This paper it is a subjective perspective on the birth and the raise of the field of Gender Studies in Romania. It is subjective because the author is the initiator of the field and she has a parental/maternal attitude towards the topic. Once her intellectual maternity is related to the MA program at National School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest, the text is offering a reflective image of the evolution and the results of the research in the last decades at NSPSPA, as well as its impact beyond the academic space.
En este artículo la autora intenta demostrar que las políticas dominantes en la transición de la Rumanía post-comunista orientan a las mujeres hacia el mercado mientras los hombres se dirigen al Estado. Debido al conservadurismo de izquierda, la propuesta política más popular, los principales receptores de las políticas redistributivas fueron los sindicatos de las industrias estatales donde eran mayoría los trabajadores varones. A las mujeres se les dejó «a merced del mercado», mientras los hombres eran protegidos como «víctimas favoritas» y obtuvieron ventaja como «clientes favoritos». En ausencia de una política local feminista, estas políticas altamente desiguales en cuanto al género son cubiertas por un «feminismo a la carta», según el Acquis Communautaire. Europa oriental ha alcanzado un momento post-feminista (de acuerdo con los medios de comunicación). La autora defiende la combinación entre «lo personal es político» y «lo político es personal». ; In this paper, the author aims to show that the dominant policies in the Romanian post-Communist transition had the effect of leading women towards the market while men were directed towards the State. With the emergence of left-wing Conservatism as the most popular political alternative, the main recipients of redistribution policies were the trade unions of male-dominated State industries. Women were left «to the mercy of the market», while men were protected as «favourite victims» and afforded preferential treatment as «favourite clients». In the absence of a local political feminist movement, these highly unequal gender policies are disguised by a «room-service feminism» due to the Acquis Communautaire. According to the media, Eastern Europe has now entered a post-feminist era. The author argues in favour of a combination between «personal is political» and «political is personal».
En este artículo la autora intenta demostrar que las políticas dominantes en la transición de la Rumanía post-comunista orientan a las mujeres hacia el mercado mientras los hombres se dirigen al Estado. Debido al conservadurismo de izquierda, la propuesta política más popular, los principales receptores de las políticas redistributivas fueron los sindicatos de las industrias estatales donde eran mayoría los trabajadores varones. A las mujeres se les dejó «a merced del mercado», mientras los hombres eran protegidos como «víctimas favoritas» y obtuvieron ventaja como «clientes favoritos». En ausencia de una política local feminista, estas políticas altamente desiguales en cuanto al género son cubiertas por un «feminismo a la carta», según el Acquis Communautaire. Europa oriental ha alcanzado un momento post-feminista (de acuerdo con los medios de comunicación). La autora defiende la combinación entre «lo personal es político» y «lo político es personal». ; In this paper, the author aims to show that the dominant policies in the Romanian post-Communist transition had the effect of leading women towards the market while men were directed towards the State. With the emergence of left-wing Conservatism as the most popular political alternative, the main recipients of redistribution policies were the trade unions of male-dominated State industries. Women were left «to the mercy of the market», while men were protected as «favourite victims» and afforded preferential treatment as «favourite clients». In the absence of a local political feminist movement, these highly unequal gender policies are disguised by a «room-service feminism» due to the Acquis Communautaire. According to the media, Eastern Europe has now entered a post-feminist era. The author argues in favour of a combination between «personal is political» and «political is personal».
"What is it like to be a woman living through the transition from communism to democracy? What effect does this have on a woman's daily life, on her concept of herself, her family, and her community? Birth of Democratic Citizenship presents the stories of women in Romania as they describe their experiences on the journey to democratic citizenship. In candid and revealing conversations women between the ages of 24 and 83 explain how they negotiated their way through radical political transitions that had a direct impact on their everyday lives. Women who grew up under communism explore how these ideologies influenced their ideas of marriage, career, and a woman's role in society. Younger generations explore how they interpret civic rights and whether they incorporate these rights into their relationships with their family and community. Beginning with an overview of the role women have played in Romania from the late 18th century to today, Birth of Democratic Citizenship explores how the contemporary experience of women in postsocialist countries developed. The women speak about their reliance on, and negotiations with, communities, ranging from family and neighbors to local and national political parties. Birth of Democratic Citizenship argues that the success of democracy will largely rely on the equal incorporation of women in the political and civic development of Romania. In doing so, it encourages frank consideration of what modern democracy is and what it will need to be to succeed in the future"--
