ABSTRACT
This chapter begins by outlining the current economic governance regime. Then it explores the gendered impacts of that regime. The chapter also explores how the omission of gender analysis is a fundamental part of European economic governance. In the wake of the European Economic Crisis, the European Union adopted several reforms in the field of economic governance and budgetary surveillance. The asymmetry of the European Economic Governance regime reflects the divergence in the economic structure of member states, and also their various economic fortunes since 2008. This diversity can be viewed in light of the literature on other diversities, such as linguistic and cultural amongst EU member states, and raises key questions for the legitimacy and democratic character of the regime. Gender regimes in the EU reflect a diverse understanding of gender among policy makers, elites and society at large. Different gender regimes reflect different norms around equality, gender roles and gender itself.
