The constitutional patriarchy instilled by the government in Central Europe greatly affected women during the post-World War I period. Communism attempted to give women more rights and promote their equality among men, but it often failed to do so. As a regime, patriarchy favored male gender roles in numerous aspects of society. Loves of a Blonde, Man is Not a Bird, Daisies, and A Woman Alone show the effect of patriarchy on women and how women might succeed or fail in trying to counteract it. The women in the films showed how women were pressured by society to accept relationships and a role in the family, which were repressive. However, not all women conformed to the pressure and attempted to change their lives by taking different attitudes and actions towards the situation. By watching these films, the viewer can receive a perspective on how patriarchal society has influenced women and how women have acted upon their positions. Patriarchal societies had common effects in all Central European countries. Women were often treated like citizens of a third world country (Katarzyna 4). In the Czech Republic, under the communist regime, women were considered equal to men. Despite this, women continued to receive inferior jobs to men, while men held political and government jobs, and women were expected to remain in a sphere within the home. Women were considered equal to men, but were socially looked down upon if they were not married or housewives (Heitlinger 90). Similar to the Czech Republic, women in Yugoslavia enjoyed equality legally but were unable to exercise their citizen rights, mainly political, outside of the workplace. Women worked in fields such as education, medicine, banking or the post office... middle of paper... freedom by dating other men without being afraid of repercussions. The director of Daisies did his best to show the change with the film which showed Jarmila and Jezinka rebelling against the society that had trapped them. The film was successful and shows how women can participate in important jobs and advance in careers that were unheard of at the time, such as expressing themselves creatively. Ultimately, the films show how women lived in unsatisfactory and contradictory conditions, claiming to be equal when women were seen as inferior to men. Women who acted out to society by leaving a relationship or rebelling against the way society wanted them to act show the lesson that women should not be subjected to abuse or inferiority in relationships or any other aspect of life suggested by societies patriarchal.