Reconciliation of Family and Work in Eastern European Countries

This publication basically takes up the papers given by Eastern European experts at the experts' meetings "Eastern European Countries--Reconciliation of Family and Work" organised by the EU Network "Family & Work" in Brussels on 2 June 1999. The papers focus on the current situation in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia concerning reconciling family and work. They give a historical overview of the past status of the family with regard to equal opportunities between men and women. Som describe the existing family models and major changes/trends in connection with the transformation process. This publication will be of interest to experts from different interest groups and research areas. Contents: Michel E. Domsch/Desiree. H. Ladwig/ Eliane Tenten: General overview of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia--Paper setting out a basic principle--Gisela Lange: Equal opportunities policy and and EU enlargment--Romana Hulkova: Reconcilation of family and work in the Czech Republic--Zdenka Hajna: Women and Families in the Czech Republic--Peeter Maimik: Family and work--recent developments in Estonia--Leeni Hansson: Combining work and family: the case of Estonian women--Erzsebet Zoldi-Szita: Female roles and respect for women: a review of women's situation in Hungarian society today--Maria Herczog: Women and work in Hungary--Elzbieta Szemplinska: Legal possibilities of reconcililng family and work in Polish law--Renata Siemienska: Factors shaping conceptions of women's and men's roles in Poland--Dorota Glogosz: Reconcilation of family and work--situation and trends in Poland--current tendencies and foreseen changes--Nevenka Cernigoj Sadar: recent trendsinfluencing work-family relations in Slovenia.