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The article looks at the coexistence between men and women in the Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (SED), which is the communist party of East Germany (RDA), and considers how this party influenced the emancipation of its female members. The evolution of the percentage of women in SED from 1946 to 1988 and the feminization of the party are mentioned. Further topics include the profiles of the party's male and female members including office employees, housewives, and laborers, the promotion of women in a male-dominated party, and the under-representation of women in positions of leadership.

The article looks at how the administrations of American presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter deal with the involvement of communists in the Italian government from 1973 to 1979 through the examination of declassified American documents and unpublished interviews. The author discusses the role of the Italian communist party Parti communiste italien (PCI) and the U.S. government's attitude towards it. The U.S.'s concern over the political, social, and economic conditions in Italy during that time and the involvement of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and U.S. ambassador to Italy Clare Boothe Luce are also talked about.