Introduction: gender and the family under communism and after -- Gender regimes in central and Eastern Europe -- Policy and parents in Poland -- Mothers and the state -- Mothers and their households -- Mothers and social policy -- Gender equality in the wider Europe -- Conclusion
Summary
Understanding of welfare states has been much enriched by comparative work on welfare regimes and gender. This book uses these debates to illuminate the changing gender regimes in countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It has particular significance as countries in the region make the transition from communism and into a European Union that has issues of women's employment, work-life balance, and gender equality at the heart of its social policy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index
