Položaj žene u socijalizmu: porast emancipacije ili diskriminacije?
The position of women in socialism: the rise of emancipation or discrimination?

Summary/Abstract: The position of women in socialism in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in the whole region is an interesting area of scientific research. In this context, it is interesting to observe the social, political, and cultural circumstances in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the time after World War II, especially in terms of the position of women and women issues. By the 1970s, women gained the right to vote in most countries, and after World War II they got numerous other rights which should have equated women with men in social terms. The illiteracy rate was greatly reduced, the level of education was increased, and women were also encouraged to actively participate in political life. There was also a program of social equalization of women with men which was actually a part of the construction of a socialist society. Regardless of the fact that there were significant shifts in socialism when social emancipation of women was concerned, women had still remained on the margins of power. This article analyses the position of women in socialism, their education, work, employment, marriage and participation in political life. All of this was analysed in the context of the perception that socialism is one of the factors which influenced the dominant position of men in all segments of society.

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