This article reviews early education and care policies in the United Kingdom since 1997, when a Labour Government came to power, and sets them in the wider context of international changes. It argues that the Labour Government has, by intention and by default, supported the development of private sector, and especially corporate sector childcare.…

The biggest social change seen during the 1960s and 1970s has been the increase in working mothers. This is not necessarily a threat to family unity, but requires a changed view of the family. Suggestions are a national day care policy, equal pay for women, and more equitable welfare programs. available from Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota…

A 13-member Presidential Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities recommended that: (1) The President call a White House Conference and establish an Office of Women's Rights and Responsibilities, (2) The President send a message to Congress citing widespread discrimination against women, proposing legislation to remedy these inequalities,…

This is the first of a series of working papers and reports on aspects of modern American families. It investigates the issues and problems facing families with preschool children, when both of the parents are employed. The composite portrait of family styles within a sample of 14 young families begins with a project history. The literature is…

This study finds that the women's movement has had a significant impact in expanding the outlook and changing the attitudes of American women. According to this representative survey of 1,552 women, American women perceive their roles as either traditional, balancing, or expanding. The traditional outlook, generally shared by women over 50, views…

This partially annotated bibliography lists 391 bibliographies, resource lists, and literature reviews on women. The entries, published in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, are classified alphabetically by author into 30 categories including a general category, anthropology and sociology, art and music, child care, criminal justice,…