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US Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Data and Statistics
Description Here you will find current and historical statistics on
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case studies
Neither heroines nor victims: Women migrant workers and changing family and community relations in Nepal
Description Pourakhi, an organization established by women returnees in 2003,
case studies
Neither heroines nor victims: Women migrant workers and changing family and community relations in Nepal
Pourakhi, an organization established by women returnees in 2003, has collected more than 1,700 case studies on returnee women migrant workers in Nepal. This paper delves into 307 of these, as well as a consultation with 14 returnee migrant women from 14 districts, to better understand the reintegration process. Rather than focusing on a (necessary) critique of labour markets and on the high human, social and financial costs of migration, this study aims at giving voice to the subjectivities of migrant women in Nepal, as less attention has been paid to this aspect. It unpacks their reasons for undertaking international migration and their struggle for capability to secure a livelihood in the context of globalization.
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HEARTH: Home Economics Archive
HEARTH is a core electronic collection of books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines.
history
The Making of a Homemaker
Online exhibition featuring a variety of Victorian era homemaking handbooks and periodicals written for women at that time.
history
Occupations for women: a book of practical suggestions for the material advancement, the mental and physical development, and the moral and spiritual uplift of women
UW Madison 2003 e-book edition of the original book published in 1897 by Frances Elizabeth Willard.
history
A Woman’s Work is Never Done
A look at women’s work, from before the American Revolution through the Industrial Revolution.
history
Women Working, 1800-1930
Women Working, 1800–1930 is a digital exploration of women’s impact on the economic life of the United States between 1800 and the Great Depression. Working conditions, workplace regulations, home life, costs of living, commerce, recreation, health and hygiene, and social issues are among the issues documented in this online research collection from Harvard University.
