Gender and Economics offers an exciting and user-friendly introduction to gender studies in economics. It considers the economic theory of gender and economics, the different positions of women in the economy and other gender issues.

1. Introduction, A. Geske Dijkstra, Janneke Plantenga; Part I Theories; 2. New Home Economics: Children and the Labour Market Part Icipation of Women, Sophia Wunderink-van Veen; 3. ::, Siv Gustafsson; 4. Discrimination Against Women: A Neo-Institutionalist Perspective, Barbara Krug; Part II Economic Position of Women and Men; 5. Atypical Labour Market Relations in the European Union, Danièle Meulders, Olivier Plasman, Robert Plasman; 6. European Constants and National Part Icularities: The Position of Women in The Eu Labour Market, Janneke Plantenga; 7. Women in the South: Diverse Experiences of Work in a Unifying Europe, Dina Vaiou, Maria Stratigaki; 8. Women in Central and Eastern Europe: A Labour Market in Transition, A. Geske Dijkstra; Part III Policy Instruments; 9. Equal Opportunities in the European Union: Theory and Practice, Anneke van Doorne-Huiskes; ch0010 Comparable Worth and Equal Pay Policies in the European Union, Jeanne de Bruijn;