The world economy is changing and nowhere more so than in post-socialist Europe and the developing world. This book assesses the impact of these changes on women, unearthing evidence of gender bias and drawing some telling conclusions.

Chapter 1 Women and Economic Transformation, Nahid Aslanbeigui, Steven Pressman, Gale Summerfield; Part 1 Eastern Europe; Chapter 2 Beyond Socialism, Hedwig Rudolph, Eileen Appelbaum, Friederike Maier; Chapter 3 The Status of Women and Poland’s Transition to a Market Economy, Bozena Leven; Chapter 4 The Economic Status of Women in Romania, Walter M. Bacon, Louis G. Pol; Chapter 5 The Effect of Economic and Political Reforms on Soviet/Russian Women, Patrice C. McMahon; Part 2 Less Developed Countries; Chapter 6 The Impact of Economic Reforms on Women’s Health and Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa, Meredeth Turshen; Chapter 7 Structural Adjustment, The Rural-Urban Interface and Gender Relations in Zambia, Gisela Geisler, Karen Tranberg Hansen; Chapter 8 Chinese Women and the Post-Mao Economic Reforms, Gale Summerfield; Chapter 9 Economic Restructuring in Singapore and the Changing Roles of Women, 1957 to Present, Jean L. Pyle; Chapter 10 Government Reforms, Economic Restructuring, and the Employment of Women, Scott M. Fuess, Bun Song Lee; Chapter 11 Neo-Liberal Economic Reforms and Women in Chile, Verónica Montecinos; Chapter 12 The 1982 Reforms and the Employment Conditions of Mexican Women, Richard P.F. Holt; Chapter 13 State Policy and the Restructuring of Women’s Industries in Nicaragua, Nan Wiegersma;