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The American Woman 1992-1993:
A Status Report - Women in Politics

 

Fourth Edition
Edited by Paula Ries and Anne J. Stone (1992)

For updated statistics, visit The American Woman on the Web.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction
  by Jean Stapleton 
In Review
  by Anne J. Stone

A Portrait of African American Families in the United States

  by Harriette Pipes McAdoo 
Women and Affordable Housing
  by Cushing N. Dolbeare and Anne J. Stone 
Child Care in the United States
  by Fern Marx and Michelle Seligson 
Gender Equality and Employment Policy
  by Deborah L. Rhode 
Women in Brief
  Women and Contingent Work
by Elizabeth Conway
  Women in Medical School
by Janet Bickel
 
  Women in Business
by Faith H. Ando
 
  Behind the Scenes: Women in Television
by Sally Steenland
 
  Women in Art
by Elsa Honig Fine
 
  A Portrait of Hispanic Women in the United States
by Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
 
  A Portrait of Asian and Pacific American Women
by Juanita Tamayo Lott
 
  A Portrait of American Indian Women and Their Labor Force Experiences
by C. Matthew Snipp
 
  Flourishing in the Mainstream: The U.S. Women's Movement Today
by Sarah Harder
 
  Women and International Development: The Road to Nairobi and Back
by Arvonne S. Fraser
 
  Women and the Peace Movement
by Kate McGuinness
 
  The Emergence and Growth of Women's Studies Programs
by Mariam Chamberlain
  
The Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues in the 101st Congress
Appendices
  American Women Today: A Statistical Portrait
  Chapter Notes
  References
  Notes on the Contributors
  About the Women's Research & Education Institute
Index