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Women managers in Poland and the United States: a comparative analysis
Author(s) -
Bliss Richard T.,
Polutnik Lidija
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2338.00269
Subject(s) - socialism , politics , context (archaeology) , democracy , political science , political economy , sociology , geography , communism , law , archaeology
This paper compares women managers in Poland and the United States in the context of their contrasting political and economic systems—the socialism of Central and Eastern Europe and the liberal democratic tradition of the West. We discuss the two political philosophies and their impact on gender roles and labour markets, and then compare this theory to the reality of Poland's transition. Finally, this background is used to analyse differences between Polish women managers and their American counterparts.