Containing contributions by some of the best known researchers in the field, this volume draws on a range of disciplinary perspectives to examine the effectiveness of the Open Method of Coordination as a medium for the advancement of gender equality within the EU.

Fiona Beveridge is Professor of Law at the University of Liverpool. Her research interests are in the areas of International Economic Law; Feminist Legal Studies; and EU law. She has written extensively on these and related areas. Samantha Velluti, is a Lecturer in Law at the Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln, UK. Dr. Velluti's publication and research interests include EU governance and open method of co-ordination; EU social law and policy; gender equality; and migration.

Chapter 1 Introduction - Gender and the OMC, Fiona Beveridge, Samantha Velluti; Chapter 2 Implementing Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in an Enlarged European Union: Prospects and Challenges, Fiona Beveridge; Chapter 3 Employment Policy, Women's Labour Market Activation and Demographic Trends, Roberta Guerrina; Chapter 4 The European Employment Strategy and the Europeanization of Gender Equality in Employment, Ayse Idil Aybars; Chapter 5 The OMC and the EES: Broadening the Possibilities for Gender Equality?, Julia S. O'Connor; Chapter 6 The OMC, Gender Policy and the Experience of Poland as a New Member State, Ma?gorzata Fuszara; Chapter 7 OMC in the Context of EU Gender Policy from the Point of View of New EU Member States, Kristina Koldinská; Chapter 8 Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in the Re-articulation of Labour Market Policies in Denmark and Italy, Samantha Velluti; Chapter 9 Is the OMC a Provider of Political Tools to Promote Gender Mainstreaming?, Amparo Serrano Pascual; Chapter 10 Gender and the OMC: Conclusions and Prospects, Fiona Beveridge, Samantha Velluti;