Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Acknowledgements
- one Introduction: gender and the family under communism and after
- two Gender regimes in Central and Eastern Europe
- three Policy and parents in Poland
- four Mothers and the state
- five Mothers and their households
- six Mothers and social policy
- seven Gender equality in the wider Europe
- eight Conclusion
- References
- Appendix The sample
- Index
Appendix - The sample
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2022
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Acknowledgements
- one Introduction: gender and the family under communism and after
- two Gender regimes in Central and Eastern Europe
- three Policy and parents in Poland
- four Mothers and the state
- five Mothers and their households
- six Mothers and social policy
- seven Gender equality in the wider Europe
- eight Conclusion
- References
- Appendix The sample
- Index
Summary
Location
31 respondents from Skierniewice and 31 from Warsaw
Selection criteria
• married or cohabiting women
• at least one child under seven (but they could have more)
• employed but, at the time of interview, they could be on maternity or childcare leave
• living in Skierniewice or Warsaw.
The research was carried out first in Skierniewice, and then in Warsaw. The sample in Warsaw was matched to the Skierniewice group in terms of age, level of education, number of children, employment, maternity or childcare leave and pattern of shift-work.
Characteristics of both groups together (62 women)
62 were married, none living with a partner outside marriage 5 were on maternity or childcare leave, 57 were working at the time of the interview.
Working patterns
One shift (including one night shift) 31
Two shifts 15
Three shifts 3
Worked part time 1
Without regular working hours 7
Years in the marriage
5 and less 17
6-10 23
11-15 15
16-18 7
Age (years)
20-24 3
25-29 19
30-34 21
35-39 14
40-44 5
Number of children (aged up to 17) in families
One 21
Two 24
Three 15
Four 2
Level of education
Elementary 2
Vocational 5
Secondary 30
Above secondary but below university (college) 3
University 22
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- Gender Regimes in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe , pp. 215 - 216Publisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2005