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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This document contains congressional hearings to raise a variety of issues and problems pertaining to women in the workplace. It focuses on legislation that might alleviate any adverse conditions that might exist, especially H.R. 2577, the Economic Equity Act of 1987. Issues include barriers in pay equity, wider opportunities for women and…
Descriptors: Day Care, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. – 1988
The document presents partial recommendations of a Pennsylvania State University Study Group on the Status of Women at the University. Recommendations concern: family care policy, women's curriculum and programs, non-tenure track policy, staff exempt and staff nonexempt employees, the leadership share, and advocacy for women. Among specific…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Day Care, Employed Women, Faculty Promotion
Peer reviewedCarr, Shirley G. E. – International Labour Review, 1983
Although Canadian women undoubtedly enjoy much greater political, social, and economic equality today than ever before, the author believes that they still have a long way to go. After describing the environment within which women work, she discusses various handicaps from which they still suffer and reviews some practical measures taken to combat…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Day Care, Economic Development, Employed Women
Peer reviewedLubeck, Sally – Teachers College Record, 1995
Reviews recent trends in female employment and preschool provision in the United States and Europe, discussing how governments have responded to the issues. "Nation as context," a type of cross-national research, is developed by comparing and contrasting child care and early education systems in Germany, France, and the United States.…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Comparative Education, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Warner, Heather – 1989
The Women in Machining (WIM) program is a Machine Action Project (MAP) initiative that was developed in response to a local skilled metalworking labor shortage, despite a virtual absence of women and people of color from area shops. The project identified post-war stereotypes and other barriers that must be addressed if women are to have an equal…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Ancillary School Services, Day Care, Demonstration Programs
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1991
This bibliography draws together currently available sources on the subject of the changes that women are bringing about in the workplace. The 127 citations from ERIC and other databases include curriculum guides, congressional hearing reports, conference papers, journal articles, and research reports. Two articles, representative of current…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development
Barrett, Nancy S. – 1984
As increasing numbers of women make the transition from the household sector into the labor market, dramatic changes in household composition have occurred that have thrust many women into the role of provider. This new role for women has led to dramatic and rapid changes in attitudes, as well as in the institutions and laws relating to women's…
Descriptors: Day Care, Demography, Economic Change, Economic Status
