INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF WORKING MOTHERS AND ON THE FACTORS THAT MOTIVATE THEM TO SEEK PAID EMPLOYMENT IS PROVIDED THROUGH 20 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. AMONG THE NEARLY 27 MILLION WOMEN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES IN MARCH 1966 WERE 9.9 MILLION MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. THESE WORKING MOTHERS CONSTITUTED 36 PERCENT OF ALL…

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on account of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin. To achieve the great potential of Title VII for securing social and economic gains for women workers, as well as others, the law must be interpreted with wisdom and perspective, vigorously administered and…

An annotated bibliography cites 243 journal articles published on the subject of women in librarianship during the period 1920-75. (DS)

This leaflet provides, in question-answer form, information about working mothers and their families, including individual characteristics and types of work. (BH)

This pamphlet summarizes the labor laws affecting women working in Ohio. Descriptions of the various state laws and a listing of the relevant Federal laws are included. These laws cover wages, hours, and working conditions for women. (BH)

Origins and details of various women's caucuses in chemistry, mathematical sciences, biological sciences, physics, engineering, and geosciences are provided. In addition, their collective aims and activities are appendixed. (Author/KR)

Presenting interviews with three Appalachian women, this article describes the way in which these women assumed professional roles as a nurse-midwife, a psychiatric therapist, and a bank assistant vice president. (JC)

The data suggest that minority males might provide a major source of potential talent for upgrading into middle-management levels and above and also yield no support for the hypothesis that white female managerial potential for upgrading is less than that of white male managers. (Author)

Discusses societal pressures, including the need for child care, that have resulted in the increased participation of women in the labor force. Outlines steps to increase women's participation in the labor movement and lists positive actions that some unions have already taken. (CH)

Discusses the reentry of professional women who interrupt their careers to devote full time to their families. This issue is considered as it affects women across careers and as it relates to librarians. Proposals to meet the needs of reentry workers are offered, including training, work options such as flexible hours, and career development. (13…

Argues for the importance of understanding women's roles in newspaper families by re-examining the beginnings of Southern California's Otis-Chandler dynasty in terms of the activities of Eliza A. Otis, wife of the Los Angeles "Times" publisher Harrison Gray Otis. (MM)

The concept of career set is employed as the basis for a framework designed to analyze the impact of women's involvement in multiple careers on their adjustment to retirement. The author concludes that the familial careers engaged in by married, working women have a mediative effect on their transition to retirement. (Author/CT)

Surveyed basic life values of homemakers and career women. Results indicated that both groups placed high priority on aesthetic and economic values. Career women placed a higher priority on political value; homemakers placed a higher priority on religious value. Results of a values hierarchy showed substantial differences from previous studies.…

Analysis of results for 1960, 1965, and 1970, and more recent data presage a growing gap between the projected female labor force and its actual size. (Editor)