Overview of the socio-economic position of rural women in selected Central and Eastern European countries - Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia
The Regional Office for Europe and the Women in Development Service/Sustainable Development Department
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome 1996
Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia
This report was prepared by Pirjo Siiskonen of the Mikkeli institute for Rural Research and Training, University of Helsinki, Finland. The report was prepared under the supervision of the Regional Office for Europe, and in collaboration with the Women in Development Service of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The opinions expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the position of the Organization.
3. Descriptive results of CEE countries and rural women
4. The social framework of rural women in CEE countries
5. Women's participation in education, training and extension
5.1 Women's participation in professional education and training
6. Health care and the social security system for rural women
6.1 Health care and rural women
6.2 Social services and rural women
7. Accommodation and household technology in rural families
8. Life on the farm and in the family
8.1 Framework for farm and family life
8.2 Division of labour between men and women in farming families
9. Development programmes and research projects for rural women in CEE countries
11. Main problems and priority needs in CEE countries
