Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-417) and index.
Contents
Introduction / Barbara B. Kennelly and Claudine Schneider -- A richer life : a reflection on the women's movement / Cynthia Harrison -- The political woman / Ruth B. Mandel -- Women's paid work, household income, and household well-being / Rebecca M. Blank -- Women and health care / Karen Davis -- The critical moment : the educational status of black women / Margaret B. Wilkerson -- High school and beyond : the young Hispanic woman / Rafael Valdivieso -- Women in music / Judith Tick -- Women in nursing / Donna F. Ver Steeg -- Women in the clergy / Barbara Brown Zikmund -- Farm women / Wava Gillespie Haney -- Women in road construction / Wendy Johnson -- Women in law enforcement / Kate McGuinness and Trish Donahue -- Occupational resegregation / Barbara F. Reskin -- Women and pension coverage / Margaret W. Newton -- Women and marriage : choice or chance? / Mary Barberis -- Reproductive hazards for high-tech workers / Michael Rose -- Women and AIDS / Gloria Weissman -- Battered women / Cynthia Diehm and Margo Ross -- Women in prison / Jane Roberts Chapman -- The congressional caucus for women's issues in the 100th congress.