The following publications are the core GEPP texts. They include books and articles that inform the GEPP approach and framework; sectoral studies that apply the GEPP framework with the country contributions conducted by GEPPERs, efforts to move the focus of GEPP to other parts of the globe and work that brings together the study of ideas with the study of post adoption through the GEPP approach.

Theory and Framework

Engeli, Isabelle, and Amy Mazur. “Taking Implementation Seriously in Assessing Success: The Politics of Gender Equality Policy.” European Journal of Politics and Gender 1, no. 1–2 (2018): 111–29. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1332/251510818X15282097548558.

Mazur, A. G. and Engeli, I. (2023) Gender Policy. In Van Gerven, M. Rothmayr, A.C. & Schubert, K. (Eds),  Encyclopedia of Public Policy. Springer Press.

Mazur, A. G. (2017). Does feminist policy matter in post industrial democracies?: A proposed analytical roadmap. Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, 38 (1), 64-83.

Mazur, A. G.  (2001). Theorizing Feminist Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Mazur, A. G. (1995). Gender Bias and the State: Symbolic Reform at Work in Fifth Republic France. Pittsburgh, PA: Temple University Press.

Krizsan, A. and Lombardo, E (2013)“The Quality of Gender Equality Policies: A Discursive Approach, ”European Journal of Women’s Studies, 20(2), pp.77–92.

George, Alexander L. and Andrew Bennett. 2005. Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. Ch 10.

Liebowitz, D. J.  & Zwingel, S.  (2014) Gender equality oversimplified: Using CEDAW to counter the measurement obsession. International Studies Review,16(3), 362–389.

Mügge, L., Montoya, C.,  Emejulu, A., Weldon S.L.  (2018) ‘Intersectionality and the politics of knowledge production’, European Journal of Politics and Gender,  1 (1-2), 17-36.

Sectoral Studies

Ciccia, R. and Lombardo, E. (Eds.). (2019). Special Issue: Care policies in practice: the role of actors, discourses, and institutions in policy implementation. Policy and Society, 38(4), Six Articles.

Ciccia, Rossella, and Emanuela Lombardo. “Care Policies in Practice: How Discourse Matters for Policy Implementation.” Policy and Society 38, no. 4 (2019): 537–53. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2019.1702278.

Cullen, Pauline. “The Discursive Politics of Marketization in Home Care Policy Implementation in Ireland.” Policy and Society 38, no. 4 (2019): 606–25. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2019.1622274.

Dussuet, Annie, and Clémence Ledoux. “Implementing the French Elderly Care Allowance for Home-Based Care: Bureaucratic Work, Professional Cultures and Gender Frames.” Policy and Society 38, no. 4 (2019): 589–605. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2019.1626113.

La Barbera, Mariacaterina, and Emanuela Lombardo. “Towards Equal Sharing of Care? Judicial Implementation of EU Employment and Work-Life Balance Policies in Spain.” Policy and Society 38, no. 4 (2019): 626–42. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2019.1661560.

Plomien, Ania. “Gender Inequality by Design: Does Successful Implementation of Childcare Policy Deliver Gender-Just Outcomes?” Policy and Society 38, no. 4 (2019): 642–62. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2019.1617513.

Ranci, Costanzo, and Marco Arlotti. “Resistance to Change. The Problem of High Non-Take up in Implementing Policy Innovations in the Italian Long-Term Care Systems.” Policy and Society 38, no. 4 (2019): 537–53. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2019.1619995.

Scala, Francesca, Stephanie Paterson, and Laurence Richard-Nobert. “The Gender Logic and Effects of Instruments Mixes: Implementing Eldercare Policy in Canada.” Policy and Society 38, no. 4 (2019): 554–71. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2019.1638696.

Engeli, Isabelle, and Amy Mazur, eds. Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.

Ahrens, Petra, and Alexandra Scheele. “Mobilizing for Quotas Against All Odds: The Long Road to Corporate Equality in Germany.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 287–311. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Blanchard, Soline, and Marion Rabier. “A ‘Success Story’ beyond Numbers: Business Resistance Trumps Timid Feminist Demands in France.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 218–41. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Engeli, Isabelle, and Amy Mazur. “Introduction: Negotiating Gender Equality in the Corporate World.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 1–16. Oxford University Press, 2022.

———. “The Boardroom as Terrain for Comparative Gender Policy Research.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 17–38. Oxford University Press, 2022.

———. “The Transformative Power of Public Policy: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 362–78. Oxford University Press, 2022.

———. “What Works and Why? The Politics of Corporate Gender Equality by the Numbers.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 339–61. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Freidenvall, Lenita. “Avoiding Quotas at All Costs: How Self-Regulation Undermines Gender Transformation in Sweden.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 86–108. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Grace, Joan. “Implementing Corporate Equality through Quebec Inc.: The Promise and Pitfalls of a Feminist Outlier in Canada.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 136–53. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Gresch, Nora, and Birgit Sauer. “Implementing Paradox: A Conservative Gender Regime Limits the Transformative Potential of Quotas in Austria.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 312–37. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Hoard, Season. “Set to Fail? Scattered Regulation Leaves the Glass Ceiling ‘Unbroken’ in the USA.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 111–35. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Lombardo, Emanuela, and Tània Verge. “Early to Act, Late to Achieve: Poor Implementation Limits Transformative Change in Spain.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 267–86. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Milner, Susan. “Self-Regulation Comes at a Cost: Closing off Authoritative Policy for Gender Equality on Corporate Boards in the UK.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 59–85. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Nagy, Beata, Ewa Lisowska, and Ewa Ruminska-Zimny. “Designed for Failure? Advocating Equality against Adversity in Hungary and Poland.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 173–93. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Newsome, Lucie, and Alison Sheridan. “Accommodating Gender through Self-Regulation: A Limited Response for Equity on Boards in Australia.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 41–58. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Roos, Hannelore, and Patrizia Zanoni. “Opportunities for Equality in Times of Crisis: The Transformative Potential of Corporate Quotas in Belgium.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 242–64. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Spehar, Andrea. “Diffusing Equality without Domestic Gender Champions? Incremental Change and Window-Dressing in Croatia and Serbia.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 154–72. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Teigen, Mari. “From Shockwave to Ripple? The Nuanced Impact of Corporate Quotas in Norway.” In Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World, edited by Isabelle Engeli and Amy Mazur, 197–217. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Lang, Sabine, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, eds. Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.

Achin, Catherine, Sandrine Lévêque, and Amy Mazur. “Twenty Years of Parite Under the Microscope in France: Parties Play with Rather Than by the Rules.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 211–30, 2023.

Ahrens, Petra, and Sabine Lang. “From Party Quotas to Parity? Legislative Gender Representation in Germany at a Crossroads.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 93–112, 2023.

Aslan Akman, Canan. “Turkish Political Parties as Gendered Gatekeepers and the Implementation of Voluntary Quotas.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 131–50, 2023.

Antić Gaber, Milica, and Irena Selišnik. “Legislative Gender Quotas in Slovenia: Implemented But Not Internalized.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 321–40, 2023.

Ashe, Jeanette, Rosie Campbell, Sarah Childs, and Joni Lovenduski. “The Implementation of Equality-Based Candidate Selection Decisions in the British Labour and Conservative Parties.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 151–71, 2023.

Brennan, Mary, Fiona Buckley, and Yvonne Galligan. “Ireland: Understanding Gender Quotas as a Stepping-Stone to Gender Transformation and Empowerment.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 231–48, 2023.

Chmilewski, Katja, and Birgit Sauer. “Nested Newness and Critical Junctures: Quota Implementation Flaws in the Austrian Party Democracy.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 73–92, 2023.

Čičkarić, Lilijana. “Legislative Quotas and Political Representation in Serbia.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 303–20, 2023.

Donà, Alessia. “Gender Quota and Local Political Parties: Varieties of Implementation in Italy.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 249–66, 2023.

Erzeel, Silvia, Petra Meier, and Audrey Vandeleene. “25 Years of Gender Quotas, Still a Man’s World? Implementation in the Belgian Case.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 173–88, 2023.

Espírito-Santo, Ana, Ana Lúcia Teixeira, and Maria Helena Santos. “Implementing Gender Quotas in Portugal: A Success Story?” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 285–302, 2023.

Freidenvall, Lenita. “Implementing Special Measures for Political Representation and Gender in Sweden.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 113–30, 2023.

Fuchs, Gesine. “How Gender Quotas Work in Switzerland.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 51–71, 2023.

Gaweda, Barbara. “The Least That Could Have Been Done? The Ambiguous Effects of Gender Quotas in Polish Parliamentary Elections.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 267–84, 2023.

Lang, Sabine, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer. “Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas: Resisting Institutions.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 1–27, 2023.

Rolandsen Agustín, Lise, Christina Fiig, and Birte Siim. “Practices and Strategies of Gender Representation in Danish Political Parties: Dilemmas of ‘Everyday Democracy.’” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 29–50, 2023.

Šinko, Marjeta. “Only Stand-Ins? Women’s Parliamentary Representation and Quota Implementation in Croatia Since 2011.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 189–210, 2023.

Verge, Tània. “‘It’s the Party, Stupid!’: Success of and Resistance to Gender Quotas in Spain.” In Party Politics and the Implementation of Gender Quotas, edited by Sabine Lang, Petra Meier, and Birgit Sauer, 341–58, 2023.

Country Studies

Allwood, Gill, and Khursheed Wadia. “Forced Marriage and Gender Transformation: Feminist State and Civil Society Networks at the Local Level.” French Politics 18 (2020): 132–52. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00108-8.

Brochard, Delphine, Marion Charpenel, and Sophie Pochic. “Pay Equity through Collective Bargaining: When Voluntary State Feminism Meets Selective Practice.” French Politics 18 (2020): 93–110. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00110-0.

Delage, Pauline, and Gwenaëlle Perrier. “Cross-Sectoral Training to Reduce Violence against Women: A New Feminist Opportunity?” French Politics 18 (2020): 111–31. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00113-x.

Jacquemart, Alban, Anne Revillard, and Laure Bereni. “Gender Quotas in the French Bureaucratic Elite: The Soft Power of Restricted Coercion.” French Politics 18 (2020): 50–70. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00112-y.

Ledoux, Clémence, and Annie Dussuet. “Elder Care Allowances in Action: Missed Opportunities for Gender Transformation.” French Politics 18 (2020): 71–92. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00114-w.

Mazur, Amy. “Special Issue: Does Policy Implementation in Gender Equality Policy Matter in France — a Cross Sectoral Approach.” French Politics 18 (2020): 1–2. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00115-9.

Mazur, Amy, and Isabelle Engeli. “The Search for the Elusive Recipe for Gender Equality: When Policy Implementation Matters.” French Politics 18 (2020): 3–27. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00117-7.

Mazur, Amy, Eléonore Lépinard, Anja Durovic, Catherine Achin, and Sandrine Lévêque. “Party Penalties for Parity: Less than Meets the Eye.” French Politics 18 (2020): 28–49. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00111-z.

St. Denny, Emily. “The Gender Equality Potential of New Anti-Prostitution Policy: A Critical Juncture for Concrete Reform.” French Politics 18 (2020): 153–74. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41253-020-00109-7.

Going Global With GEPP

Mazur, A. G. (2022). Gender equality policy in practice in the era of global contestation: Travelling through global power imbalance.” In A. Scheele, J. Roth & H. Winkel (Eds.), Whose rights, which rights? Framing global contestations of women’s and gender rights.(83-98). Bielefeld University Press/ Transkription Publishers.

Medie, P. and Kang A. J. (2018) Power, knowledge and the politics of gender in the Global South. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 1(1-2), 37-54.

Ideas and Implementation

Bustelo, M. and Mazur, A.G. (Eds.)  2023. Do Ideas Matter in Gender Equality Policy in Practice?: An International Perspective. Thematic Section. European Journal of Politics and Gender. 6 (1).

Bustelo, M., & Mazur, A. G. (2023). The practice of ideas in gender equality policy: comparative lessons from the field. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 6(1), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16696345290590

Ballesteros-Pena, A., & Bustelo, M. (2023). Gender equality in prison reform in Spain: how a gender-biased, closed policy system prevents real change. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 6(1), 23-39. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16490897406533

Richards-Gray, L. (2023). Filling in the middle: the ‘workless’ frame in action in UK welfare reform. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 6(1), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16613569438355

Dekker, M. (2023). How apprehensions impact policy implementation: a comparison of Dutch and French campaigns on street harassment. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 6(1), 58-75. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16557137104861

Giesen, M. (2023). Framing gender-based violence in multi-level contexts: a networked approach to studying adoption of the Istanbul Convention. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 6(1), 76-91.  https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16693059192022