ABSTRACT

This book examines the Hungarian experiment to liberate women from servitude. It provides details on the problems of Hungarian women in employment, in the household, and in the sexual relations and outlines the social policies of the government and the patriarchal culture values in society.

part I|12 pages

The Long Road to Freedom

chapter Chapter 1|2 pages

The Idea of Liberation

chapter Chapter 2|8 pages

Oppression Anyone? A Brief Historical Perspective

part II|45 pages

Work That Liberates

chapter Chapter 3|8 pages

Work That Liberates

chapter Chapter 4|9 pages

Where Do Women Work?

chapter Chapter 5|9 pages

What Do Women Do?

chapter Chapter 6|9 pages

How Much Do Women Earn?

chapter Chapter 7|5 pages

Why Do Women Work?

part III|83 pages

The Second Shift

chapter Chapter 8|7 pages

Why Do Women Do It?

chapter Chapter 9|25 pages

On Growing Up To Be A Woman

chapter Chapter 10|9 pages

The Great Liberator: From Abortion to Contraception

chapter Chapter 11|10 pages

Of Princes on White Horses

chapter Chapter 12|9 pages

"I'm Getting Married in the Morning. . ."

chapter Chapter 13|6 pages

What Is A Wife?

chapter Chapter 14|6 pages

Where Shall We Live?

chapter Chapter 15|5 pages

To Work or Not to Work?

part IV|32 pages

On Motherhood

chapter Chapter 16|8 pages

Mommy

chapter Chapter 17|7 pages

The Young Mothers' Leave

chapter Chapter 18|14 pages

The "Blissful Exploitation"

part V|34 pages

The Third Shift

chapter Chapter 19|6 pages

Sex on the Third Shift

chapter Chapter 20|4 pages

Divorce Hungarian Style

chapter Chapter 21|6 pages

Women in the Public Eye

chapter Chapter 22|10 pages

As Dusk Sets In

chapter Chapter 23|6 pages

Conclusion: Liberation—To What End?