Gendered integration of Europe. New forms of exclusion

How the process of EU-enlargement has been played out in relation to gender is the subject of this paper. Three case studies represented by the accession countries form the empirical context for the analysis: Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia. The paper is composed of three parts. The first part addresses the EU legislative framework, and in particular the gender context of EU policies and standards that are being imposed on future members. The second part outlines the social and economic circumstances under which women in the countries live, work and care for their partners, families and friends. Finally, the third part examines gender discourses of the EU dialogue with accession countries, looking specifically at diverse responses generated by the governments and the NGOs community.