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The Women's Research and Education Institute Reports
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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…
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…
Tags: discrimination, health, HIV/AIDS, insurance, poverty, pregnancy, racism, reproductive rights
Black Women in Academe: Issues and Strategies
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Black Women on Campus: An Overview
The University Culture for Students
Classroom Dynamics
The intersection of racism and sexism
Curricular issues
Black women and their choice of study
Residential and social life
Reaching out to…
Black Women on Campus: An Overview
The University Culture for Students
Classroom Dynamics
The intersection of racism and sexism
Curricular issues
Black women and their choice of study
Residential and social life
Reaching out to…
Women's Action Alliance; An Active Resource for Women Working for Change
Gives an introduction of the organization as well as a brief description on one of it's key projects:Non-Sexist, Multiracial Child Development Project. This aims to educate parents and teachers about the general sex and racist stereotyping that are…
Women and Housing: A Report on Sex Discrimination in Five American Cities
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Summary
Problems in Power and Powerlessness: The Sexist Backdrop
The Woman Apartment Seeker and the Landlord Bias
Homeownership: Marketing, Credit and Other Bars
Women with "Sex-plus" Disabilities
Prospects for Help:…
Summary
Problems in Power and Powerlessness: The Sexist Backdrop
The Woman Apartment Seeker and the Landlord Bias
Homeownership: Marketing, Credit and Other Bars
Women with "Sex-plus" Disabilities
Prospects for Help:…
Contrasting Portraits: Integrating Materials About the Afro-Hispanic Women Into the Traditional Curriculum
[Working Paper No. 120]
First Paragraph: "The Afro-Hispanic woman has no literary voice that she can call her own. Images of black women in Hispanic literature tend to be the work of white - male and female - authors or black male authors. However well-intentioned and…
Tags: African American, childbirth, culture, family, Hispanic, homemaking, Latin America, marriage, race, racism, slavery, Spain, work
The Effects of Apartheid on the Employment of Women in South Africa and a History of the Role of Women in the Trade Unions
Examines the particular employment disabilities faced by black women in South Africa, including legal restrictions in residence rights and occupational categories. Also examines the role women have played as trade union activists in South Africa from…
Apartheid and the Disabilities of African Women in South Africa
Argues that the policy of apartheid has not only seriously damaged the earning-power and independence of African women, but also reinforced anti-egalitarian strains in traditional culture.
Tags: discrimination, equality, family, race, racism, rural, South Africa, urban, work
Mujer [November 1985, No. 52 - August 1986, No. 61]
Collections of independent news items and features about women from all over Latin America.
Missing numbers 56, 57, and 60.
Missing numbers 56, 57, and 60.
Tags: equality, labor, Latin America, law, marriage, media, oppression, politics, racism, rights, sexism, transnational, violence, war, work
Women of the Rural South: Economic Status and Prospects
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Introduction
List of Participants
Chapter One
Overview: Women of the Rural South
Historical Background
The South Today
Women, Race and Poverty
Women and the Prospects for Rural Development
Chapter Two
North…
Introduction
List of Participants
Chapter One
Overview: Women of the Rural South
Historical Background
The South Today
Women, Race and Poverty
Women and the Prospects for Rural Development
Chapter Two
North…
Tags: African American, data, development, history, labor, poverty, race, racism, rural, work
Guidance and Counseling: Ensuring the Rights of Students
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Barriers to Occupational Equity
Activities to Address These Barriers
Specific Compliance Requirements
Discriminatory Practices
Barriers to Occupational Equity
Activities to Address These Barriers
Specific Compliance Requirements
Discriminatory Practices
Tags: civil rights, disability, discrimination, equality, racism, sexism, work