Democratic reform and the position of women in transitional economies
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Democratic reform and the position of women in transitional economies
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1993
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Includes bibliographical references and index
"The chapters encapsulate the discussions ... at WIEDER in Sept. 1991"--Forward
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Description
This volume explores the effects of the post-1989 developments in Eastern and Central Europe on the social and economic position of the women of these countries. It explains how the economic crisis and subsequent development, social breakdown, and changing institutions and practices of the state have an impact upon women's roles and status. The volume uses a combination of theoretical work on the fundamental questions of these 'gender dynamics', and empirical studies on aspects such as educational attainment, social security provisions, political representation, and level and type of employment. Several of the papers use comparative analysis, drawing on previous research into women's position during development in the Third World, and under socialism in the years prior to 1989. Countries covered in empirical case studies are Russia, Estonia, Poland, the Czech and Slovak republics, the former East Germany, Hungary, and Bulgaria.
The authors of the papers draw the conclusion that women are among the principal losers in the restructuring process, both through the rise in conservation cultures (eg greater religiosity and emphasis on women's reproductive role), and through the economic imperatives of competing in a market-based system. Contributors: Ireneusz Bialecki, Barbara Heyns, Valentina Bodrova, Maria Diechocinska, Barbara Einhorn, Monica Fong, Kaisa Kauppinen, Dobrinka Kostova, gail Lapidus, Valentine Moghadam, Liba Paukert, Anastasia Posdaskaya, Marily Rueschemeyer, Gordon Weil, Sharon Wolchik
Table of Contents
- Introduction - gender dynamics of economic and political change - efficiency, equality, and women. Part 1: democratization and women in Central and Eastern Europe women and the politics of transition in Central and Eastern Europe
- democratization and women's movements in Central and Eastern Europe - concepts of women's rights
- women in East Germany - from state socialism to capitalist welfare state
- the transition to democracy in Bulgaria - challenges and risks for women
- educational attainment, the status of women, and the private school movement in Poland. Part 2 Perestroika and women in the Soviet Union gender and resructuring - the impact of perestroika on Soviet women
- changes in gender discourses and policies in the former Soviet Union
- glasnost and the woman question in the mirror of public opinion - attitudes towards women, work and the family
- comparative study of women's work satisfaction and work commitment - research findings from Estonia, Moscow and Scandinavia. Part 3 Economic reform and women's employment: women's economic status in the restructuring of Eastern Europe
- the changing economic status of women in the period of transition to a market economy system - the case of Czech and Slovak Republics after 1989
- economic reform and women.
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