In 2009, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's (UWEC) women's studies program offered its first iteration of the faculty-led international immersion course Women's Lives and Experiences in Nicaragua. This program was created and initially led by Dr. Rose-Marie Avin, a faculty member in the economics department and an affiliate member of both…

Families across the country are facing hard times. With inflation rising much faster than earnings, unemployment stubbornly high and the government about to embark on the most severe programme of fiscal austerity since the Second World War, living standards are being squeezed and women are on the frontline. With 80 billion British pounds set to be…

In the socio-economic context of Bangladesh, involvement of women in agriculture is very important. It would be easier to control rural-urban migration by engaging women in agricultural activities to a greater extent. Women play a vital role in agricultural production throughout the Bangladesh, making a significant contribution to the basic…

Discusses employment of women in various countries, including policies, institutions, and plans. (JOW)

Democratization should be considered in terms of equal representation of women and men in government as well as in the relevant bodies and decision-making organs of society. Trade unions should be perceived and assessed in relation to the participation of women within their structures and the reflection of women's concerns in their policies and…

The Dulais Opportunities for Voluntary Enterprise project in Wales benefited from European Community initiatives in a number of ways: (1) European Social Fund support enabled focus on women-specific training; (2) IRIS, the European Network on Women's Training, enabled transnational exchange visits; and (3) ideas about embedding guidance and…

Workplace violence has gone global, crossing borders, work settings, and occupational groups. A report from the International Labor Organization points out high-risk occupations and indicates that women are especially vulnerable. It highlights the problem and provides ways for policymakers to remove violence from the workplace. (JOW)

Although women make immense contributions to the economy, their work is largely unacknowledged. International agencies are working toward redressing inequities that exist between work that women do and the remuneration they receive as well as the control they have. (JOW)

Proposed a theoretical framework suggesting that the more available women are and the better marketable skills they possess, coupled with expanded job opportunity and reasonable reward, the more female labor-force participation rates should increase. Reviews data from census reports in Hong Kong which were consistent with the proposed arguments.…

Social security systems in many countries must serve different populations of women, both as beneficiaries and as insured workers. As more women are acquiring their own social security rights, it is unclear what jobs they will have, what the benefits will be, what family responsibilities they will have, and what social policies will affect their…

While Algerian women were instrumental in the struggle for independence, often carrying on crucial and dangerous work, and their rights are guaranteed by the new government, they still lag behind men in many areas such as education, employment, political participation, and control over reproduction, because of discrimination. (IS)

Reviews literacy and challenges in women's education during Poland's social transformation, women's participation in the transition, the role of women's organizations in encouraging workforce participation, and educational activities of women's organizations. (SK)

Discusses the need for maternity benefits for working women. Suggests that although most countries provide paid maternity leave by law, there is a gap between that law and practice. Includes a chart depicting maternity protection (length of leave, cash benefits, who pays) around the world. (JOW)

Reviews efforts by individual governments in the European Economic Community to improve the rights of women in the workplace. Focuses on the objectives of these efforts, and concludes by evaluating strengths and weaknesses of these programs. (BSR)

There may be a link between the systems movement and the women's movement. The systems approach allows an observer to identify important relationships and behavior within a system. This approach recognizes that observers of a system will be taking differing and subjective views of the system, depending on their own perspectives. Among the various…