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Tribe's Judicious Feminism, Anita L. Allen Nov 1991

Tribe's Judicious Feminism, Anita L. Allen

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Women In The Union Movement: Organisation, Representation And Segmentation, Mike Donaldson Sep 1991

Women In The Union Movement: Organisation, Representation And Segmentation, Mike Donaldson

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

For many years, women have been under-represented in unions and in union leaderships. This article explains why this is the case by examining the gender segmented nature of paid work and occupations and by outlining how this affects women's participation within and representation by trade unions.


Experience And Expression: Life Among Bedouin Women In South Sinai, Deborah Wickering Jul 1991

Experience And Expression: Life Among Bedouin Women In South Sinai, Deborah Wickering

Faculty Books

No abstract provided.


Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1991 - January) No. 2, Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 1991

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1991 - January) No. 2, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Women And Legal Scholarship: A Bibliography, Paul M. George, Susan Mcglamery Jan 1991

Women And Legal Scholarship: A Bibliography, Paul M. George, Susan Mcglamery

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


"It's Our Church, Too!": Women's Position In The Roman Catholic Church Today, Susan A. Farrell Jan 1991

"It's Our Church, Too!": Women's Position In The Roman Catholic Church Today, Susan A. Farrell

Publications and Research

This chapter from The Social Construction of Gender (eds J. Lorber and S. Farrell) explores the ways in which gender, particular women's roles are inscribed in the bureaucracy and institutional practices of the Roman Catholic Church.


A Study Of Issues And Problems Women Face In Attempting To Pursue Careers In Educational Administration In Kenya, Bertha Kirigo Mutai Jan 1991

A Study Of Issues And Problems Women Face In Attempting To Pursue Careers In Educational Administration In Kenya, Bertha Kirigo Mutai

Dissertations

Problem

In Kenya, the majority of women in education occupy classroom teaching positions. Educational officers, in their hiring practices, appear to overlook women as resources, thereby depriving the schools of the skills and talents of potentially capable leaders. Students are also denied the role models of female leaders. This study investigates how difficult it is for women to secure professional careers in educational administration in Kenya.

Method

The population consisted of all the female teachers employed by the Ministry of Education in Kenya, and female Kenyan students in North American universities. A questionnaire was used to collect data from the …