Descriptor
| Employed Women | 7 |
| Labor Problems | 7 |
| Unions | 7 |
| Females | 4 |
| Feminism | 3 |
| Sex Role | 3 |
| Strikes | 3 |
| Womens Studies | 3 |
| Civics | 2 |
| Documentaries | 2 |
| Economics Education | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Nelson, Anne H. | 2 |
| Cook, Alice H. | 1 |
| Costello, Cynthia | 1 |
| Goldfarb, Lyn | 1 |
| Gray, Lorraine | 1 |
| Kiang, Peter N. | 1 |
| Ng, Man Chak | 1 |
| Palmer, Phyllis | 1 |
| Skolnick, Joan | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Learner | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Students | 2 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Sweden | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Costello, Cynthia – 1984
Based on an analysis of oral history interviews, this paper examines the events and consciousness surrounding a 1979 strike initiated by 53 female office employees of the Wisconsin Education Association (WEA) Insurance Trust. Faced with sex-discriminatory working conditions, the women at the Trust responded by initiating a strike. For many of the…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Employed Women, Feminism, Labor Conditions
Peer reviewedKiang, Peter N.; Ng, Man Chak – Amerasia Journal, 1989
Linkage between students, the Chinatown community in Boston (Massachusetts), and labor solidarity are examined. The focus is on students as supporters of Chinese immigrant workers displaced by the closing of a large garment factory. Aided by the students and the Chinese Progressive Association, the workers organized themselves and won their…
Descriptors: Activism, Chinese Americans, College Students, Community Action
Peer reviewedNelson, Anne H. – Social Science Record, 1975
Suggested topics and resource materials for working women's studies are listed to add to courses currently lacking perspectives on the role of working women and union men. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Goldfarb, Lyn; Gray, Lorraine – 1982
Background reading materials are provided in this booklet developed to be used in conjunction with the award winning color documentary film "With Babies and Banners." The film records the role that the women of Flint, Michigan, played in the great General Motors sit-down strike of 1937. The readings are suitable for college audiences and…
Descriptors: Civics, Documentaries, Economics Education, Educational Television
Download full textPalmer, Phyllis; Skolnick, Joan – 1982
This student booklet and teacher's guide are intended to be used in secondary school classrooms with the award-winning color documentary 16mm film "With Babies and Banners," which records the role that the women of Flint, Michigan, played in the great General Motors sit-down strike of 1937. Calling their organization the Women's…
Descriptors: Civics, Documentaries, Economics Education, Educational Television
Cook, Alice H. – 1989
The numbers of women entering the workforce have steadily risen since the mid 1950s. The nature of the family unit has correspondingly changed; the family in which the man was the husband and breadwinner and the woman was wife and mother devoted full time to home and family is a rarity. The attempt on the part of working family members to…
Descriptors: Community Services, Day Care, Employed Women, Employment
Nelson, Anne H. – 1978
Women of many nations, particularly the industrialized countries, are achieving greater opportunity and equality in the working world. The rate at which women are joining the work force has confounded all predictions and created unexpected difficulties in securing equal pay and access to jobs and training. The most direct discrimination, separate…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Developed Nations, Discriminatory Legislation, Employed Women
