Woman Between Islam and Western Society
3. Western Woman
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support for enactment and enforcement of law
prohibiting discrimination against women in
employment, education and so forth. NOW has also
led numerous campaigns in the Congress and in the
courts on issues ranging from childcare to abortion
reform.
The National Women’s Political Caucus is another
mass-based organization, with a membership of
77,000 in 1985, and a commitment to get women
involved full time in politics. “Women! Make
policy, not coffee!” is the organization’s motto.
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The Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues,
formed in 1977 and opened to male congressmen
and senators in 1981, supports federal policy
initiatives to improve the status of women and
families. There are in addition a myriad old and
new women’s groups and organizations concerned
with specific issues such as education, abortion or
pension rights.
This current of the “new feminism,” led
predominantly by professional women and women
in the labor movement, was joined by another
current of younger women who were active in the
