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DIED. MUMEO OKU, 101, Japanese feminist who took the politics of the kitchen to the parliament floor; in Tokyo. As founder of the Housewives Association, Oku gave quality control new meaning by rallying against defective matches and other shoddy goods. Her exactitude, and her efforts on behalf of workingwomen, won her loyal support: in 1947 she was elected to the Diet...
That was the question the Supreme Court faced last week as it addressed for the first time the controversial issue of industrial fetal-protection policies. The Justices' answer, in a decision that could affect millions of workingwomen: companies cannot exclude fertile females from certain high-risk jobs because of the potential harm to unborn babies. "Women as capable of doing their jobs as their male counterparts may not be forced to choose between having a child and having a job," wrote Justice Harry Blackmun in a majority opinion for five Justices. "Decisions about the welfare of future children must...
...Workingwomen's resentment of the two-track notion has burst into the open, sparked by a management expert's proposal to introduce a formal basis for such a discriminatory system. Put forth by author Felice Schwartz in an article in the January-February issue of the Harvard Business Review (title: "Management Women and the New Facts of Life"), the plan suggests relegating most working mothers to a gentle career path, which wags have dubbed the Mommy Track. Only women willing to set aside family considerations would be singled out for the fast lane to the executive suite. The startling idea...
...meeting that goal is crucial for women as well as their employers. Nearly two-thirds of all new workers in the labor force over the next decade will be women. That is the most compelling argument against any notion that companies can afford to sideline the millions of workingwomen who will decide to become mothers as well...
After years of neglect, American workingwomen have rediscovered their nails. From second-story shops in New York City to brightly painted storefronts in Los Angeles, quick-service nail salons are springing up faster than fresh- vegetable stands. Customers get a lot more these days than a soak and a dunk. A typical visit includes a choice of manicures (French, oil or glue), a hand massage and acrylic sculpting to strengthen and lengthen the nails. Prices range from $5 for the basic treatment to $50 or more for an extensive...