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McCall, Cecelia – Journal of Reading, 1987
Explains how the Cuban literacy campaign that began 25 years ago has given reading and writing skills and new social and economic opportunities to women. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cubans, Employed Women, Females
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Cole, Johnnetta; Reed, Gail A. – Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development, 1986
The impact of the socialist government on Cuban women is examined. Opportunities for gender equality have been generated, but they can only be realized through policies imposed from above and the expansion of consciousness from below. The interaction of these levels will provide better opportunities and more power for women. (VM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Employed Women, Females, Males
Bruce, Elaine – 1974
In recent years, television has received increasing criticism for its portrayal of the female as the passive mother, homemaker, or secretary. Recent content analysis studies of North American television broadcasting support the assertion that women have been stereotyped as second class citizens in a man's world; seldom are they presented as…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Attitudes, Broadcast Television, Commercial Television