Changes are sweeping the world economy and are most apparent in post-socialist Europe and in the developing world. This volume examines the impact these changes are having on women. The authors discuss the evidence of gender bias and reach some telling if unsurprising conclusions. Regardless of the country involved, the findings point to consistent female disadvantage in the transformation process.

Nahid Aslanbeigui is Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at Monmouth College, New Jersey. She is particularly interested in the areas of women in development, history of economic thought and economic education.,
Steven Pressman is Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at Monmouth College, New Jersey. He specializes in macroeconomics, poverty and public finance.,
Gale Summerfield is Associate Professor of Economics at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She has written extensively on the impact of economic reforms on women in China.

Chapter 1 Women and Economic Transformation, Nahid Aslanbeigui, Steven Pressman, Gale Summerfield; Part 1 Eastern Europe; Chapter 2 Beyond Socialism, Hedwig Rudolph, Eileen Appelbaum, Friederike Maier; Chapter 3 The Status of Women and Poland's Transition to a Market Economy, Bozena Leven; Chapter 4 The Economic Status of Women in Romania, Walter M. Bacon, Louis G. Pol; Chapter 5 The Effect of Economic and Political Reforms on Soviet/Russian Women, Patrice C. McMahon; Part 2 Less Developed Countries; Chapter 6 The Impact of Economic Reforms on Women's Health and Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa, Meredeth Turshen; Chapter 7 Structural Adjustment, The Rural-Urban Interface and Gender Relations in Zambia, Gisela Geisler, Karen Tranberg Hansen; Chapter 8 Chinese Women and the Post-Mao Economic Reforms, Gale Summerfield; Chapter 9 Economic Restructuring in Singapore and the Changing Roles of Women, 1957 to Present, Jean L. Pyle; Chapter 10 Government Reforms, Economic Restructuring, and the Employment of Women, Scott M. Fuess, Bun Song Lee; Chapter 11 Neo-Liberal Economic Reforms and Women in Chile, Verónica Montecinos; Chapter 12 The 1982 Reforms and the Employment Conditions of Mexican Women, Richard P.F. Holt; Chapter 13 State Policy and the Restructuring of Women's Industries in Nicaragua, Nan Wiegersma;