From the inside flyleaf:
"The role of women is in the midst of profound change all over the world. In this book, Kathleen Newland outlines the dimensions of the change and assesses its impact on economic and social patterns....

"In the framework of seven broad subject areas - legal status, education, health, the mass media, politics, work, and family life - Newland pinpoints specific topics of concern to today's women. The underestimation of women's economic contribution, the effects of birth control on women's health, the growth in numbers of households headed by women, and the gap between women's formal political rights and their real exercise of political power are a few of the topics examined.

"In detailing the social and economic costs of sex discrimination, the book argues that outmoded notions about women are a heavy burden for society. The major challenges of the years ahead, concerning population growth, the provision of basic needs, income distribution, and employment, are all problems that cannot be solved without women's full participation. Leaders have for years ignored the justice of women's claim to equal opportunity; it is becoming more and more difficult for them to ignore its practicality."

This 1979 book is an overview of women's issues from the perspective of a decade when the status of women was being reevaluated. The book was sponsored by the Worldwatch Institute, and the author received funding from the United Nations Fund for Population Activities. Interesting from a historical perspective.