The principal distinction between nonfeminist and feminist economists is that the latter view the present assignment to economic duties based on sex as unfair and wish to draw a system of work and family relations that will be fair to men, women, and children. (MSE)

Examines the gap between the proportion of women teachers and women students in the universities of Great Britain and discusses the impact of women's qualifications, publications, attitudes, role conflicts, marriages and families, as well as salary levels and contracts on this condition. (LL)

Barriers to success for women in optometry are reviewed including social pressures discouraging women applicants, role conflicts, access to informal networks, and discriminatory feelings of faculty. A 1968 National Center for Health Statistics survey of practice patterns of women optometrists, female enrollment, and practice preferences of women…

Assesses the contribution women make to the social reproduction of working class families in Puerto Rico. Analyzes the role of women in the industrialization of Puerto Rico (especially since 1940) and the impact of women's earnings on the household economy. Suggests that increased female migration may result from the continuing export-led…

Two essays are presented, "The Changing Shape of Work: Psychosocial Trends in America," by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and "Lives in Transition," by Ellen Goodman. In the first, several trends outlined include increasing participation of women and youths in the labor force, an increase in non-nuclear families, better jobs available to blacks combined…

Australian National University's Centre for Continuing Education has been studying changing societal patterns in family life, education, and work. Although continuing education can help insure the consideration of women's perspectives, its role is limited in regard to economic and technological change. (SK)

This report to Congress describes the women in development programs, projects, and activities undertaken by the Agency for International Development (AID) during the period from 1978 through 1980. Information is provided concerning AID cooperation and support on preparations for the United Nations Decade for Women Copenhagen Conference. Presented…