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Has the restructuring of gender relations and employment led to a restructuring of European Societies?
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Has the restructuring of gender relations and employment led to a restructuring of European Societies? "Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good."1 This way of thinking has undoubtedly been characteristic of the traditional attitudes of European Societies. Men and women have long been considered different, not only in the obvious biological sense, but also in terms of their roles and their potential as members of society. For centuries, men have been the dominant gender, and have been superior in terms of power, in all aspects of society- politics, business, religion, education and even the family. Women have been denied access to many of these spheres, one of the most notable being the labour market, and in the cases where they have gained entry their participation has been very much restricted by law, and by social attitudes towards them. As...
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