Gender and Work in Transition

Der Band geht auf die Internationale Frauenuniversität vom Sommer 2000 in Hannover zurück und thematisiert den Zusammenhang von Globalisierung, Arbeit und Geschlecht in theoretischer und ländervergleichender Perspektive. Die Erfahrungen aus Schweden konnten für die Veröffentlichung nicht berücksichtigt werden. Inhalt: I. Notions and Concepts in the Context "Gender and Work in Transition": Regina Becker-Schmidt: Theorizing Gender Arrangements (25-48); Brigitte Young: Globalization and Gender: a European Perspective (49-82); Friederike Maier: Women's Work and Economic Development (83-91); Christiane Lemke / Katrin Töns: Feminist Theory of Democracy and the Dispute of Difference (93-112); Ulrike Teubner: Gendered Segregation of Work (113-130). II. Case Studies: Christiane Lemke: New Family Patterns: Germany After Unification (133-141); Irene Dölling: East Germany: Changes in Temporal Structures in Women's Work After the Unification (143-173); Renata Siemienska: Economic Restructuring, Social Policies, and Women's Work in Poland (175-216); Katalin Koncz: The Gender-specific Division of Labor in Hungary Since the Regime Change (217-251); Elena Y. Meshcherkina: Women in the Labor Market in Russia (253-270). III. Outlook: Gisela Notz: New Visions - Old Roles. The So-called Third Sector, "Citizen Work" and Other Concepts and Their Impact on Gendered Divison of Labor - Referring to Industrialized Countries (273-290).