Care on the move: the gender care gap and intra-EU mobility

Miller, N. (2023) Care on the move: the gender care gap and intra-EU mobility. Journal of Law and Society, 50(4), pp. 558-578. (doi: 10.1111/jols.12460)

Abstract

The structure, interpretation, and implementation of the European Union (EU) free movement of persons rules mean that when one's circumstances involve caring responsibilities, the quality of one's rights and protections under EU law diminishes. The consequence of this, in the context of the gender care gap, is that women who are exercising their free movement rights and living in another EU member state are exposed to a disproportionately increased risk of legal and physical precarity, poverty, destitution, and exploitation. They face challenges in attaining and retaining rights and are at risk of falling through gaps that exist between legal rules. Furthermore, the gender care gap is not visible. The connection between the gender care gap and the EU free movement rules has not been made by EU policy makers and civil society; there is currently no strategy among EU civil society organizations to represent the lived experience of EU citizens and lobby the EU institutions for progress on gender equality in this regard.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported by the ESRC under Grant [#1 number ES/W006618/1] and [#2 number ES/J500136/1].
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Miller, Mrs Nina
• Authors: Miller, N.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Law
• Journal Name: Journal of Law and Society
• Publisher: Wiley
• ISSN: 0263-323X
• ISSN (Online): 1467-6478
• Published Online: 14 December 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Author
• First Published: First published in Journal of Law and Society 50(4):558-578
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
314573		Nina Westoby ESRC	Nicole Busby	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)	ES/W006618/1	Law
190423		ESRC Doctoral Training Centre 2011...	Mary Beth Kneafsey	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)	ES/J500136/1	Research and Innovation Services