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.

'With contributions from the leading researchers in the area, this is a valuable, inter-disciplinary and critical discussion of how a new method of EU policy making and governance reflects specifically on the formulation of gender policies in the EU. It is a significant and ground-breaking work which makes a useful empirical contribution to an assessment of the OMC and its impact on the modernisation of social policies in the EU.' Erika Szyszczak, University of Leicester, UK

• 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;

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.

'With contributions from the leading researchers in the area, this is a valuable, inter-disciplinary and critical discussion of how a new method of EU policy making and governance reflects specifically on the formulation of gender policies in the EU. It is a significant and ground-breaking work which makes a useful empirical contribution to an assessment of the OMC and its impact on the modernisation of social policies in the EU.' Erika Szyszczak, University of Leicester, UK

• 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;

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.

'With contributions from the leading researchers in the area, this is a valuable, inter-disciplinary and critical discussion of how a new method of EU policy making and governance reflects specifically on the formulation of gender policies in the EU. It is a significant and ground-breaking work which makes a useful empirical contribution to an assessment of the OMC and its impact on the modernisation of social policies in the EU.' Erika Szyszczak, University of Leicester, UK

• 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;