Author : Rachel Alsop
Release : 2000
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 716/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Reversal of Fortunes? by : Rachel Alsop
Download or read book A Reversal of Fortunes? written by Rachel Alsop. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of state socialism in East Germany brought about a drastic reduction in the labor market and the consequent masculinization of employment. Alsop (gender studies, U. of Hull) asks what processes of continuity and change for women's employment can be identified in the rise of state socialism and it's later demise. She finds that women's reduced chances for paid employment was due both to the perception the men had a greater claim to employment and to the replacement of the East German model of welfare with the West German system which prioritized the nuclear family. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
