Explores the nature of sexual harassment on the job, its extent, and what can be done about it. (IRT)

Any audience of women contains a much higher percentage of those who consider themselves to be working women than the statistics indicate. Marketers who adhere to simplistic definitions of working women risk making mistakes in the placement of their ads and in the images of women in their messages. (JOW)

Explored differences between Black and White American women employed in traditional female occupations. The findings suggest that Black American women, when compared to White American women in the same occupation, tend to obtain very similar mean raw scores. Black and White American women in the same occupation seem to be far more similar than…

This report presents earnings data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a national monthly survey of approximately 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Information on earnings is collected from one-fourth of the CPS sample each month. Users should note that the comparisons of…

Provides an expansion and improvement of research on the factors related to wife's time spent doing housework. Results indicate that the fewer hours worked outside the home, the larger the family, the fewer number of meals out, the larger the house, the more hours are spent on housework. (JOW)

A brief review of current issues concerning the United Nations Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (Advancement of Women Branch), and how the five basic parts of the Programme for Action are being implemented. Includes an interview on the place of working women in East Central Europe. (JOW)

Discusses the contention that the resentment some men feel toward working women is based on sympathy toward unemployed male breadwinners. Argues that this rationalization ignores the gross discrepancy in the size of the two labor force groups and the real issues in labor market discrimination against women. (Author/IRT)

Discusses employment of women in various countries, including policies, institutions, and plans. (JOW)

Argues that women tend to have high job satisfaction despite their positions and pay because they aren't aware of the discrimination against them. The position of women in the labor force appears to result not so much from inadequate laws as from prejudices that create obstacles to improvement. (Author/IRT)

The author describes how her success as owner of a bridal shop developed out of being in the right place at the right time, caring about customer service, and being determined to meet a challenge. (SH)

Collected recruitment data to ascertain whether or not white women were gaining entry into positions that would provide an avenue for consideration and possible promotion into management positions at large military installation. Between 1985 and 1989, 663 recruitment placements were made into various career intern positions at installation. Of…

Examined female employment-marital instability linkage using data from study of intact marriages in Bangkok, Thailand. Found that effects of employment per se and number of hours worked were class-linked and tended to be mediated by marital processes (spousal disagreements, marital problems, marital companionship or positive affect, and wife…

Democratization should be considered in terms of equal representation of women and men in government as well as in the relevant bodies and decision-making organs of society. Trade unions should be perceived and assessed in relation to the participation of women within their structures and the reflection of women's concerns in their policies and…

At the turn of the century approximately a thousand white Southern women braved the consternation of friends and sometimes family, and traveled hundreds of miles to attend the best Northern women's colleges for an education unavailable to them in the South. For many, the experience was revolutionary: they developed self-confidence, independence,…