The Relevance of Biographical Studies for Empowerment Strategies

experiences women make with different forms of work either positive or negative or do we have to anticipate an emotional entanglement of attraction and defense? In addition: we don’t know very much about the psychic energy that women have to summon when they are forced to give up routinized balances. That is necessary, when shifts within the labor-market alter women’s work under the pressure of worldwide economic competition. Before I present a socio-psychological approach, which throws light on the inner dynamic of women’s working experiences, I want to make some brief preliminary remarks. I think that insights into the feelings and perceptions of women,