Gender Inequality in the Eastern European Labour Market

Under communism there was, in the countries of Eastern Europe, a very high level of gender equality, with a high participation rate by women in the labour market and with pay on a par with that of men. The transition from communism has upset this situation. This book presents a comprehensive overview of gender and the labour market since the fall of communism in a wide range of eastern European countries. Overall the book provides an interesting contrast to the situation in Western developed countries, where women’s participation in the labour market has been rising, their educational attainments improving and their jobs beginning to reflect their personal qualification levels.