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Though I think both of these magazines are good I would think twice about buying "Working Women" for a high school library. I subscribe to "working Women" now and it hardly ever read. The students just aren't interested in the magazine. Perhaps it's just my school. J. Bailey jebailey@isbe.state.il.us On Thu, 28 Mar 1996, Peggy V Rowan wrote: > Thanks to all who recommended women's magazines with a minimum of sex > articles. Here are the results. > > "Working Woman and "Working Mother" tied for first place. > > "Working Woman" (about $12.00) offers a professional slant and targets > women's issues; is more focused on work and business and issues in the > workplace. > > "Working Mother" (about $8.00) offers information such as how to get a > raise, what to do about child care, how to convince your employer to do > job sharing, etc. It has articles relating to family, work and social > issues affecting women. > > I have decided to subscribe to both of these. Can't lose at those > prices, even though they're not indexed in Wilson. > > Some also rans were: > > "Business Woman" - interesting articles, investment tips, time > management, getting ahead tips, how to interview, getting a better job, etc. > > "Women's Sport and Fitness" targets some women's issues. > > "Outlook" - put out by AAUW > > There is also a gender equity program at the Center for Education and > Work at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and they publish a > newsletter on equity issues. They also have print and AV materials > available on loan and will send a catalog on request. > > Not bad for a 24 hour research request. LM_NET is RAD. I do like being > part of this group. Thanks again to all. > - > > Peggy V. Rowan Royse City High School > Librarian P. O. Box 479 > rowan@tenet.edu Royse City, TX >