Women in the Age of Economic Transformation

Changes are sweeping the world economy and are most apparent in postsocialistEurope and in the developing world. This volume examines the impact thesechanges ar... » 

Changes are sweeping the world economy and are most apparent in postsocialistEurope and in the developing world. This volume examines the impact thesechanges are having on women. The authors discuss the evidence of gender biasand reach some telling if unsurprising conclusions. Regardless of the countryinvolved the findings point to consistent female disadvantage in thetransformation process. «