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Weaving New Ways: Farm Women
Organizing A handbook on how to reshape rural communities. Written from the perspective of farm women, it is a useful book for community organizers, feminists and urban readers. . . . . Women, Paid/Unpaid Work and Stress: New
Directions for Research CACSW recently released a background paper on women and work stress. The paper examines the unique stresses of women, at home and at work, and suggestions are made for ways to reduce stress in women's lives. Copies are available from CACSW. . . . . Project Exploration: Search for Self
Education Published by the Women's Education Equity Act Publishing Centre, this book will help counsellors and special needs services providers to assist learning disabled women adapt to their learning difficulties and the world of work. It presents a career development approach for LD women focusing on self-awareness and the development of essential academic and behaviour skills. . . . . Especially for Women: Programs and
Services Offered by School Boards This report by the CEA looks at affirmative action and employment equity in the school boards, and at changing attitudes, re-entry and employment programs, interest courses, resources and parenting courses for women in the community. . . . . Imagine the Possibilities This workbook includes step by step instructions for teaching units, a teacher's guide and suggestions on how to set up a program for girls in science. Make cheques payable to SCWIST Girls in Science. . . . . Just Give Us the Money Author Debra Lewis examines the history of strategies used to address wage discrimination including legislated pay equity, the actions of the women's movement, trade unions and others. . . . . The Supreme Court of Canada Decision on
Abortion The complete text of the judges' arguments in the decision, edited by Shelagh Day and Stan Persky. . . . . From Private to Public: A feminist
Exploration of Early Mothering Author Amy Rossiter explores the experience of first-time mothers in a patriarchal society, finding it both joyful and oppressive. She argues the isolation and subjugation experienced by mothers are due to social pressures and are not normal characteristics of the process. . . . . Taking Care Written explicitly for women with limited reading skills, the manual includes chapters on eating well, weight control, fitness, stress, depression, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, menopause, over-the-counter drugs and patients' rights. |
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