Women in Transition

Suzanne LaFont is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Continuing Education at New York University and author of The Emergence of an Afro-Caribbean Legal Tradition in Jamaica.

The first and only book published about Lithuanian women by Lithuanian women, this unique volume fills a gap in knowledge of the country's society and the role of its women. An important contribution to the growing body of literature on post-communism, the book is written by many of the leading women scholars in Lithuania including the head of the Women's Studies program and the Chair of the Sociology Department at Vilnius University; the Counsellor to the Parliament on Women's Issues; the Dean of Kaunas University; and the Chairperson of the Women's Party of Lithuania. Suzanne LaFont, former Visiting Professor at Kaunas University, has edited the book and provided an introduction.

• Editor's Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Suzanne LaFont1. A Historical Perspective on the Role of Women Viktorija Baršauskiene and Giedre Rymeikyte2. Women in History and Literature Dalia Vyšniauskiene3. Life Histories: Three Generations of Lithuanian Women Agne Pankuniene4. Women in the Domestic Domain Giedre Purvaneckiene5. Lithuanian Women and Education: Discrimination and Career Choices Palmira Juceviciene6. Women and the Economy Vida Kanopiene7. The Church, Nationalism, and the Reproductive Rights of Women Dalia Gineitiene8. Why and How the Party of Women Was Formed in Lithuania Dalia Teišerskyte9. Moving Forward: Women's Studies and Organizations Marija Aušrine Pavilioniene10. Modem Women in Lithuania Renata Guobuzaite11. Marija Gimbutas: Tribute to a Lithuanian Legend Joan MarlerNotes on Contributors Index