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Focusing on married women workers in Poland, the chapter explores the degree to which market-based economic theories of the family are appropriate to the study of former socialist labor systems. The authors first examine labor policy & practices under state socialism & women's work participation in post-WWII Poland in light of rapid industrialization, life cycles, family roles, & the effects of political change on employment. They next discuss social policy & family formation (which in Poland remains traditional compared to other European countries); sexual division of labor during & after state socialism; & the role of education, age, social origin of both spouses, religion, & children. Longitudinal analysis indicates that female workforce participation in Poland has been more stable than in many Western European countries due to both economic & educational factors; participation increases with education, although the former decreases under a market system when spouses are highly educated; & women's work transitions are influenced strongly (in both reentry & exit directions) by the presence & age of offspring. Findings suggest that the decline in married women's labor force participation predates Poland's transition from a socialist to market economy. 3 Tables, 3 Figures, 29 References. K. Coddon

This volume addresses the relationship between childbearing, paid work and work-life balance policies across Europe in the 21st century, illuminating the uncertainty and risk related to insecure labour force attachment, the incoherence of women's and men's access to education and employment and the unequal share of domestic responsibilities

"This working paper is a result of the collaboration between researchers of the Sfb-project B6 'Household Dynamics and Social Inequalities - an International Comparison' and the Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland. This paper has several purposes. First, it should provide basic information on the goals of the PFFS survey and explain the data collection principles. Second, special attention will be given to the longitudinal nature of the PFFS and the methods that allow analyzing this type of data. Third, and most important, this User's Guide should provide help in practical research work with the PFFS. The reader will be introduced to the computer program TDA, designed by Götz Rohwer, which makes the use of a broad range of event history analysis techniques simple and convenient."