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Single-Mother Families, Maternal Employment and Children's Literacy Achievement: A Study of 10 Countries
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Hampden-Thompson, Gillian – Education and Society, 2012
Labour force participation maybe particularly problematic for single-mothers. By working, mothers increase their family's financial capital and consequently make more money available for educational resources. However, employment often results in the parent having less time to interact with their child and participate in school activities. This is…
Descriptors: One Parent Family, Mothers, Academic Achievement, Employed Parents
Participation in Decision-Making. In Trade Unions.
Women at Work, 1981
Discusses women's participation in trade unions and specific policies in Canada, United Kingdom, USSR, India, United States, and New Zealand. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Unions, Work Environment
Professional Preparation for Older Women: A View from New Zealand
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Mahmood, Sehba – Educational Gerontology, 2008
An increasing population of older women necessitates an inquiry into employment-related education for this group. The aim of this research was to examine professional preparation for women over the age of 50. Qualitative methods were employed; data were collected through interviews with 21 women working in New Zealand in early childhood education…
Descriptors: Females, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
Equality of Opportunity and Treatment.
Social and Labour Bulletin, 1983
Aspects of women's employment and status, as well as equality of opportunity and wages, in various countries are examined. (SK)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Feminism, Salary Wage Differentials
"For the Sake of the Children" as the Worth of the Teacher? The Gendered Discourses of the New Zealand National Kindergarten Teachers' Employment Negotiations.
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Duncan, Judith – Gender and Education, 1996
Using M. Foucault's interpretation of discourse, identifies and examines two dominant discourses from New Zealand kindergarten teachers within the texts from the 1992 National Kindergarten Teachers' Collective Employment Contract Negotiations. Each discourse reveals teachers in a powerless position for negotiating wages and working conditions, but…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Discourse Analysis, Employed Women, Foreign Countries
Women Scientists in New Zealand-Why So Few?
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Bradford, Janet – Impact of Science on Society, 1980
Presents a report from an oceanographer in New Zealand who analyzes the predominant moves of the citizens of New Zealand when it comes to rearing children and apportioning sex roles. She relates her own background and proposes measures for social reform. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Employed Women, Higher Education