The American Woman 2003-2004; Daughters of a Revolution - Young Women Today

by Edited by Cynthia B. Costello, Vanessa R. Wight and Anne J. Stone

• ISBN13: 9780312295493
• ISBN10: 0312295499
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-01-18
• Publisher: PALGRAVE

Summary

The American Womanis an established, widely respected series on the status of American women, prepared biennially by the Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI). The purpose of the series is to provide an important, convenient, and timely source of "user-friendly" information on American women to the media, students and scholars, advocates for women's equity, and policymakers. Each edition of the series focuses on a particular theme, and the ninth edition addresses the status of young women between the ages of 25 and 35. Contributors all experts in their fields explore the opportunities and challenges confronting the young women who are the daughters of the baby boom generation. The focus on young women brings into sharp relief how much has changed since the 1970s. The volume also contains a comprehensive statistical portrait of women of all ages, including user-friendly tables and figures that provide readers with the hard numbers underlying the trends shaping the experiences of women of all ages.

Author Biography

Cynthia B. Costello is an independent consultant and former research director for the Women’s Research and Education Institute (WREI).

Vanessa R. Wight is Research Associate at WREI.

Anne J. Stone is Senior Research Associate at WREI.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	9	(10)
Acknowledgments	19	(6)
Susan Scanlan
DAUGHTERS OF A REVOLUTION---YOUNG WOMEN TODAY
Daughters of a Revolution: An Introduction	25	(8)
Anne J. Stone
Two Generations: A Mother and Daughter Talk about Their Lives	33	(10)
Cynthia B. Costello
Young Women: Where They Stand	43	(26)
Martha Farnsworth Riche
Young Women, Education, and Employment	69	(24)
Marisa DiNatale
Stephanie Boraas
Baby Boom to Generation X: Progress in Young Women's Health	93	(34)
Alina Salganicoff
Barbara Wentworth
Liberty Greene
Integrating Work and Life: Young Women Forge New Solutions	127	(16)
Jessica DeGroot
Joyce Fine
The Economics of Young Women Today	143	(22)
Lani Luciano
Taking It from Here: Policies for the Twenty-first Century	165	(18)
Cynthia B. Costello
Vanessa R. Wight
AMERICAN WOMEN TODAY: A STATISTICAL PORTRAIT
Demographics	183	(26)
Education	209	(14)
Health	223	(16)
Employment	239	(30)
Earnings and Benefits	269	(22)
Economic Security	291	(18)
Women in the Military	309	(16)
Elections and Officials	325	(58)
WOMEN IN CONGRESS
The Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues at 25: Challenges and Opportunities	339	(10)
Cynthia A. Hall
The Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues---107th Congress	349	(2)
Women in the 107th Congress	351	(32)
References	383	(16)
Notes on the Contributors	399	(2)
About the Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI)	401	(2)
About the Editors	403	(2)
Index	405