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This study of 190 homeless women in Portland, Oregon, found that most homeless women are young, have minor children, and are mobile. The majority have a history of physical or sexual abuse, many are in poor health, 18 percent have been in a mental hospital, and one-fourth are alcoholic. The implications of these findings for policies and practice are discussed.

Women constitute 50% of the migrant workers from the Philippines, with most employed as domestic or sex workers. Migrant labor is an internal part of the Filipino economy; migrants send over $6 billion to the Philippines each year. Some women, however, are commodified & exploited either as prostitutes -- eg, in Japan, where at least 75,000 Filipinas serve as sex workers -- or as mail order brides. These women suffer immense hardships, are beaten & even killed, & have few resources to counter the violence. Many of the Filipinas who migrate are well-educated, creating a significant intellectual drain on the economy. The Filipino migration policy is short-sighted & even suicidal, because it has done little to lower unemployment or raise wages in the Philippines, & it profits from the enslavement of women, on whom the future of the Philippines rests. 4 References. E. Munson

The article describes the setting up of a preventive health campaign for women in Suriname. The author shows the social and cultural complexities of introducing new methods to improve reproductive health for women which takes into account the environmental sensitivities

Assesses theoretical issues raised by feminist social scientists & sociologists of gender: the persistence of patriarchy; women's employment, political power, & social position; & the relationship between gender, class, collective action, the state, & the world system. While the social position of women around the world has been significantly affected by urbanization, industrialization, proletarianization, legal reforms, & the women's movement, women have also actively contributed in key ways to the labor market, the political-legal structure, & the family. The antiabortion movement & various fundamentalist movements suggest that these contributions have been met with a certain amount of hostility. 2 Photographs, 75 References. Adapted from the source document.

Data are presented revealing the status of women in Fla politics. The years from 1890 to 1960 saw the political awakening of women in Fla; the years since 1960 have seen dramatic change in their political & legal position. After 1960, the number of women elected to state & local offices increased sharply; legislation was passed to eliminate sexual distinctions in Fla law & to ensure women equality of treatment. Despite this progress, neither the Equal Rights Amendment nor a 1978 amendment to the state constitution to bar discrimination on the basis of sex won approval. The strongest support for women candidates & for the Equal Rights Amendment is found in the southern part of the state. Here native Floridians are least numerous & the culture of the South is weakest. It is suggested that both heavy inmigration of non-Southerners & reapportionment, which shifted power from the more traditional sections of the state, have contributed to the strengthened political position of Fla women. 3 Tables, 1 Figure. Modified AA.