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Gender Politics And Policies In Post-Communist Democracies, Vera N. Beloshitzkaya
Gender Politics And Policies In Post-Communist Democracies, Vera N. Beloshitzkaya
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The dissertation investigates why variation exists in gender policies that challenge traditional power hierarchies across central and eastern European (CEE) countries and the role of political parties in this process. I first ask how gender issues get onto party agendas and then test whether parties in government that have campaigned on gender issues ultimately deliver on their promises. I examine three policy domains, marginally affected by the EU and international "soft" norms, affirmative action in the labor market, father's leave, and anti-domestic violence policies.
I argue that parties are least responsive when it comes to altering gender power hierarchies at …