HIEU 140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Mikhail Gorbachev, Gender Inequality, Totalitarianism
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Hieu 140 textbook notes women in 20th century europe, ch 8: democracy without. Women: the post-communist transition, 1989-present: gender inequality built into both communist systems and the capitalist ones that followed their downfall. "emancipation is to blame for everything": women and politics. "after communist governments fell, feminist leaders urged women to participate in politics in the name of a new ideal of "emancipation. " "the stereotypical image of the western feminist as the single, childless professional was deeply unappealing to many women who prized the familial relationships that their overburdened lives had left them little time to cultivate. Laws for paid maternity leaves still in effect, were not enforced, and often women who tried to take them were fired. Local governments no longer had funding for childcare centers, those that remained opened charged fees many couldn"t afford: viewing feminism, contraception, etc. as unwelcome western influences, conservatives and christians campaigning for anti-abortion policies, but these were not popular.
