Women's Work and Wages in the Soviet Union
Women's Work and Wages in the Soviet Union

Author: Alastair McAuley

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-08-24

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1000634248

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Originally published in 1981, this study is concerned with the extent to which the goal of sexual equality in employment, as set out, for example, in the Soviet constitutions of 1936 or 1977, had been realised in the USSR at the time. The main focus is on the nature and extent of economic inequality in the Soviet Union; the subject has wider implications, not only for our understanding of the USSR but also for our perceptions of the way that labour markets operate in a more general setting. The book should be of interest to feminists and labour economists as well as those with a professional interest in the Soviet Union.

Gender, Work and Wages in the Soviet Union
Gender, Work and Wages in the Soviet Union

Author: K. Katz

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2001-07-19

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 023059655X

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The plight of women in post-reform Russia has its roots in the combination of the new, untrammelled market system and the old legacy of discrimination. The Soviet Union was the first country to give women equal rights and equal pay, but this was not carried through in practice. This is the first study to apply modern econometrics to survey-data collected in the USSR. Analysis of data from Russia shows how legislative equality hid actual discrimination. Katz also challenges the conventional wisdom that, for ideological reasons, Soviet manual workers were favoured over the highly educated. Gender, Work and Wages in the Soviet Union includes a critical survey of economic theories of gender and wages and the Soviet wage-system. The final chapter brings the debate up to date by examining how old and new mechanisms of gender inequality interact in post-Soviet Russia.

Women's Work and Wages in the Soviet Union
Women's Work and Wages in the Soviet Union

Author: Alastair McAuley

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-08-24

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1000633241

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Originally published in 1981, this study is concerned with the extent to which the goal of sexual equality in employment, as set out, for example, in the Soviet constitutions of 1936 or 1977, had been realised in the USSR at the time. The main focus is on the nature and extent of economic inequality in the Soviet Union; the subject has wider implications, not only for our understanding of the USSR but also for our perceptions of the way that labour markets operate in a more general setting. The book should be of interest to feminists and labour economists as well as those with a professional interest in the Soviet Union.

The Revaluation of Women's Work
The Revaluation of Women's Work

Author: Sheila Lewenhak

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1134049307

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This book provides a survey and analysis of the different ways in which women's work is valued throughout the world. It challenges the narrow definition of work as paid work, as that excludes so many of women's activities. It looks at ways in which women's worth has been consistently undervalued in industrial as well as non-industrial countries, in socialist as well as free-enterprise economies. These practices distort the national product of countries heavily dependent on women's labour, but, above all, they are among the most obvious marks of the exploitation of women. Technological changes are already altering established female/male divisions of labour. Transnational enterprises, often located in Special Economic Zones, are reducing differences between industrial and nonindustrial countries. Valuing women's work correctly, whether unpaid in the home or underpaid outside it, is part of the battle against discrimination and poverty. Men who do similar work also benefit. It is the crucial step towards the achievement of male/female equality. The book will be particularly valuable for those concerned with the issues, in trade unions, women's groups, international agencies and NGOs and for course in economics and social studies.

The Politics of Women & Work in the Soviet Union & the United States
The Politics of Women & Work in the Soviet Union & the United States

Author: Joel C. Moses

Publisher: Berkeley : Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13:

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Comparison of political aspects and socio-economic conditions determining employment policy response to the arrangement of working time for woman workers in the USA and USSR - compares labour legislation, management attitudes, trade union attitudes, public opinion, and obstacles to social reform in both countries, focussing on part time employment, reduced hours of work, flexible hours of work, work sharing, sex discrimination, etc. Graphs, references, statistical tables.

Women's Work and Wages
Women's Work and Wages

Author: Christina Jonung

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1134750854

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At a time when women in industrialized countries have a stronger and more permanent presence in the labour market than ever before, why does the gender pay gap differ so greatly between countries? The contributors to this book use empirical studies of gender differences in family responsibilities and time allocation to demonstrate how such differences affect women's wages and analyse pay structures and wage mobility throughout Europe.

Women's Work And Women's Lives
Women's Work And Women's Lives

Author: Hilda Kahne

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-18

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1000009610

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This book is a provocative analysis of the nature of the relation between women and paid work in both modernizing and industrial countries. It explores the variables that shape the relationship: demographic factors, the social and cultural context, and the direction of economic development.