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This introductory textbook provides an analysis of the social, economic and political position of women in contemporary societies. The authors consider the changing position of women in the labour market, within families, in relation to motherhood, the welfare state and the law.
- Author
- Linda McDowell and Rosemary Pringle
- Publisher
- Polity Press in association with the Open University
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780745609805
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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