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The American Woman 1990-91:
A Status Report


Fifth Edition

Edited by Sara E. Rix (1990)

 

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