Welfare states and gender equality in Central and Eastern Europe

0347161 - SOÚ 2011 RIV BE eng M - Monography Chapter
Klenner, Ch. - Hašková, Hana
Variations of the dual earner model: a comparison of the Czech Republic and Germany.
Welfare states and gender equality in Central and Eastern Europe. Brusel: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), 2010 - (Klenner, C.; Leiber, S.), s. 181-218. ISBN 978-2-87452-182-9
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR 1QS700280503
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z70280505
Keywords : dual earner model * gender relations * Central and Eastern Europe
Subject RIV: AO - Sociology, Demography

We examine factors that have impact on mothers´ employment and childcare practices in Czech and East German societies. We argue that two different versions of the dual earner model developed in the former Czechoslovakia and East Germany, and that they affect work-life balance patterns in the two societies even today.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0188000