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Female Workforce Participation and Counterculture in East Germany
The chapter explores the high rate of employment among East German women in the 1980s, driven by economic and ideological factors emphasizing the working mother ideal. It also delves into the emergence of counterculture movements like punk and artist communities within the strict governance of East Germany and the social disparities between East and West Germans.