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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
Hosken, Fran P.; And Others – Women at Work, 1981
Posits that work done by women in providing services for their families and society is not economically rewarded, is a distortion of reality, and one of the main causes of discrimination against women. Discusses the role of women in the economic growth of United States, United Kingdom, Hungary, Mauritius, USSR, and Egypt. (JOW)
Descriptors: Day Care, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development

Motroshilova, Nelya V. – International Social Science Journal, 1983
Women in the Soviet Union are guaranteed equal rights and opportunities and participate fully in the Soviet economy. Despite their achievements, Soviet women still have difficulties in entering and achieving high-level positions in traditionally male fields and in getting men to do their share of household work. (IS)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Feminism

Press, Billie K. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Compares family life, child rearing, and education in the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1980s. (PCB)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Education