John Westergaard, Henrietta Resler: Class in a Capitalist Society: A Study of Contemporary Britain. Avebury, 1975

John Westergaard: Who Gets What? The Hardening of Class Inequality in the Late Twentieth Century. Cambridge, Polity Press, 1995

It has become slightly easier to assess the paralel development of Marxism and Feminism throughout the 20th century. The reconciliation of the two tendencies has been dependent on how the struggle against capitalism and patriarchy could be accomodated.

Mainstream economic thought tells us that the realm of the economy includes what can be measured in money terms. As we all know, this excludes virtually all housework, which is mostly done by women. This is, however, only the beginning of the story.

The authors discuss the flaws that result from the SSA theory's lack of attention to the role that race and gender play in the US post-World War II capitalist economy. They claim that incorporating race and gender more fundamentally into SSA analysis would offer both a more complete and robust theory and a better handle on strategy for social change.

There have been several debates in the Hungarian press about the impact of the systemic change on the conditions of women in East-Central Europe. This time, the participants of the discussion at Kossuth Klub present their opinions based on research and personal experience.