Labour markets in transition. The experiences of women in two border regions of East Germany |
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| Authors: | Bettina van Hoven Carmella Pfaffenbach |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, PO Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Geo-Sciences, University of Bayreuth, PO Box, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The political turning point in the former GDR and the transformation processes that have been observed since then have significantly
affected economic and social structures in the new Federal States. Gender roles, however, were subjected to even more dramatic
changes. Whilst many women experienced the employment policies of the GDR era as beneficial, social researchers often designate
them as the losers of unification nowadays. This is largely because the abundance of State support measures for employed women
and mothers has been drastically reduced and women as a group have been hit hardest by the crisis on the East German labour
market. Using two cases (Mecklenburg-Westpommerania and Thuringia), this paper aims to illustrate the impact of the transformation
process on the everyday (working) lives of women. We are particularly concerned with a comparative analysis of how women experience
and deal with regional disparities in East Germany.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | East Germany labour market spatial disparities transition women work biographies |
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