Women category: 49097 books
The Other Side of Silence
The Lives of Women in the Karakoram Mountains
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011
In the quiet Balti villages, high in the Karakoram Mountains of North Pakistan, life goes on. The women live peacefully as they prepare for the seasonal harvest and take in views of the breathtaking high mountains and pastures. Deeply rooted female relationships bloom and mature, as do their sustainable,...
by Adetutu Ijose
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
Adetutu Ijose a woman who against all odds survived life threatening health effects of computer use, once again provides us with the illumination we need.
This time she provides comprehensive information about the specific issues women face.
Computers are here to stay and the convenience they...
Parental Attitude Towards Women Education
A Critical Study
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
In India, as well as in many other countries, men and women have their own role to play for the benefit of the society. Men are said to be the head of the family, while the women care taker for the children and house. This practice has been on for generations, it thereby stands as a draw-back for...
Women Police in a Changing Society
Back Door to Equality
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Offering a fascinating account of the development of women police over the past twenty years, this book refers to the author's extended research in India to examine how the Indian experience demonstrates a valuable alternative to the Anglo-American model; not only for traditional societies but for...
The Feminization of Sports Fandom
A Sociological Study
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Women fans have entered the traditionally male domain of the sports stadium in growing numbers in recent years. Watching professional sport is important for women for so many reasons, but their expectations and experiences have been largely ignored by academics. This book tackles these shortcomings...
Personal and Political
Stories from the Women's Health Movement 1960-2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Details the innovative, courageous, and creative activism of the “second wave” women’s health movement in Canada between 1960 and 2010. This activism (re)claimed women's bodies, created women-centered spaces and services, and challenged a medically dominated healthcare system. Feminists challenged...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This is the first world-wide, comparative study of the controversial new trends of gender quotas now emerging in global politics, presenting a comprehensive overview of changes in women’s parliamentary representation across the world.
This is important reading for all those working to increase...
Gumbo for the Soul
Liberating Memoirs and Stories to Inspire Females of Color
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Rejection. Loss. Confusion. Pain. Our past and our future are intertwined. Each distinct memory becomes one life. What once hurt, eventually heals, and the lesson (or lessons) to be learned becomes one with our soul and our spirit. Our experiences provide strength instead of destruction. Our greatgrandmothers,...
Friendship and Work Culture of Women Managers in Japan
Tokyo After Ten
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Drawing on ethnographic data gathered from fieldwork spanning a 15-year period, this book offers new insights into understanding the lives and experiences of women managers in Japan. Based on empirical case studies, it explores the ways in which professional women in Tokyo creatively mobilize their...
Women of Color and Social Media Multitasking
Blogs, Timelines, Feeds, and Community
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Women of Color and Social Media Multitasking: Blogs, Timelines, Feeds, and Community explores and critically analyzes the motivations and uses of social media by women of color. This edited collection seeks to determine how, and why, women of color make strategic use of social media as a social, professional,...
Cartographies of Empowerment
The Mahila Samakhya Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Mahila Samakhya is as much a story of a government programme for women’s education and empowerment as it is of the celebration of the struggles of poor women for gender just rights. Spread across eight states and more than 150 districts in India, the Mahila Samakhya programme grew out of a unique partnership...
Reproductive Health and Gender Equality
Method, Measurement, and Implications
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Since the late 1990s approaches to women's reproductive health has shifted from a service-based model to a human rights approach. This approach associates reproductive health with freedom from discrimination and enjoyment of a satisfying and safe sex life, and full access to information and services...
Ready Player Two
Women Gamers and Designed Identity
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Cultural stereotypes to the contrary, approximately half of all video game players are now women. A subculture once dominated by men, video games have become a form of entertainment composed of gender binaries. Supported by games such as Diner Dash, Mystery Case Files, Wii Fit, and Kim Kardashian: Hollywood—which...
Romance with Voluptuousness
Caribbean Women and Thick Bodies in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Offering a unique vantage point from which to view black women’s body image and Caribbean migration, Romance with Voluptuousness illuminates how first- and second-generation immigrant black Caribbean women engage with a thick body aesthetic while living in the United States.
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