Parental Leave as Unemployment.
Paid birth and adoption leave is a difficult political issue to oppose. But is unemployment insurance the right way to pay for it? The issue pits family advocates against more traditional supporters of the social insurance system. Working too much would have been inconceivable to Great Depression...

Sexual Politics and Trade Unions.
In this special focus, we aim to bring attention to existing pathways and to create or uncover new connections between feminism and trade unionism. Our standpoint is not so much one of feminists offering critiques of the trade union movement from the outside, valuable as that is; rather, we...

Feminism and unionism in New Zealand.
In 1991, a new labour relations regime was introduced in New Zealand that overturned a hundred year old pattern of bargaining between capital and labour. In a labour market heavily inflected by gender and race, the radical change from occupational awards to enterprise or individual contracts has already widened the...

This Whispering in Our Hearts.
This Whispering in Our Hearts, by Henry Reynolds; Allen & Unwin, 1998, $17.95. The "black armband" debate about Australian history is, to mix in another metaphor, a hare that was better not set running; or in grander language, a false dichotomy. It is nonsense and should end. ...

Continuity and discontinuity in Canadian cab history.
Taxicabs have been virtually ignored by Canadian historians. (1) This neglect is surprising, considering how large this service looms in academic life. Not only do cab drivers regularly whisk professors off to conferences, but their spirits also haunt university corridors as a bogeyman. Has there been a graduate student...

Teachers wanted: no experience necessary.
As a private child care center owner, administrator, and teacher, I have come across many issues that seem impossible to resolve or manage in positive ways. These issues have included adapting curricula, scheduling, budgeting, dealing with many different agencies, educating families, educating staff, and, among other countless issues, revealing...

Reproductive tract infections among young married women in Tamil Nadu, India.
CONTEXT: Women often suffer silently with reproductive tract infections (RTIs). Studies of the prevalence of these infections in South Asia have been hindered by low participation rates, and little is known about rates among the youngest married women. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study of RTIs was conducted...

Assessing pain across the cultural gap: Central Australian Indigenous peoples' pain assessment.
ABSTRACT Pain is a dynamic, unpleasant sensory experience with many physical, psychological, and social implications. Assessment of pain within a bicultural environment has the potential to cause ineffective pain management and unnecessary suffering amongst Indigenous people. It has been recognised that non-Indigenous nurses sometimes demonstrate culturally unsafe...

Watchful eyes: making solidarity work to keep corruption at bay in India.
The melting summers of India's Rajasthan state frighten off even the tourists who come drawn by desert scenes and ancient forts. In Rajasthan's villages the scorching heat brings the leanest of times. Food and water runs short and farming stops, forcing many men to migrate to other states to...

Confronting Danger in the Workplace.
Preventing workplace violence and creating safe and secure business environments are two of the most important issues facing employers, Kimberly Gee Stith, a labor and employment lawyer from Houston, Tex., told the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section. She cited data from several sources that demonstrate the...