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Women have always played an important, and dominant, role in social
work. Originally published in 1975, their special contribution to
the profession is the theme of this book, in which demographic
data, biographical material and records of social work
organizations are skilfully used to show how women shaped the
development of social work from 1860 to the 1970s, often in the
face of strong male resistance. Covering the earlier years of the
period, Dr Walton examines the links with the general movement for
women's rights as well as differences in the attitudes of women
social workers to those of the suffrage movement. He shows how the
growing influx of men into social work in more recent times has
affected the position of their female colleagues. He discusses
variations in the proportion of sexes in probation, psychiatric
social work, child welfare and medical social work, analyses
typical patterns of employment for women social workers, and
evaluates the appointment, in 1971, of directors of the social
services. The author also looks into the future, exploring the
potential contribution of women to the social work profession, with
suggestions as to how the problems of women's employment in social
work might be overcome.
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