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Introduction: Older Women in the Late 1970s
Profile of America's Aging
-Age Distribution
-Sex
-Living and Housing Arrangements
Income
-Overview
-Sources of Income
-Poverty
Labor Force Participation
-Participation…

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Acknowledgements
Stress
Clinical Lab Workers
Launderers/ Drycleaners
Meat Wrappers/Handlers
Personal Protective Equipment
Pregnancy Disability
Lifting/Back Injuries
Textile Mill Workers
Hospital and Health Care Workers
Clerical…

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Vol. 9, No. 2:
-Briefly noted
-Landmark OHSA Settlement Reached in Cashier Work Redesign
-Drug Screening Brings Dissent
-Science News Clips: health in health care updates
-Community right to know laws expand
-Resources…

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Are Men Discovering the Joys of Fatherhood: Big Changes in Parenting
Getting Along in a Nonsexist Family
Living Alone and...Liking It
Are Black Woman Underpaid??
Minorities in the Work Force
Women at Work
Household Work: Who…

Explains rights of pregnant women in the work force and how to fight against discrimination

Foreword
How Women Can Assert Their Job Rights
Getting the Job
On the Job
After Retirement
Appendices

Contents
i. Foreword
ii. Introduction
iii. Part I: Women in the Labor Force: An Overview
iv. Part II; Jobs in the 1980s
v. Part III: Employment Resources for Women

Reviews statistical data to support idea that women and men performing the same jobs incur similar injuries. The overall better record of women work injuries reflects the fact that few women work hazardous jobs.

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A Word from the Founder and President of Women on the Fast Track
Protecting Yourself Legally
Women and Technology
Members Breaking Boundaries
Women and Health

Selected media coverage from the Women Office Workers conference; articles are pulled from Daily News, New York Post, and New York Times.