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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED180927 AUTHOR: Fishman, Walda Katz
TITLE: The Right-Wing Attack on Women.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1979
NOTE: 35 p.
ABSTRACT: A personal evaluation is expressed on the
changing role of women in the United States as a result of
current social attitudes and of recent legislation
regarding medical, economic, and educational matters. It is
hypothesized that the United States is currently
experiencing an extreme and growing right-wing political
movement whose targets include women, workers, ethnic and
religious minorities, and homosexuals. Right wing movements
are interpreted as embodying a political philosophy
(elitist versus democratic) and an organizational structure
(corporate class encouragement of activities to maintain a
position of power and privilege). Organizations associated
with right-wing attitudes include the National Association
of Manufacturers, the Chamber of Commerce, and the National
Right to Work Committee. Recent instances in which these
right wing attitudes have worked against rights of women
and other ethnic minorities include the Bakke decision on
affirmative action enforcement, anti abortion and anti ERA
efforts, occupational health and safety regulations which
discriminate against pregnant women, increased funding for
right-wing groups, reduced funding for contraceptive
research, and increased religious and moralist propaganda
aimed at keeping women in the home. The conclusion is that
women must organize with workers, ethnic minorities, and
other oppressed groups to form a united front for equality
against anti-democratic right-wing forces. (Author/DB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Democratic-Values; Minority-Groups;
Political-Attitudes; Politics-; Quality-of-Life; Social
Change; Social-Problems; United-States-History; Values-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Bias-; *Civil-Liberties; *Females-;
*Political-Influences; *Sex-Discrimination
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