Abstract
The book presents the forms and transformations of women's work in the 19th and 20th centuries. It approaches contemporaneous discussion and reflection of female work, its development and determination by gender, class, religion or region.
It deals with the question of the origins of paid female work, how and when the women's professions were specifically created, under what circumstances and with what results women were seeking entry into so-called male occupations and equal access to the labour market. It also includes the issue of combining the profession with domestic work, emphasizing the phenomenon of double burden, and the public's view of women's professional activities.
The interdisciplinary approach and the different perspectives (gender, class and ethics) enabled a dynamic, central European context to create a picture that transformed views on women's work, its status and forms.