Women in the Communist Party
Women in the Communist Party
Debunking Debunking a (Post‑)Communist Mythology
Author(s): Luciana-Marioara Jinga
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences
Published by: Central European University Press
Keywords: Romania;Communism;Women
Summary/Abstract: The Romanian Communist Party (RCP) introduced what was called “egalitarian legislation” in an effort to meet the demands of Marxist-Leninist doctrine. Despite the legislative measures, the percentage of women within the RCP remained, for the first three decades of communism, one of the lowest among the communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe,comparable perhaps with that of Yugoslavia (Tomšič 1980). To encourage women to join the party, in the mid-1970s, Nicolae Ceauşescu’s regime introduced the principle of mandatory quotas for women, as members and candidates, in all party structures. A few women were even catapulted into positions of leadership (without any professional merit).
Book: Quest for a Suitable Past. Myths and Memory in Central and Eastern Europe
- Page Range: 85-99
- Page Count: 15
- Publication Year: 2017
- Language: English
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