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Contents: Introduction; 1. The social framing: weak "culture of anti-discrimination"; 2. The four pillars of anti-discrimination in Germany; 2.1 Specific anti-discrimination provisions in German legislation; 2.2 Incorporation of migrants into the general social system; 2.3 General negotiation processes of social institutions and lobby groups; 2.4 Equality-oriented projects and initiatives; 3. Conclusion and recommendation.

This essay situates four plays by and about GDR women, written between 1951 and 1963, in relation to the nascent state's gender legislation. The plays register the initially aggressive implementation of gender equality at work and at home that ended with the national and economic crisis created by the cold war. Under pressure, the state expected women to reshoulder domestic responsibilities and concomitant gender roles. Women's drama propagated acceptance of the "double burden," forfeiting feminist politics for family ideology and thereby shaping the contradictory construction of a female, socialist subject. (KS)

To deal with the development of Cold War history means to summarize a part of international debates. Nevertheless, the (West) German approach originally had much to do with Allied responsibility of the German question, meaning partition in two states and the possibilities of re-unification. This meant that Cold War history in most cases placed the German question in the centre of research. Only since the 1970s a broader approach not only to European and transatlantic aspects emerged, but also to the inclusion of a world wide view. This was accompanied by the reception and advancement of international methodological debates. Adapted from the source document.

ABSTRACTThe case of German reunification has been subject to extensive research on earnings inequality and labour market integration. However, little is known about the development of equality of opportunity (EOp) in East and West Germany after 1990. Using German micro data, we empirically analyse how circumstances beyond the sphere of individual control relate to inequality in East and West Germany. Our results show that EOp is larger in East than in West Germany. However, despite increasing income inequality, EOp remained surprisingly constant.