ABSTRACT
Men are the breadwinners and expect to be treated at home as some seigniorial "lord of the manor" while women are relegated to the kitchen, to washing, cooking, and cleaning and are expected to be content with their lot. The "unpaid" work of women goes unnoticed and unrewarded. Women's spare-time work in charity and volunteer organizations goes largely unrewarded, and their role in public life remains limited. Women's liberation has primarily been the socialist societies of Eastern Europe that have officially proclaimed equality, prohibited discrimination against women as a matter of official policy, and accepted the right to work as the key that will open up the doors for women to realize their full potential.
