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Women's Health Insurance Costs and Experiences:
-This report describes how women are most likely to use health care services during their reproductive years than men. The report also discusses the effects of women lacking insurance for…

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Women in industry...
in politics...
in the professions...
getting the message
a historical note
what kind of women work?
what do they do?
the earnings gap
what does the law say?
are there other forms of discrimination?
what…

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i) Editorial
ii) Message to the Future Generations by E.C. Stanton and S.B. Anthony
iii) Some Issues Facing Women in 1985
iv) Poem "Towards Freedom" by Alys Faiz
v) Activities of Women's Action Forum (WAF National) June, 1984-July,…

This is a collection of newspaper articles on the Women's Action Forum- an advocacy group based in Pakistan. Specifically, articles reporting on the organization's third anniversary panel discussion on "Pakistani Women Today" in 1985.

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i) The Junior League Makes a Film for Children about Sex Abuse
ii) Women Win Rights in Schools, Publishing, Airlines, Government
iii) Household Workers Talk About Their Jobs-- and Changing Them
iv) Speakout: Women Describe Indignities…

Outlines the use of legal remedies to stop discriminatory practices based on gender in local and state governments.

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

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Summary
Which Institutions Are Covered?
What Are the Exemptions?
Affirmative and Remedial Action
What Constitutes Discrimination?
How Are Students to be Treated?
How Are Employees to be Treated?
A Partial List of Actions…

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Foreword
A Look at What Is Wrong

What is Title IX?

Why We Need Title IX

How the Law Works

Why People File Complaints

Is the Government Enforcing Title IX?
-HEW Is not Getting the Word Out
-HEW is not Getting the Facts…

Includes an abstract, description of methods, results, discussion, bibliography and data. Description of a study that asked students to rank the prestige of occupations based on descriptions that predicted how many women would enter the field in the…