Communist legacies, gender and the impact on job satisfaction in Central and Eastern Europe

This article studies potential legacy effects of a communist
gender order, and in particular the impact on job satisfaction, in five Central and Eastern European labour markets. The empirical basis is derived from a sub-sample of the third wave of the European Values Study. There are
substantial differences between male and female employees, some of which appear to reflect the persistent influence of a communist gender order, but several findings also highlight the importance of post-communist experiences. The evolving character of Central and Eastern European gender regimes requires a closer case-study approach to uncover the
relationship with job satisfaction in further detail.