Katalin Koncz

Katalin Koncz is engaged in cross-cultural analyses and comparisons:

The Hungarian case study of the position of women during the transition to democracy. It is edited in the book (Barbara Nelson and Najma Chuwdhurry (1994).

Research on "The Position of Women in the Transitional Period" coordinated by Barbara-Lobodsinska-Lien from the United States. The results are published in her book (1995) and presented in a workshop organized in the framework of Fifth World Conference for Central and East European Studies in Warsawa (1995).

Research on "The Mechanisms of Promotion of Women to Top Leadership Position in Public Life" is based on a sociological questionnaire -- doing with 30 top politicians and 30 top managers in business -- co-ordinated by Mino Vianello of the University of Rome.

Participation in the elaboration of the Hungarian Governamental Report for the UN conference held in Beijing in 1995.

The course entitled "The Social Position of Women and Men" involves the most important aspects of the social position of women and men. It analyses the biological, psyhological and social differences of gender and the origine of these differences.

The course of "The Succesful Women" helps for students to study the practical knowledges to be more effective and successful. It use small group discussions and role playing. It analyses the strong and weak points of women, emphasizes a more dominated attitude for women.

The course on "The Social Position of Women from a Historical Point of View" is a historico- sociological analysis of gender roles. It follows the gender's role accross the different historical epoch and regime.

"Women in the labour market" course examines the level and structure of female employment and unemployment in a cross-cultural and historical context. The labour market characteristics of female labour force is presented as the consequences of gendered social roles.

The course on "Women in Hierarchy" focuses on the situation of women in political and managarial positions. Broad issues of power, politics and empowerment are analyzed from diverse historical, cultural, economic and social aspects.

The course of "Communication skills for women" concentrates on assertive behaviour, and the methods of effective comunication through tests and role plays.

1) In the framework of MATCH program (Management Training Cooperation in Hungary) with the Indiana University I worked out special training program:

for women managers

for enterpreneurs, and women involved in small businesses

for gypsy women and

for gypsy people.

2) In the tramework of TEMPUS project I have elaborated an intensive four-day communication program.

3) I organise two times a year assertive behaviour program for women.

4) I take part in The Hungarian Women's Academy program and I am the boardmember of the Academy.

The leader of a student research group. I edited the student's studies, published in a book entitled Grew up.

Member and expert of Hungarian Association of Women, the biggest umbrella organisation.

BOOKS

Women in the world of labour. (In Hungarian) Kossuth Könyvkiadó (Publisher Kossuth), Budapest, 1982, 164 p. 16 tables.

Women in the labour market. (In Hungarian) Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiadó (Publisher Economic and Right) Budapest, 1987, 392 p.

EDITED BOOKS

Women (and men). Myths - facts - perspectives. (In Hungarian) Kossuth Könyvkiadó (Publisher Kossuth), Budapest, 1985, 271 p.

ARTICLES

"Education of women and labour market position," WIN News, Vol. 24. 1998. No. 2. p. 76.

"Women among themselves Historical Panorama about the Social Position of Women." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1997. No. 4. pp. 51-57.

"Women's Studies in Hungary." Women's Studies Quarterly, 1996. No,1-2. pp.423-437.

"Women's Studies Centre at the Budapest University of Economics Sciences." WIN NEWS, 1996. No.2, 78. p.

"Women among themselves - Snapshot on the World Conference of NGO-s." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1996. No. 1. pp. 43- 48.

"Women at the Top Management. Politicians about Themselves and Women." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1996. No. 2. pp.53-63.

"Women among themselves - About the Feminism, in Connection with Beijing." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1996. No. 3. pp. 50-55.

"Women and Work. To the Margin of Women`s World Conference." (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review) 1996. No. 3. pp. 25-29.

"Women among themselves - About the Female Employment in Connection with Beijing." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1996. 5. sz. pp. 48-53.

"Women among themselves - About the Education of Women in Connection with Beijing." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1996. No. 7. pp. 46-54.

"Women in Management: Is there a Female Management Style?" (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review) 1996. No. 7. pp. 30-37.

"Women among themselves - Feminism in a Hungarian Manner." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1996. No. 8-9. pp. 128-132.

"The Social Position of Women." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1995. No. 3, pp. 14-26.

"The Women and the World of Labour." (In Hungarian) Info-Társadalomtudomány, (Info-Social Sciences) No. 32, May 1995, pp. 25-31.

"Does Hungary Need Policy with regard to Women and which One?" (In Hungarian) For the Future Working Places. Studies of Labour Sciences. Structure Labour Economics Publisher. 1995. pp. 72-78.

"The Position of Hungarian Women in the Process of Regime Change 139-148." In: Barbara Lobodzinska: Family, Women, and Employment in Central-Eastern Europe. (Greenwood Press, 1995.) 315 p.

"Hungarian Women's Political Participation in the Transition to Democracy." In: Women and Politics Worldwide. Ed: Barbara J. Nelson, Najma Chowdhury. (Yale University Press, 1994,) pp. 348-360.

"The Social Position of Women in Hungary." In: Hungary in Transition, (In Hungarian). (Budapest: Social Welfare Ministry, 1994) pp. 99-123.

"Women in the process of regime change." (In Hungarian) In (Miklós Hadas ed.) Male Power. (Budapest: Replika Kör., 1994) pp. 209-222.

"All-round Inquire on Women" (In Hungarian). Replika, (Replica) June, 1994, pp. 73-78.

"The price of the growing female employment, the feminization of professions." (In Hungarian) Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) No. 8-9. 1994. pp. 122-132.

"IS there needed Women's Policy in Hungary and what kind of?" (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review) 1994. No.10. pp. 29-32.

"Hungary: First Women`s Studies Center." WIN News, No. 1, 1993, 67. p.

"Women and the Regim Change." (In Hungarian). Társadalmi Szemle, (Social Review) 1993, No.12, pp. 24-37.

"The position of women in decision-making." WIN NEWS, No. 2, 1992, 70. p.

"Women in the labour market in Hungary." European Network for Women`s Studies Newsletter, No. 7, November 1992, pp. 8-13.

"Equal rights for men and women in East-European Countries." In Fanny Tabac (ed.): The Implimentation of Equal Rights for Men and Women. (Onati: Onati International Institute for the Sociology of Law, 1991) pp. 159-170.

"The demographic and economic circumstances of female employment from the unfolding of the industrial revolution up to the First World War. The demographic and economic circumstances of female employment in Hungary between the two world wars." In: The Hungarian Fallow. From the "Consoliation" to the second world war. Socio-historical background informations. (Selected by Léderer, Pál) (In Hungarian) (Budapest: T.Twins Publisher, 1991) First edition: 313-322, 331-335 pp. Second edition: 363-733., 384-388 pp.

"The position of women in higher technical education in the East-European Countries and in Hungary." In: Congress over grenzen. Vrouwen in het hoger technisch onderwijs. Welk beleid voert men in het builenland en wat kunnen wij daarvan leren? (Utrecht: Stichting Vrouwen en Hoger Technisch Onderwijs, 8 juni 1990) pp. 45-54.

"Factors that continue to limit women`s participation in political and parliamentary life, and ways of improving the situation." Interparliamentary Bulletin, No.1, 1990, pp. 14-15.

"Generation compelled to solitude." (In Hungarian) Magyar Nők Lapja, (Hungarian Women`s Journal) 1990, No. 12, 18. p.

"Women on the stage of politics." (In Hungarian) Társadalom és Gazdaság (Society and Economy) No. 4, 1990, pp. 79-94.

"The renewing woman`s movement. By other order!" (In Hungarian) Magyar Nők Lapja, (Hungarian Women`s Journal), 1989, No. 2, 20.p.

"Symposium interparlementaire sur la participation des femmes au processus de prise de decision dans la vie politique et parlamentaire. Rapports et conclusions." Serie "Rapport et Documents", No. 16, Genéve, 1989, pp. 27-31.

"Diversification of women`s training and employment in Hungary." Training Discussion Papers, No. 42. Training Policies Branch of ILO. Geneva, November 1989, 24 p.

"The status of women in Hungary." WIN NEWS, No. 2, 1988, 67 p.

"Women in agriculture." The Journal of Social Studies, Special Issue on Peasantry. No. 42, October 1988, pp. 79-94.

"Female employment - emploi feminin." Papers on Labour Economics, Department of Labour Economics, Karl Marx University of Economics (KMUE), Budapest, 1987, No. 10, 124 p.

"About the determination of child-rearing." (In Hungarian) Közgazdasági Szemle, (Economic Review), 1987, No. 11, pp. 1348-1360.

"Women in the labour market". (In Hungarian) Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiadó (Budapest: Publisher Economic and Right, 1987) 392 p.

"The historical process of feminization in intellectuel professions in Hungary from 1880 to 1980." Women in Science: Options and Access. International Union for the History and Phylosophy of Science, Commission on Women in Science, Technology and Medicine. Ed. Éva Vámos. (Budapest: The National Museum of Science and Technology, 1987) pp. 136-159.

"Technical development and process of feminisation." Women Challenge Technology. Contributions II. (Elsinore, November 1986) pp. 447-457.

"The status of women in Hungary." Win News, 1986, No. 1, 71 p.

"Wage and income differencials by sexes and their factors." (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review), 1985, No. 2, pp.1-7.

"Results and tensions in female employment." (In Hungarian) Egyetemi Szemle, (University Review), 1985, No. 2, pp. 33-47.

"The process of feminisation in intellectual professions in Hungary between 1880 and 1980." (In Hungarian) Pályaválasztás, (Choice of career), September 1985, pp. 33-40.

"Faith in society realizing human emanicipation." In: Book of Hope, (University of Southern California, 1985) 2 p.

"(Edit.) Women: myths, facts, perspectives." (In Hungarian) Magyar Tudomány, (Hungarian Science), 1984, No. 2, pp. 89-176.

"La solution hongroise." Femmes au Travail, 1984, No. 2, pp. 27-28.

"Women in leadership. Under the pressure of the double function." (In Hungarian) Műszaki Élet, (Technical Life), 21 June, 1984, p. 12.

"Female employment in Hungary: achievements and tensions."Papers on Labour Economics. Karl Marx University of Economics, (KMUE), Budapest, 1984, No. 3, 20 p.

"Women at the higher level of the hierarchy." (In Hungarian) Tudománytörténet - technikatörténet, (History of Science and Technology) Budapest, 1984, pp. 148-152.

"The demographic and economic circumstances of female employment from the unfolding of the industrial revolution up to the First World War." (In Hungarian) Demográfia, (Demography). 1984, No. 2-3, pp. 275-293.

"The demographic and economic circumstances of female employment in Hungary between the two world wars." (In Hungarian) Demográfia, (Demography), 1984, No. 4, pp. 425-440.

"Labour strata, form of employment and the equilibrium of labour market."Közgazdasági Szemle, (Economic Review) 1984. No. 11, pp. 1313-1322.

"The development of the employment of women and the tendencies of feminization in Hungary from the beginning of industrialization up to our days." (In Hungarian) Demográfia, (Demography), 1983, No. 1, pp. 140-154.

"Women employed in agriculture." (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review), 1983, No. 7, pp. 24-29.

"The role of women in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine in the 19th and 20th centuries." (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review), 1983, No. 12, pp. 31-32.

"Dilemmas of the creative women." (In Hungarian) Magyar Tudomány, (Hungarian Sciences), 1982, No. 3, pp. 195-204.

"Some open issues of female employment in the future." (In Hungarian) Pályaválasztás, (Choice of career), March 1982, pp. 3-6.

"The position and role of women in the labour market of the socialist countries." (In Hungarian) Közgazdasági Szemle, (Economic Review), 1982, No. 9, pp. 1064-1071.

"Female employment and the creation of the social conditions of employment in the European socialist countries and the Soviet Union." (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review), 1982, No. 9, pp. 1-6.

"The past, present and perspectives of female work in the world of socially organized work." (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review), 1982, Appendix III-IV, pp. 45-51.

"The main types of female employment." (In Hungarian) Demográfia, (Demography), 1981, No. 2-3, pp. 270-292.

"Women in the world of socially organized work." (In Hungarian) Munkaügyi Szemle, (Labour Review), 1981, No.7, pp. 9-12.

"Female employment in the developed capitalist countries." (In Hungarian) Közgazdasági Szemle, (Economic Review), 1981, No. 9, pp. 1074-1085.

"The possibilities and chances of engaging housewives in paid labour in the Kiskunhalas district." (In Hungarian) Demográfia, (Demography), 1980, No. 2-3, p. 253-265.

"The development of the employment of women in Europe." (In Hungarian) Közgazdasági Szemle, (Economic Review), 1978, No.3, pp. 341-352.

"The development of the economic activity of the population in Europe in 1950-2000." (In Hungarian) Statisztikai Szemle, (Statistical Review), 1978, No. 3, pp. 259-274.

"The increased employment possibilities and conditions of women in the transport and communication sectors of the economy." (In Hungarian) Department of the Labour Economics, Karl Marx University of Economics (henceforward: KMUE), Budapest, 1973, 67 p. (Mimeographed)

"The evaluation of international prognoses. The development of the economic activity of the Hungarian population by sexes and age groups in the period 1910-1990." (In Hungarian) Department of Labour Economics, Karl Marx University of Economics (KMUE), Budapest, 1976, 52 p. (Mimeographed)

"The size, mobility possibilities and chances of the female labour reserves in the Kiskunhalas district." (In Hungarian) Department of Labour Economics, Karl Marx University of Economics (KMUE), Budapest, 1979, 123 p. 111 tables. (Mimeographed)

"The major issues of female employment." (In Hungarian) A discussion of the relevant literature. National Planning Office, Financial Department, Budapest, 1979, 136 p. (Mimeographed)

"The development of female employment from the turn of the century up to our days, and the factors determining its changes." (In Hungarian) National Planning Office, Financial Department, Budapest, 1980, 65 p. (Mimeographed)

"Socio-economic factors influencing female employment." (In Hungarian) National Planning Office, Financial Department, Budapest, 1981, 16 p. (Mimeographed)

"Female employment in the developing, developed capitalist and socialist coutries." (In Hungarian) Department of Labour Economics, Karl Marx University of Economics (KMUE), Budapest, 1981, 154 p. 12 tables. (Mimeographed)

"The position of women in the world of socially organized work and the types of female employment from the beginning of industrialization up to the turn of the century." (In Hungarian) Ph.D. Dissertation, Budapest, 1983, 136 p. and 64 p. Supplements.

"Specific interests of young women and their capabilities to assert them." (In Hungarian) Budapest, 1984, 21 p. (Mimeographed)

"Female employment in Hungary - achievements, contradictions, tensions." (In Hungarian) Institute of Sociology, Budapest, 1984, 23 p. (Mimeographed)

"The theory and practice of part-time employment." Budapest, September 1984, 338 p. (On behalf of the State Office of Wages and Labour.) KMUE, Department of Labour Economics. (Manuscript)

"Women at the higher levels of the employment hierarchy." Sex Roles and Politics Research Committee. IPSA, 1984, 8 p. (Manuscript)

"The part-time employment." Budapest, February 1985. 100 p., 37 t. KMUE, Department of Labour Economics. (Mimeographed)

"The past, present and the perspectives of the division of labour between sexes in the society and family." Project to the Rockefeller Foundation Gender Roles Program. Budapest, 1985, 15 p. (Manuscript)

"Population - employment - education of children." Institute of Research on Population (In Hungarian) Budapest, December 1986, 38 p. (Mimeographed)

"Women in the system of division of labour." National Planning Office. (In Hungarian) Budapest, May 1987, 51 p. (Mimeographed)

"The employment of women and their position on the labour market." (In Hungarian) Department of Labour Economics, Karl Marx University of Economics (KMUE), Budapest, 6 May, 16 p. 10 t. (Manuscript)

"Women and labour." (In Hungarian) Department of Labour Economics. Karl Marx University of Economics (KMUE), Budapest, 9 June, 1987. 23 p. 14 t.(Manuscript)

"Diversification of women`s training and employment." International Labour Office, February 1988, 47 p. (Manuscript)

"L`interrelation entre l`égalité, le développement et la paix. (Plan de hypothése)." Vienna International Centre, Branch for the Advencement of Women, Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs. February 1988, 5 p. (Manuscript)

"L`interrelation entre l`égalité le développement et la paix." Vienna International Centre, Branch for the Advancement of Women, Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs. July 1988, 91 p. (Manuscript)

"The concentration of female employment and feminization tendencies in Hungary." (Social Welfare Ministry) Budapest, June. 1995. 23 p. (Manuscript)

"Women in Political Power." (In Hungarian) Social Welfare Ministry. Budapest, July 1993.42 p. (Manuscript)

"The Social Position of Women in Hungary." (In Hungarian) Social Welfare Ministry, Budapest, February 1994, 55 p. (Manuscript)

"The Position of Women on the Hungarian Labour Market after the Regime Change." Budapest, November 1994. (Manuscript)

"The Inequality of Devision of Power and Decision-Making between sexes in Hungary (1980-1995)." (In Hungarian) Background Study for the Governmantel Presentation on the Beijing Conference. Budapest, March 1995. 20 p. (Manuscript)

"Women in Top Management - Views about Women" (In Hungarian) (National Fund of Scientific Research , Research No. 006676) Budapest, October, 1995. (Manuscript)