Women in Transition: Voices from Lithuania by Suzanne LaFont (Editor)
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- Pub. Date: August 1998
- 160pp
- Sales Rank: 647,721
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- Pub. Date: August 1998
- Publisher: State University of New York Press
- Format: Paperback, 160pp
- Sales Rank: 647,721
- ISBN-13: 9780791438121
- ISBN: 0791438120
Synopsis
Women in Transition addresses the historical, social, economic and political dynamics affecting the lives of women during Lithuania's transition from communism to democracy. This book demonstrates that democracy has not diminished gender discrimination. In fact, the recent political and economic changes threaten to widen the gender gap through a decline in political representation, an increase in women's unemployment and underemployment, and the threat of restrictive reproductive policies. Furthermore, low birth rates coupled with a sharp rise in nationalism has led to propaganda encouraging women to return to home and family. Women in Transition details how women are responding to these changes.
The first and only book published about Lithuanian women by Lithuanian women, this unique volume fills a gap in knowledge of the country's society and the role of its women. An important contribution to the growing body of literature on post-communism, the book is written by many of the leading women scholars in Lithuania including the head of the Women's Studies program and the Chair of the Sociology Department at Vilnius University; the Counsellor to the Parliament on Women's Issues; the Dean of Kaunas University; and the Chairperson of the Women's Party of Lithuania. Suzanne LaFont, former Visiting Professor at Kaunas University, has edited the book and provided an introduction.
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Addresses the historical, social, economic, and political dynamics affecting the lives of women during Lithuania's transition from communism to democracy and demonstrates that democracy has not diminished gender discrimination. Topics include the domestic domain, education and career, reproductive rights, and nationalism. Contributors are leading women scholars in Lithuania. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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May 21, 2003: Being a third generation 100% Lithuanian in this country I was totally unaware of how progessive Lithuania was and still continues to be. Women in Lithuania had been given rights and powers for centuries, that even a country as progressive as the U.S. did not until the last 100 years. Additionally, I did not really know how oppressive the Russia people were upon the whole LIthuanian culture before WW II and Stalin's agreement with Hitler that the US abided by after 1945. A good book. My first, on my own Lithianian heritage. And I am very glad to have read about it.
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September 18, 2000: Women in Transition will provide a clear, thorough, and engaging introduction for anyone who would like to learn about the social and economic conditions that exist for contemporary Lithuanian women. More than that, it is an extremely important book, given the paucity of materials available to English speakers about Lithuania generally and the women of the nation in particular. Each chapter was written by a different scholar and the resulting variation in voice is refreshing. Because all of the contributors are Lithuanian, the reader can be certain that the picture given is an accurate one and truly reflects the present-day realities of the culture as experienced by its women. The book is very readable and addresses a wide range of topics including family life, women's employment, reproduction, women in the academy, and the concerns that Lithuanian women have with American feminism. LaFont's Introduction along with the first two chapters (focusing on the role of women historically) help to make the reasons for current conditions more easily understood. The book is filled with interesting statistical data as well as informative personal accounts and histories. LaFont's volume contains a wealth of information. It will undoubtedly be appreciated by those with an interest in the lives of women in Eastern Europe.
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