HIEU 140 Lecture 19: Different Narratives in Late 20th Century Europe: Women in Eastern Europe
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Hieu 140 lecture 19 different narratives in late 20th century europe: women in. Introduction: a different path: from communism to post-communism. Feminists: romantic view that eastern women had it all": they had work and motherhood, so they are liberated and have achieved what we want to achieve. Cold warriors: lack of choice" and state control: anything that happened in communist bloc was negative, overwhelming theme in communist regime lack of choice, state control, so nothing can be thought of as liberating. In uk, half of all women who worked did so part-time: not shunted off into unimportant, part-time positions for fear of them being mothers and neglecting work like in western europe. Recognition of unsolved issues: gender inequality in labor force, women and men in different kinds of jobs, double burden for women, biggest complaint, political participation, fewer women than men in positions of political power. Incentives to hire women: affirmative action-esque policies.
