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Bergom-Larsson. Maria (1979)
Women and Technology in the
Industrialized Countries, Science
and Technology Working Papers
Series, No.8

A very good introduction to broader problems which technology poses for women. This report includes a section on the computerization of various kinds of office work (pages 25-28). UNIT AR, 801 United Nations Plaza, New York, N.Y.

Brady, Patty (1981)
Microtechnology: Shorting the
Circuits, in Broadside, Vol. 2,
No.9

A good introduction and overview from a feminist perspective. Includes a section on health hazards. job loss and a short bibliography. Broadside. P.O. Box 494, Toronto M5S 2T1.

Braverman. Harry (1974)
Labor and Monopoly Capital:
The Degradation of Work in the
Twentieth Century

This excellent book outlines the development of work - especially clerical and service work - by examining the historical growth of large corporate enterprises in the 20th century. Monthly Review Press, 62 West 14th Street. New York. N. Y. 10011.

Canadian Advisory Council on
the Status of Women (July 1982)
Microtechnology and Employment:
Issues of Concern to
Women

In this "Brief to the (Labour Canada) Task Force on Microelectronics and Employment," the authors focus on unemployment, new employment and the quality of the work environment. The Brief is in English and French.

Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women,
Box 1541, Station B, Ottawa K1P 5R5.

Canadian Forum (April 1982)
Micro-technology and Canadian
Labour: Part Two

Under this heading, three articles are included: one on collective bargaining and public policy, one on women's jobs and a third on multinationals.

The Canadian Forum, 70 The Esplanade,
3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario.

Cheveldayoff, Wayne (February 28,1979)
Working Women -- Force of the
Future, in the Globe and Mail

The reporter notes large discrepancies in the government's predictions on women's entry into the labour market - "the predicted rate... for 1986 has already been reached" - and the training facilities to enable these workers to fill the predicted skill shortages.

Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario.
Counter Information Services (1980)

The New Technology, Report No. 23

An excellent comprehensive introduction to the new technology and the critical issues arising when it is implemented. Counter Information Services, 9 Poland Street, London W.1.

CSE Microelectronics Group (1980)
Microelectronics: Capitalist Technology
and the Working Class

This collectively written book outlines the current economic situation and places the production and use of micro technology within this context. One chapter deals with banking in more detail, while the last chapter is a discussion of alternatives. CSE Books, 55 Mount Pleasant, London WC1X OAE.

Financial Times of Canada,
Special Report (March 9, 1981)
War of the Words: Fighting for the
Word Processor market

This report includes a comprehensive overview of the Canadian word processor market, as well as discussion of resistance by workers and managers to the new technology. Financial Times of Canada.

Garson, Barbara (1975)
All the Livelong Day: The meaning
and Demeaning of Routine Work

A look at how people in a wide variety of routine jobs restore meaning to their work. This book includes chapters on keypunching, clerical and typing work. Penguin Books, 625 Madison Ave. New York. N.Y. 10022.

Garson. Barbara (July 1981)
The Electronic Sweatshop: Scanning
the Office of the Future, in
Mother Jones

An excellent article about the critical issues resulting for workers in the electronic office; includes a section on the new technology, another on health hazards and a list of articles and films useful for organizing office workers. Mother Jones, Foundation for National Progress, 625 Third St., San Francisco, CA 94107.

Globe and Mail, Report on Business
(May 4,1981)
Report on the Office and Computers

A business perspective which includes discussion of the "office of the future." Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario.

Globe and Mail,
(January 1 through January 7,1983)
The Chip: Killing Jobs and Creating Peasants

This well researched series focuses primarily on the unemployment which will result from the implementation of microelectronics, but also discusses changes at work, and training and job possibilities. Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario.