Women, the bureaucracy and daily life in postwar Moscow, 1945-1953 / Greta Bucher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bucher, Greta.

Series:

East European monographs ; no. 682.

East European monographs ; no. 682

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in development.

Women--Employment.

Women.

Bureaucracy.

Physical Description:

x, 217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : East European Monographs ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This monograph examines the Soviet state's attempt to rebuild and repopulate following World War II by offering to support families while encouraging women to enter the full-time work force. However, combined with the realities of postwar life and broken promises, this program was lacking and forced women to adopt their own survival strategies. The conflict between economic reality and the state's demands dictated the shape of women's lives as they attempted to balance both domestic concerns and professional advancement. This study scrutinizes a society that loudly proclaimed sexual equality and support for women workers, but these goals were never feasible because of the failure of the state to provide the structures necessary for equality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.

ISBN:

0880335807

OCLC:

70055113

Publisher Number:

9780880335805