Transportation and Minority Womens Employment: Insights from New York

Bernard Nathanson (1926-2011)

Bernard Nathanson was an obstetrician and gynecologist in New York City, New York, who argued for, and later against, womens' rights to abortion [5]. Between 1970 and 1979, Nathanson oversaw at least 75,000 abortions, 5,000 of which he performed himself, earning him the nickname of abortion [5] king. However, his views regarding abortion [5] shifted in 1973, after he watched an abortion [5] usi...

The Role of Credit in Women’s Employment the Case of Women’s Cooperatives in Iran

Declining Manufacturing Employment in the New York–New Jersey Region: 1969-99

the New York–New Jersey region plunged 51 percent— a drop that far exceeded the 8.4 percent decline in manufacturing jobs nationwide. Some areas within the region were especially hard hit by the employment losses: New York City shed more than two-thirds of its manufacturing jobs, while neighboring northern New Jersey lost 55 percent. Inflation-adjusted, or real, income from manufacturing also f...

Women’s Employment and the Socio-Emotional Functions of the Family in Iran

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship betweenwomen’s employment and the socio-emotional functions of the family. For the purposeof this study, 300 women were selected through method among women livingin district 11 of Tehran. 199 individuals were unemployed and 101 individualswere employed. They responded a researcher-made questionnaire which measuredsocial and emotional ...

Manga comic influences snack selection in Black and Hispanic New York City youth.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a single exposure to a Manga comic (Japanese comic art) with multiple messages promoting fruit intake influenced snack selection in minority urban youth. METHODS Fifty-seven youth (mean age 10.8 y; 54% female; 74% black/African American) attending after-school programs in Brooklyn, NY participated in a pilot study in which they were randomly assigned to receive ...