Inhalt: "Success as well as shattered illusions characterise the experience of European countries in implementing gender equality policies. With the new gen-der equality acquis, mandatory for all Member States, the European Union (EU) sets a strong incentive for de jure progress. Yet the European influence an the administrative, political and social practice of gender equality is rather weak - particularly in the Eastern European Member S Reports from eleven Member States describe the problems, but also the opportunities and challenges that any country implementing equality policies has to face." (author's abstract). Contents: Susanne Baer, Miriam Hoheisel: Different Traditions - Similar Challenges. Gender Equality Policies in an Enlarged Europe - An Introduction (9-26); Petra Schott: The European Union: A Trailblazer for Equality Petra Schott (27-45); Henriette Meseke: Gender Mainstreaming in the European Structural Funds - Contradictory Developments (46-68); Mieke Verloo: Assessing a Former Pioneer of Gender Equality: Lessons from the Netherlands (69-81); Karen Sjorup: Danish Gender Equality Policies after the Year 2000: Mainstreaming - into the Mainstream or Silently Dropped? (82-95); Agnete Andersen. The Work an Gender Mainstreaming in the Ministry of Employment in Denmark: Organisation, Data and Impact Assessment (96-108); Claudia Sorger: Gender Mainstreaming in Austria - On the Way to Gender Equality? Implementation Experiences (109-119); Elizabeth Villagomez: Gender Mainstreaming in Spain (120-142); Dalia Marcinkeviciene, Vanda Jurseniene: Gender Mainstreaming in Social Inclusion Policies in Lithuania Preconditions, Achievements and Challenges (143-159); Mara Kuhl: Gender Mainstreaming in Estonia (160-179); Kinga Lohmann: What Has Happened So Far in Poland? EU Gender Equality Policy in a New Member State (180-190); Petr Pavlik: Equal Opportunities For All? Gender Politics in the Czech Republic (191-205); Regina Barendt: Gender Equality Policy and Outcomes in Bulgaria. The Impact of EU Gender Mainstreaming Requirements (206-225); lazar Lazarov: Gender Equality Policy in the Republic of Bulgaria (226-233); Vlasta Jalusic, Roman Kuhar, Ana Frank: Gender (In)equality in Slovenia (234-256); Silke Steinhilber: Success and Disenchantment. Experiences with Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Equality Policies in an Enlarged Europe (257-274).