerity politics and related institutional and policy changes, (ii) the Europeanization of gender equality and policies in times of crisis and (iii) the gender and intersectional patterns of resistances and struggles against austerity politics.