Merike Kaunissaare In the context of the visual turn, we have witnessed an increase in the information conveyed visually and its independent news value, also in traditional print media. The media seem to function as a cultural indicator that characterizes social conditions similarly to other socio-economic indicators. Photo selections of a newspaper as significant media
Brigitta Davidjants The present article looks at the image of the female body in the Armenian cultural space, more specifically the images of female bodies created in popular culture and their position in the social power system. Similarly to many contemporary societies, Armenia sees itself as a borderland. The border can be defined in different
Eve Annuk The article analyses the representation of the gender question in late-19th-century Estonian journalism, comparing it to the gendered beliefs articulated in the texts of Lilli Suburg (1841‒1923), Estonia’s first feminist, writer, journalist and educator. The question of women’s emancipation had become topical in Estonia in the second half of the 19th century. It
Andu Rämmer The article analyses factors shaping work values in Estonian women’s lives. Earlier studies of the transition period in Estonia have shown gendered shifts at endorsement of self-improvement options and valuing the opportunities to use one’s abilities at work. Women have been shown to value the two criteria more than men in selecting their
Ave Roots Childcare is one of the most important factors that allows mothers to cope with the challenges of work-family balance. Frequently, formal childcare is not sufficient and informal childcare is important in situations where formal childcare is unavailable. Since minority ethnicities living in Estonia have been shown to be more collectivist than Estonians, it
Lee Maripuu The article focuses on families in which migration was initiated by women whose husbands followed them as co-migrants. In the families studied women became the primary breadwinners of the families after their move to the foreign country and the primary role of the husbands in the target country was taking care of the
Laur Lilleoja The present article analyses the influence of basic values on work, family and the perception of work-family conflict by ethnicity and gender. The data are derived from the 2004 and 2010 European Social Survey and the analysis covers only 25-55-year-old residents of Estonia. The results were overall in harmony with the results of
Karin Jõers-Türn, Kairi Kasearu Despite the promotion of gender equality in Estonian society, differences between men and women are still prevalent in the labour market and domestic sphere. Gender-typed socialization can be seen in boys’ and girls’ upbringing and expectations about their roles and duties. In the present article, we investigate boys’ and girls’ participation
Kairi Kasearu Work-family balance is a topical subject for social scientists and policy-makers that shapes people’s daily practices and subjective well-being. In the context of work-family balance the basic premise is that there are two distinct spheres: home and workplace in which people fulfil different roles. The balancing of the two spheres can be interpreted
Kerly Espenberg, Tarmo Puolokainen The article analyses the ethnic and gender wage gap in Estonia. The ethnic wage gap is larger among women than men (23% for women, 12% for men.), with the wage gap between Estonians and non-Estonians being larger in Tallinn than elsewhere in Estonia. Gender wage gap is also larger among minority
