Joyce Outshoorn
Emeritus professor vrouwenstudies
- Name
- Prof.dr. J.V. Outshoorn
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 3969
- outshoorn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Joyce Outshoorn (1944) is professor emeritus of Women’s Studies at the Institute of Political Science in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. She joined the Institute in 1999 after heading the Women’s Studies Department since 1987, the year that she was appointed as a professor in Leiden. Previously she was Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam.
During her career she was Chair of the Netherlands Research School of Women’s Studies (1992-2000), co-director of the Research Network on Gender Politics and the State (1996-2010), and member of the Steering Committee of the Feminism and Citizenship project (FEMCIT) funded by the 6th Framework Programme of the European Union (2007-2011). In 2009 she received the Career Achievement Award of the ECPR (European Consortium of Political Research) Standing Group on Gender and Politics.
Her current research areas are women’s movements, abortion and prostitution policies, and gender equality policy.
Education
She studied political science and contemporary history at the University of Amsterdam, receiving her doctoral degree (cum laude) in 1972 (Title dissertation: De SDAP en het 'vrouwenvraagstuk', 1892-1920, Nijmegen: SUN, 1972; The Social Democrat Party and the 'woman question’). In 1986 she received her PhD from the Free University of Amsterdam (title: De politieke strijd rondom de abortuswetgeving in Nederland 1964-1988, The Hague,VUGA, 1989 (The political debates on abortion law reform in the Netherlands).
Other functions
In the past she was a member of the editorial boards of Public Administration Review, the European Journal of Women’s Studies and Politics and Gender, and Tijdschrift voor Gender Studies. She was chair of the Standing Group on Politics and Gender of the European Consortium for Political Research in the late She was a Research Fellow, at the Research School for the Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, in 2000.
She also received various research grants from the European Science Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the American Political Science Association for the research project on Gender Politics and the State. From the Dutch National Science Foundation she received funding for the joint Research Programme ‘Gender and Care’ (with University of Utrecht, Free University Amsterdam and Catholic University Nijmegen, 1992-1996. In 2007 she was member of the Feminism and Citizenship (FEMCIT) project which received funding from the 6th Framework Programme of the European Union, Priority 7, Networks of Excellence and Integrated Projects: Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society, 2007-2011.
She also served on several government committees for gender equality policy, such as the Netherlands Government Assessment Committee for Gender Mainstreaming (2003-2007) and as an expert on gender an democracy for the Council of Europe (1992-1994).
In addition to her academic work she has been active in the women’s movement since 1970 and has written numerous popular articles on gender equality, abortion and prostitution policies,and feminism, as well as contributing to radio and television about these topics.
She was Chair of the Netherlands Research School for Women’s Studies (NOV) from 1993 till 2000. She is co-convener of the Research Network on Gender Politics and the Stte (RNGS) and one of the project leaders of the EU-funded project on Feminism and Citizenship (FEMCIT).
In 2009 she received (with Joni Lovenduski) the Gender and Politics Award of the Standing Group on Gender and Politics of the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR).
Publications
Emeritus professor vrouwenstudies
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Politieke Wetenschap
- Outshoorn J.V. (27 November 2009), Vrouwenbewegingen in internationaal perspectief. Rede uitgesproken door Prof.dr. J.V. Outshoorn ter gelegenheid van haar afscheid als hoogleraar in de Vrouwenstudies aan de Universiteit Leiden. Leiden. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (18 June 2005), The Netherlands: Results of Gender Equality Policy. 8th Annual International Policy and Research Conference of the Institute for Policy Research. Washington, USA. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (1 December 2005), Uphill battles: gender mainstreaming in the Netherlands. Tagung des Zentrums für Niederlande-Studien, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität. Münster, Deutschland. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (14 April 2005), New politics, new oppurtunities? The women's policy agency in the Netherlands in the last decade. ECPR Joint sessions of workshops. Granada, Spain. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (16 February 2004), Gastcolleges Feminism in the Netherlands. Gastcolleges, School for International Training. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (24 June 2004), Trafficking in the EU - what's the problem?. panel on Trafficking of Women and the Enlargement of the EU, the Second Pan-European Conference on EU Politics. European Studies Association, Bologna. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (7 July 2004), Seminar Transnational Women's Movement Universitat Bochum. Seminar Transnational Women's Movement. Universitat Bochum. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (13 November 2004), Vrouwenhandel in Oost Europa. Lezing Amnesty International. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (20 September 2003), "Gendering Prostitution Policy in post-industrial democracies". ECPR Conference. Marburg, Duitsland. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (5 April 2003), "Trafficking in the European Union: What's the Problem?". European Studies Conference. University of Wisconsin, Madison. [lecture].
- Oldersma G.J. & Outshoorn J.V. (14 June 2003), The home care gap; neoliberalism, feminism and the state in the Netherlands. symposium RNGS. Leiden. [lecture].
- Oldersma G.J. & Outshoorn J.V. (30 August 2003), Presentation of The Dutch Case. Roundtable on state feminism in comparative perspective: RNGS project update. APSA. Philadelphia. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (23 January 2003), De impact van vrouwenstudies. Bijdrage aan het Symposium Jubileum Vrouwenstudies, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (30 August 2003), "Issue Comparison: the Netherlands". Panel on Comparative Gender Politics, American Political Science Association. Philadelphia, US.. [lecture].
- Oldersma G.J. & Outshoorn J.V. (7 December 2002), The 'home care gap': neoliberalism, feminism and the state in the Netherlands. Symposium van het Research Network Gender and the State.. Turijn. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (28 August 2001), Voluntary and Forced Prostitution. The 'Realistic Approach' of The Netherlands. Shortcourse: Approaches to the Comparative Study of Gender, Social Movements and the State, American Political Science Association. San Francisco. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (6 April 2001), Gendering the graying of society. A discourse analysis of the care-gap. Workshop Policy, Discourse and Institutional Reform, ECPR Joint Session of Workshops. Grenoble. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (14 June 2001), Politiek en Zorg. Politicologenetmaal. Veldhoven. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (15 January 2001), Ethische kwesties in de Nederlandse politiek. Symposium Morele kwesties in de politiek. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (20 April 2001), Prostitution in the Netherlands. Gastcollege, School of International Training. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (6 September 2001), Prostitution Policies in Western Europe. Gastcollege Department of Political Science/Women's Studies, Loyola University. Chicago. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (1 August 2001), Approaches to the Comparative Study of Gender, Social Movements and the State. APSA. San Fransisco. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (24 March 2001), Gender in the European Union. Gastcollege Bilgi Universiteit binnen het MA programma European Studies. Istanbul. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (6 April 2001), Policy, Discourse and Institutional Reform. ECPR, Workshop Joint Sessions of Workshops. Grenoble. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (16 May 2001), Unresolved Dilemma's of the Dutch Welfare State. Conference Unresolved Dilemma's of the Dutch Welfare State. Leiden. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (10 March 2000), Comparing State Feminism. Research School for the Social Sciences. Australian National University. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (26 October 2000), The Politics of Prostitution. School of International Training. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (18 April 2000), The Politics of Abortion in the Netherlands. Department of Government. University of Brisbane. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (9 April 2000), Legalizing Prostitution as Sex-Work. Dapartment of Government. University of Adelaide. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (6 April 1998), Dealing in Sex: Prostitution and Trafficking of Women in the Netherlands. Lezing collegeserie 'Sexuality, Gender and Identity' School for International Training, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (20 May 1998), Hedendaagse Gender Dilemma's in Nederland. Lezing Serie: 'Gender: the Final Frontier' van het Leids Historisch Dispuut Quack. Leiden. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (25 September 1998), Prostitution Policy in the Netherlands. College Series "Sexualities" Universiteit van Amsterdam, School of International Training. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (15 June 1998), State Politics on Care in the Netherlands - towards a new welfare mix. Seminar Negotiating Mordities: Changing security issues of gender, sexuality and care. Leiden. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (18 September 1997), Sociale partners en het 'combi-scenario: belemmering of stimulans'. Afscheid dr M. Niphuis-Nell. Den Haag. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (3 July 1997), The Meaning of 'Woman' in Abortion Policy: A Comparitive Approach. European Science Foundation Workshop Analysing Gender Culture and Gender Division of Power in Europe. Trinity College. Dublin. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (23 March 1997), Nieuwe wegen voor het emancipatiebeleid. VNG Conferentie Gemeentelijk Emancipatiebeleid. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Outshoorn J.V. (2 May 1997), Prostitution as public policy: State responses to the Traffic in Women in the Netherlands. Symposium: Sexuality and the State. Harvard University, Center for European Studies.. Cambridge (Mass.). [lecture].