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- YOUNG AUSTRALIAN WOMEN: CIRCUMSTANCES AND ASPIRATIONS. Harris, Anita // Youth Studies Australia;Dec2002, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p32
Provides an overview of research on circumstance and aspirations of Australian young women. Information on female labor force in Australia; Violence and harassment issues involving women; Health status of Australian women.
- Gender, Justice and Poverty in Rural Rajasthan---Moving beyond the Silence. Grey, Mary // Feminist Theology: The Journal of the Britain & Ireland School o;Sep2000, Issue 25, p33
Analyzes the situation of women in the Rajasthan desert in north-west India. History of the non-governmental organization `Wells for India' ; Discussion on the gender analysis of Indian women; Key elements of women's spirituality.
- Gen Y daughters vs. Boomer moms. Crosby, Lisa // Home Accents Today;Dec2000, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p28
Discusses the market study conducted by fabrics and carpet vendor Solutia comparing baby boomer women with Generation Y females in the United States as of December 2000. Details of the study designed to determine the furniture needs of Generation Y females; Differences in attitudes regarding...
- She's the Man. Bennet, James // Atlantic Monthly (10727825);Jul/Aug2010, Vol. 306 Issue 1, p12
An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Hanna Rosin concerning the rise of female power in the U.S. and the publication's annual Ideas List for 2010.
- The feminization of poverty. Topouzis, D. // Africa Report;Jul/Aug90, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p60
Reports that as poverty levels in Africa continue to worsen, new evidence indicates those getting poorest fastest are women. Governmental neglect; Drastic cuts in social spending; Cultural denigration of women's role in society; Plight of rural women; Urban women and `pink collar jobs';...
- Plus ca change. Morna, Colleen Lowe // Africa Report;Jan/Feb95, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p55
Focuses on the message of the Fifth Regional Conference on African Women held in Dakar in November 1994. Difference in African women; Recognition of political and social disparities; Problems highlighted in the conference; Devotion of a section of the Platform of Action devoted to the `girl child.'
- Femigration Canada opens the door wider. McGovern, Celeste // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine;7/5/93, Vol. 20 Issue 29, p8
Outlines the gender based guidelines currently in effect at Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board which recognize a wide range of persecutions specific to women. Vaguely defined guidelines include wife battery; Example of an Ecuadoran woman who arrived in Canada in 1991 with a fake passport;...
- Jane Doe-Who Are You? Where Are You Going? Lesse, Stanley // American Journal of Psychotherapy;Apr78, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p169
Editorial. Illustrates how the relative status of men and women are determined by the social and economic needs of a given culture at a given historical period. Evolution of women's social status; Shift of families towards a matriarchal nature.
- A movement is born. Azhgikhina, Nadezhda // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jul/Aug1995, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p47
Reports on the social conditions of Russian women. Creation of a women's movement closely connected to the Communist Party; Participation of the women in the political process; Defense of the `Union of Russian Women' of the interests of Russian women. INSET: More women's work, by N.A..
- `That's quite a bit to learn in 50 years...'. Colwill, Nina // Business Quarterly;Spring94, Vol. 58 Issue 3, Women in Management p6
Looks back at the gender-role changes concerning Canadian women during the decades the author has lived through. Discrimination against women in from the 1940s through the 1960s; Increasing acceptance from the 1970s onwards.
