@article {4310,
	title = {How to close the gender pay gap in Europe : towards the gender mainstreaming of pay policy},
	journal = {Industrial Relations Journal},
	volume = {36},
	year = {2005},
	month = {2005},
	pages = {184 - 213},
	abstract = {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.},
	author = {Rubery, Jill and Grimshaw, Damian and Hugo Figueiredo}
}
