Reflections on Women and the Law in the USA
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| Title: | Reflections on Women and the Law in the USA |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs |
| Source: | International Social Science Journal. Mar 2008 59(191):17-26. |
| Availability: | Blackwell Publishing. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8599; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: customerservices@blackwellpublishing.com; Web site: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/jnl_default.asp |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Employment, Females, Social Change, Access to Education, Social Scientists, Laws, Equal Education, Professional Associations, Documentation, Political Campaigns, Civil Rights, Professional Occupations, Feminism |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2009.00674.x |
| ISSN: | 0020-8701 |
| Abstract: | The USA has undergone extraordinary changes over the past 35 years with respect to women's access to equality in education, employment and participation in political life. This has come about because of the introduction of anti-discrimination legislation and because of the activities of professional organisations in activating the implementation of these laws and pressing for a wide interpretation of their meaning. The work of social scientists in documenting disparities in women's access to education and employment and the use of such research in developing agendas for social change were central to this process. This article reflects on the early days of the second wave of the women's movement in the USA in the late 1960s, of which I was a part, with a focus on its use of research and the subsequent research that informed political agendas. I explore the context in which the woman's movement was developed and the establishment of rights in the USA, concentrating on women's access to employment, particularly, but not entirely, in the professions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 35 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Accession Number: | EJ826439 |
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