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The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum- October 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff
The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum- October 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
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Women's Center Newsletter (Fall 1981), University Of Maine Women's Center Staff
Women's Center Newsletter (Fall 1981), University Of Maine Women's Center Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
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The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-June 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff
The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-June 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
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The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-May 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff
The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-May 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
Women's Status And Roles In Contemporary Japanese Society, Schon Beechler
Women's Status And Roles In Contemporary Japanese Society, Schon Beechler
Honors Papers
The combination of modernization and industrialization and the persistence of traditional attitudes serves to create a unique set of tensions and strains within the Japanese social system. The position of women is one such area in which the conflicting demands of this system are especially evident. Women in contemporary Japanese society are still expected to be "good wives and mothers" yet they are also often required to participate in the workforce in an economy beset by spiraling inflation. Even those women who are not forced to work by necessity have found that the importance of their wife/mother role has been …
Women And Handicrafts: Myth And Reality, Jasleen Dhamija
Women And Handicrafts: Myth And Reality, Jasleen Dhamija
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
This issue of SEEDS reviews handicrafts as a means of providing income to women. In some instances, crafts are a solid source of income and can also provide women with a link to their own cultural heritage. In most instances, however, crafts production concentrates women in an area that is labor intensive and exploitative, providing a meager income for long hours of work. Handicrafts can be a means of increasing income for women in some settings, but only under the conditions outlined in this report, since crafts are specialized activities which have limited markets and offer limited potential as a …