Democratic Reform and the Position of Women in Transitional Economies.

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.