Women's work and women's lives : the continuing struggle worldwide / edited by Hilda Kahne and Janet Z. Giele.
| Other author/creator | Kahne, Hilda. |
| Other author/creator | Giele, Janet Zollinger. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Boulder : Westview Press, ©1992. |
| Description | xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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| Contents | Promise and disappointment of the modern era: Equality for women / Janet Z. Giele -- Women's work, women's lives: A comparative economic perspective / Francine D. Blau and Marianne A. Ferber -- Caught in the crisis: Women in the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa / Gordon Weil -- Development and changing gender roles in Latin America and the Caribbean / Helen I. Safa -- Women, employment, and social change in the MiddleEast and North Africa / Valentine M. Moghadam -- Women and work in Communist and post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe / Sharon L. Wolchik -- The interaction of women's work and family roles in the former USSR / Gail W. Lapidus -- Women's labor market experience in the two Germanies / Hedwig Rudolph -- Politics, progress, and compromise: Women's work and lives in Great Britain / Emma MacLennan. |
| Contents | (cont.) Central in the family and marginal in the work force: Women's place in Japanese society / Ann Cordilia and Kazuko Ohta -- Women and the welfare state in the Nordic countries / Elina Haavio-Mannila and Kaisa Kauppinen -- Work-family policies in the United States / Joseph H. Pleck -- Progress or stalemate? A cross-national comparison of women's status and roles / Hilda Kahne. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 92012157 |
| ISBN | 0813306361 (alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD6061.W64 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |