CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Langowski, Judith |
|---|---|
| Title | "You get as much as you fight for" Demands and Strategies of Hungarian Trade Union Women |
| Summary | This thesis analyzes which demands Hungarian trade union women voice on gender equality policy and which strategies they use in their specific institutional contexts. I argue that at the intersection of state-socialist legacies and Europeanized gender equality norms, Hungarian trade union women construct a locally specific understanding of womanhood and women’s equality, which influences their demands. In the current adverse context that Hungarian trade unions face, women activists also experience gendered organizational structures in trade unions which limits the influence their possibilities. The women use the separate women’s section as a tool to combat gendered organization, according it a function that is adapted to the local institutional environment. Scholarly literature has so far neglected the experiences of women in trade unions in Central Eastern Europe (CEE). However, specific knowledge on the functions of women's separate organizing can further fruitful cooperation of trade unions' women's movements across European borders and strengthen the implementation of effective gender equality policies. It also contributes to the research on feminisms and women’s experiences in specific post-socialist contexts, moving away from universalizing tendencies of Western feminism. |
| Supervisor | Zentai, Viola: Ortiz Gomez, Teresa |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/langowski_judith.pdf |
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