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In this issue
No. 149 July 1985

WOMAN TO WOMAN
Part one: A world report
Debbie Taylor analyses the position of women around the world at the end of the United Nations Decade for Women

THE FAMILY
Domestic dignity
Buchi Emecheta reports from the US

Cheaper than robots
Manny Shirazi reports from the USSR

WORK: AGRICULTURE

WORK: EMPLOYMENT
Cement-spattered saris
Marilyn French reports from India

Radiologist in the kitchen
Anita Desai reports from Norway

HEALTH
The hut belongs to the husband
Toril Brekke reports from Kenya

SEX
Veiled hint of hell
Angela Davis reports from Egypt

Relax…go to it
Elena Poniatowska reports from Australia

EDUCATION
Filling open minds
Jill Tweedie reports from Indonesia

POLITICS
Rifles, reports and high-heeled shoes
Germaine Greer reports from Cuba

You can’t kill the spirit
Nawal el Saadawi reports from the UK

Book reviewsCountry profile: CongoCover photo: Claude Sauvageot

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In this issue No. 149 July 1985

In this issue
No. 149 July 1985