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  • The women's movement in Japan and its effect on the workplace

    Creator:
    Madden-Bethune, Gwyn D.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of women in the Japanese workplace. Data obtained from in-depth interviews and questionnaires, shows that the Japanese workplace is in a state of change moving toward a higher level of opportunity for female workers. While similar to the circumstances experienced...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , engineering or the social sciences. "Nevertheless, 55 percent of all women enrolled in universities in 1991

  • Countering the subjugation of Indian women : strategies for adaptation and change

    Creator:
    Moyer, Dawn J.
    Abstract:
    This thesis outlines dominant ideologies and practices that affect women's authority in the urban social milieu of north India. Theories that consider the causes of social stratification by gender as well as social movement patterns are useful for understanding the durability of gender roles. The utility of these theories for...
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    Masters Thesis
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    for privacy cultural ideologies, including the social and economic devaluation of women