Young Women Working

From: Women & Environments International Magazine | Date: April 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Connecting the Local and the Global

In the introduction to her new collection of feminist work on young women entitled All About the Girl (2004), sociologist, Anita Harris writes about the omnipresence of young women: "They are the new heroes of popular culture, the dominant faces on college campuses and the spokespeople for public education campaigns. They are wooed by advertisers and recruitment companies alike. Feminism has furnished young women with choices about sexuality, chances of education and employment and new ways of asserting autonomy and rights." Yet, she also recognizes that ...

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