@article {Rubery2005,
	title = {How to close the gender pay gap in Europe : Towards the gender mainstreaming of pay policy},
	journal = {Industrial Relations Journal},
	volume = {36},
	number = {3},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {184{\textendash}213},
	abstract = {<p>The European Employment Strategy includes a new commitment to a substantial reduction in the gender pay gap in European Union (EU) member states, but progress requires a radical shift away from the traditional policy emphasis on the supply-side deficiencies of women compared with men. Mainstream theory argues that gender inequality is reduced once the pay gap is {\textquoteleft}adjusted{\textquoteright} for differences in individual characteristics (education, experience, etc.). But new empirical studies in many EU member states demonstrate that the work environment{\textemdash}the general wage structure, job and workplace characteristics{\textemdash}shapes gender pay inequality. Given the negative gender impact of trend declines in minimum wages, moves towards more decentralisation of wage-setting and public sector restructuring, the article argues for a holistic, gender mainstreaming approach to pay policy.</p>
},
	issn = {0019-8692},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1468-2338.2005.00353.x},
	author = {J. Rubery and Grimshaw, Damian and Hugo Figueiredo}
}
