Any Change in Sexist Texts? Feminist Press Staff Survey Education Publishers.

A study investigated the intentions of American publishers toward addressing the sexist bias in their textbooks. Data were obtained from interviews conducted in spring 1974 with 37 representatives of 15 New York educational publishers, encompassing, with subsidiaries and divisions, more than 200 ed...

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Publicado en:Women's Studies Newsletter Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 1 - 4
Autores principales: Froschl, Merle, Arlow, Phyllis
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Feminist Press Summer 1974
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