Intersectionality - an intercategorical empirical apporach

The aim of this article is to demonstrate how to empirically uncover intersectional complexity by simple methods. The article is based on three examples of intercategorical complexity. Firstly, by discussing  gender mainstreaming, it is shown that a narrow focus on categories without their intersection may give misleading results. Secondly, the pitfalls of a narrow focus on a single section of categories are discussed by means of an example of educational attainment for categories of gender and ancestry. Finally, using the example of a study of the gender pay gap, it is shown how a breakdown of a study in partial analyses may reveal intersectionality. The examples show how interaction and interwoven categories can be included in intercategorical analyses of structural relationships

Nationale handlingsplaner for beskæftigelsen— set i et ligestillingsperspektiv

Den danske regering har siden 1998 årligt afleveret en national handlingsplan for beskæftigelsen til Det Europæiske Råd. Ifølge Amsterdamtraktaten skal de nationale beskæftigelsespolitikker samordnes og gensidig overvåges.1 Til dette formål er der udarbejdet en procedure (kaldet Luxembourg-proceduren), der indeholder følgende trin

Nationale handlingsplaner for beskæftigelsen— set i et ligestillingsperspektiv

Den danske regering har siden 1998 årligt afleveret en national handlingsplan for beskæftigelsen til Det Europæiske Råd. Ifølge Amsterdamtraktaten skal de nationale beskæftigelsespolitikker samordnes og gensidig overvåges.1 Til dette formål er der udarbejdet en procedure (kaldet Luxembourg-proceduren), der indeholder følgende trin

Indicators on Gender Segregation

The objective of this study is to analyse ways of measuring gender segregation, and to consider specifically how the different types of indices can be used and interpreted. The different indicators of segregation are calculated for the EU member-states and a comparative analysis of the situation of European labour markets is made using the different indices. This paper also intends to make a general discussion on the issue of gender segregation, to give recommendations as to how segregation should be measured using current tools and to suggest improvements to existing ways of measuring segregation.Labour market, gender, segregation