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Women in work: how East Germany's socialist past has influenced West German mothers

  • Written by Anna Raute, Assistant Professor in Economics, Queen Mary University of London
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When Germany was reunited 30 years ago, the general feeling was of hope. People felt a wind of change breeze through both parts of the country. With reunification, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) became part of the Federal German Republic (FRG) and adopted West Germany’s political, economic and legal institutions.

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