Equal Opportunities International: Volume 1 Issue 2
Table of contents
WOMEN AND CO‐OPERATIVE VENTURES
Jenny BlakeThe traditional male model of 9 to 5 working hours, a vertical career structure and a separation of home and work lives has been “feminised” by some women, who seem to have…
WOMEN‘S STUDIES IN SOCIOLOGY: A PERFUMED GHETTO?
One of the fields of sociology which is experiencing a dramatic explosion is that catch‐all area of Women's Studies. Books and articles touching on women's experiences in the…
THE MOST DIFFICULT REVOLUTION: WOMEN AND TRADE UNIONS
Alice H. CookHistorically trade unions were in the forefront of social reform, campaigning against child labour, against the 12‐hour day and for free public education and universal suffrage…
WOMEN AT VOLVO
Margaret HitchFor women working at Volvo, the first hope for equal status began with the arrival of the new President, Mr. Gyllenhammar, in 1970. In his previous job he had been involved in…
NETWORKING News and Events Conferences
4–6 June 1982: University of Adelaide, Australia WOMEN AND LABOUR CONFERENCE The third conference in this successful series (over 2000 people attended the second conference in…
BARRIERS TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
Derek L. Bosworth, Peter J. DawkinsThe post‐war period has been characterised by a persistent and substantial expansion in the employment of women. At the same time, women have become increasingly protected in…
ATTITUDES TO WOMEN IN SPORT: PROLEGOMENA TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
Elizabeth A.E. FerrisThe orthodox view about women in sport is that, when compared with males, females have always held, and will always continue to hold an inferior position in sporting achievement.