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The collapse of socialist regimes across Southeastern Europe changed the rules of the political game and led to the transformation of these societies. The status of women was immediately affected. The contributors to this volume contrast the status of women in the post-socialist societies of the region with their status under socialism.

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Contents Note on Contributors Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Never the ´Right´ Time: An Introduction; Christine M. Hassenstab 2. The Construction, Meanings, and Messages of Gender Equality Indices in the Postcommunist Region; Katalin Fábián PART II: YUGOSLAV SUCCESSOR STATES 3. Slovenia: From ´state feminism´ to Back Vocals; Ana Kralj and Tanja Rener 4. Gender Equality in Croatia: Closing the Compliance Gap; Jill Irvine and Leda Sutlovi? 5. One Step Forwards, Two Steps Back: Gender (in)equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Olivera Simi? 6. Gender Equality in Serbia: ´A drop of oil´ in the Waters of Inequality; Dasa Duha?ek 7. Gender Equality in the Republic of Macedonia: Between Tradition and Gender Mainstreaming Policies; Mileva Gjurovska 8. Gender Equality and Inequality in Kosovo; Hilde Katrine Haug PART III: ROMANIA, BULGARIA, ALBANIA 9. The Good, the Bad, and the Ambiguous: Women and the Transition from Communism to Pluralism in Romania; Jill Massino and Raluca Maria Popa 10. Mind the Gap: the Changing Face of Gender (in)equality in Bulgaria after 1989; Mariya Stoilova 11. Mapping Women´s Representation in the Local Councils of Albania; Marsela Dauti and Eglantina Gjermeni PART IV: RELIGION AND GAY/LESBIAN RIGHTS 12. The Triumphant Distribution of the Heteronormative Sensible: The Case of Sexual Minorities in Transitional Macedonia, 1991 - 2012; Slavcho Dimitrov 13. Secularization of the Church, Clericalization of Society: Same-sex Partnership Debates in Slovenia; Roman Kuhar 14. Islam and Gender in Post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina: Competing Discourses and Everyday Practices of Muslim Women; Alenka Bartulovi? 15. Orthodox Christianity and Gender Equality in Serbia: On Reproductive and Sexual Rights; Rada Drezgi? PART V: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION 16. Gender Roles in Southeastern Europe; Kristen Ringdal 17. Differences in Attitudes Towards Gender Roles Within and Between the Countries of the Western Balkans; Albert Simkus 18. Conclusion; Sabrina P. Ramet For Further Reading Index

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