What was the perception about the role of the women in the fields where they contributed during
their lives?
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The contribution of women to a society's smooth transition from preliterate to literate, from a relatively autonomous community to a member of a nation enmeshed in a world economy, has received too little attention from social scientists and policy makers. When the economy and political organization of a society change, families who can adjust to the new conditions will fare the best. Inasmuch as women the world over are the primary caretakers of young children, they play an important role in facilitating or hindering changes in family life.
The introduction of a cash economy and occupations that require reading and writing require schools equipped to teach these skills. Throughout the Third World, schools are being introduced. Within the next decade it will become difficult, if not impossible, to find a society where the development of schooled and unschooled children can be compared.
How difficult is it for families to adjust to these new institutions? There are two major consequences that affect women - the loss of child labor and the need to make changes to help children master new skills. Working in a village in Kenya that is undergoing rapid social change, I have been able to observe the consequences of the introduction of schools and some of the adjustments women have made.
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