Robert W. Cox
This is a brilliant study of the Czech transition from 'real socialism' to capitalism but also of the complex phenomenon of globalization. It successfully integrates gender into an analysis of international political economy, and in so doing merges a feminist standpoint into a broader critical analysis of social change.
— Robert W. Cox, professor emeritus, York University
Jane S. Jaquette
A sophisticated and stimulating analysis of how globalization, democratization and marketization are shaping -- and are shaped by -- gender relations in the postsocialist Czech Republic. Her study deserves a wide audience, among comparativists, students of democratization, IR theorists, and those interested in the politics of gender.
— Jane S. Jaquette, Occidental College
J. Ann Tickner
This well researched study of the Czech Republic challenges conventional wisdom about the fate of women in post-socialist transitions in Eastern and Central Europe and shows how women, although they have lost ground in terms of formal political representation and employment opportunities, are finding ways to participate informally in building democracy from below. Linking her study to the broader international context, Jacqui True convincingly demonstrates how global forces shape and are shaped by gender relations in the family, the workplace, and in politics. True convinces us that we cannot understand the processes of globalization without paying attention to gender. This is not only an important contribution to a growing body of empirical feminist IR; it should also be of great interest to those concerned with post-socialist transitions as well as with the political, economic and cultural aspects of globalization.
— J. Ann Tickner, University of Southern California
