Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article examines the evolution of gender equality in East Germany from the post-WWII era through the 1990 unification with West Germany, highlighting how East Germany's progressive laws promoting women's rights were rolled back after unification, leading to significant setbacks for women in employment, family life, and legal protections.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Comparative and Foreign Law | Constitutional Law | Labor and Employment Law | Law | Law and Gender | Law and Race
Recommended Citation
Anita Grandke,
Equal Rights-Compatibility of Family and Career-Legal Comparison: East Germany (GDR) and Federal Republic of Germany Today,
3
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
287
(1996).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol3/iss2/5
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