The United Nations Decade for Women: A Quiet Revolution.

Zinsser, Judith P.

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ERIC Number: EJ431907

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Publication Date: 1990

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The United Nations Decade for Women: A Quiet Revolution.

Zinsser, Judith P.

History Teacher, v24 n1 p19-29 Nov 1990

Sees the United Nations Decade for Women (1975-85) as a series of events with revolutionary significance. States conferences held during this period produced significant documents giving legal recognition and force of international law to reforms. Describes the struggles at the Nairobi (Kenya) conference of 1985. Includes a five page list of references. (NL)

Descriptors: Educational Resources, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, International Cooperation, International Organizations, Modern History, Sex Discrimination, Social Change, Womens Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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