Women in Contemporary Germany - Life, Work and Politics (Paperback, Revised)

Having emerged in 1945 from the shackles of Nazi ideology, German women played a major and hitherto neglected part in post-war economic and social reconstruction. These changes in the socio-economic positions of women preceded by some 20 years even more significant shifts in values and gender relations in the Federal Republic. The author examines these developments through various aspects such as women's position in the labour market since 1945, their vocational and professional training, their education, their changing role within the family and at work and the effects of European rulings on equal opportunities.