Gender studies: women and girls Books
McFarland & Company Women in American Musical Theatre
Book Synopsis Throughout the twentieth century women have made significant contributions to the creation of American musical theatre. Directing, choreographing, writing, arranging, producing and designing musicals in a variety of venues throughout America, women have played a significant role in shaping the development of musical theatre both on and off Broadway and in regional, educational, and community venues. The essays in this book examine the history of women in musical theatre, providing biographical descriptions of the women themselves; analyses and interpretations of their productions; and several accounts of how being a woman affected the artists'' careers. Topics include the similarities among the careers of successful but neglected lyricists Rida Johnson Young, Anne Caldwell, and Dorothy Donnelly; the Depression-era productions of Hallie Flanagan and Cheryl Crawford; the transformation of the classic showgirl image through the dances and stage movement created by prominent
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McFarland & Company Girls Gone Skank The Sexualization of Girls in
Book SynopsisA study that investigates the effects of mass marketed sexual images and cultural trends on the behaviors and attitudes of young girls and describes many ways in which young girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention.
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McFarland & Company The New Woman in Print and Pictures An Annotated
Book SynopsisAlthough feminist women have existed throughout history, the term 'New Woman' wasn't officially coined until 1894. This book contains an annotated bibliography that focuses on original novels and articles printed from 1894 to 1944, the era most closely associated with the New Woman.
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McFarland & Company The Missing Girls and Women of China Hong Kong and Taiwan A Sociological Study of Infanticide Forced Prostitution Political Imprisonment Runaways and Thrownaways 19002000s
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McFarland & Company Women and Social Change in America A Survey of a
Book SynopsisExamines modern advances in gender equality and contemporary feminist discourse as a result of the American sexual revolution. This title explains how and why the sexual revolution of the 1960s continues to have profound effects on modern views of femininity and what it means to be an American woman.
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McFarland & Company Women Pioneers in Television Biographies of Fifteen Industry Leaders
Book SynopsisCovers the lives and careers of 15 women pioneers in television broadcasting. This work focuses on their work in the medium, and includes a discussion of the obstacles they were forced to overcome to reach positions of influence in the industry.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Women of Yucatan Thirty Who Dare to Change Their
Book SynopsisIn a country strongly influenced by Catholicism and the traditional ideals of a patriarchal society, it's not surprising that few Mexican women have dared to challenge the gender inequalities set against them at birth. This book profiles 30 women who have dared to challenge such injustices and dramatically transform their situations.
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McFarland & Co Inc Early Women Architects of the San Francisco Bay
Book Synopsis This book presents the lives, careers, and work of fifty largely unknown pioneers. It chronicles the triumphs and challenges these path-breaking women faced in their pursuit of entering and claiming space in the male-dominated field of architecture. Included are photographs of buildings, portraits of the architects, and some architectural drawings. Each biography offers vital data, a description of the career, a list of known buildings and work, and a bibliography. Four appendices list female architecture students at the University of California, Berkeley, women certified by California to practice architecture, members of women''s architectural societies, and female members of the American Institute of Architects.
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McFarland & Company Women Labor Activists in the Movies Nine
Book SynopsisExploring films with female labor activists as main protagonists, this book illuminates issues of gender and class while depicting the challenges of working class women. Films covered include Salt of the Earth, Pajama Game, Union Maids, With Babies and Banners, Norma Rae, Silkwood, and Live Nude Girls Unite.
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McFarland & Company Women and Language Essays on Gendered
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McFarland & Company Women in Landscape Architecture Essays on History
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that addresses the ways that gender has influenced the history, design practice and perception of landscapes. It highlights women's relation to landscape architecture, presents the professional efforts of women in the landscape realm, examines both the perception and experience of landscapes by women, and speculates on ways to re-imagine gender and the landscape.
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McFarland & Company Women Writing Crime Fiction 18601880 Fourteen American British and Australian Authors
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Alice Paul the National Womans Party and the Vote
Book Synopsis When women picketed the White House demanding the vote on January 10, 1917, they broke new ground in political activism. Demanding that President Wilson influence Congress, they marched in the streets in the nation''s first ever coast-to-coast campaign for political rights. Women were imprisoned for peaceful protests, went on hunger strikes and were beaten and tortured by authorities. But they won the 19th Amendment, ensuring that the right to vote could not be denied because of gender. Their successful nonviolent civil rights campaign established a precedent for those that followed, giving them the tools--including the vote--needed to advance their goals. This book chronicles the work of Alice Paul and the National Woman''s Party and their influence on American political activism.
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McFarland & Company Women and Second Life
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McFarland & Company A Male President for Mount Holyoke College The
Book Synopsis A struggle arose over who would succeed Mary Emma Woolley as president of Mount Holyoke College in 1937. Over her 36-year tenure, Woolley had transformed Mount Holyoke into an elite women''s college in which leadership in the administration and faculty was almost exclusively female. Beginning in 1933, a group of male trustees determined to change the college. This book tells the story of how this group dominated the search process and ultimately convinced the majority of the trustees to offer the presidency to Roswell Gray Ham, an associate professor of English at Yale University.
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McFarland & Company The Age of Catastrophe
Book Synopsis Disasters, both natural and man-made, are on the rise. Indeed, a catastrophe of one sort or another seems always to be unfolding somewhere on the planet. We have entered into a veritable Age of Catastrophes which have grown both larger and more complex and now routinely very widespread in scope. The old days of the geographically isolated industrial accidents, of the sinking of a Titanic or the explosion of a Hindenburg, together with their isolated causes and limited effects, are over. Now, disasters on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill or the Japan tsunami and nuclear reactor accident, threaten to engulf large swaths of civilization. This book analyzes the efforts of Westerners to keep the catastrophes outside, while maintaining order on the inside of society. These efforts are breaking down. Nature and Civilization have become so intertwined they can no longer be separated. Natural disasters, moreover, are becoming increasing
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McFarland & Company The AllAmerican Girls After the AAGPBL
Book Synopsis The hit 1992 film A League of Their Own ?made the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League famous. But the players'' stories remain largely untold. The 600 women who played for the AAGPBL through the 1940s and 1950s enjoyed a rare opportunity to lead independent lives as well-paid professional athletes. Their experiences in the league led many to education and careers they never imagined. As teachers, coaches and role models, they strove to broaden the horizons of girls and young women. Many continued to be involved in athletics, supporting the efforts leading to Title IX and the women''s sports revolution. Today, they are dedicated to preserving the history of women in baseball and creating opportunities for girls to play.
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McFarland Feminist Fables for the TwentyFirst Century The F
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McFarland & Company Women and Fitness in American Culture
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Latin American Women and the Literature of
Book Synopsis At the turn of the millennium, narrative works by Latin American women writers have represented madness within contexts of sociopolitical strife and gender inequality. This book explores contemporary Latin American realities through madness narratives by prominent women authors, including Cristina Peri Rossi (Uruguay), Lya Luft (Brazil), Diamela Eltit (Chile), Cristina Rivera Garza (Mexico), Laura Restrepo (Colombia) and Irene Vilar (Puerto Rico). Close reading of these works reveals a pattern of literary techniques--a poetics of madness--employed by the writers to represent conditions that defy language, make sociopolitical crises tangible and register cultural perceptions of mental illness through literature.
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McFarland & Company Sports Heroines on Film A Critical Study of
Book SynopsisThis discussion of sports film heroines begins with National Velvet (1944) and ends with Secretariat (2010). By examining such portrayals this volume analyses whether these story lines do or do not empower women as characters and role models, while offering alternative cinematic choices that reflect the true and ever-growing history of women in sports.
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McFarland & Company Domestic Abuse in the Novels of African American
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McFarland & Company African American and Cherokee Nurses in
Book Synopsis Few career opportunities were available to minority women in Appalachia in the first half of the 20th century. Nursing offered them a respected, relatively well paid profession and--as few physicians or hospitals would treat people of color--their work was important in challenging health care inequities in the region. Working in both modern surgical suites and tumble-down cabins, these women created unprecedented networks of care, managed nursing schools and built professional nursing organizations while navigating discrimination in the workplace. Focusing on the careers and contributions of dozens of African American and Eastern Band Cherokee registered nurses, this first comprehensive study of minority nurses in Appalachia documents the quality of health care for minorities in the region during the Jim Crow era. Racial segregation in health care and education and state and federal policies affecting health care for Native Americans are examined in depth.
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McFarland & Company The WedLocked Agunot Orthodox Jewish Women
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Hollywoods Second Sex The Treatment of Women in
Book SynopsisBeginning with silent film vamp Theda Bara and continuing with icons like Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch, this study of film industry misogyny describes how female stars were maltreated by a sexist studio system - until women like Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis fought for parity.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Women in Game of Thrones Power Conformity and
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McFarland & Company Daughters of God Subordinates of Men
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Women and Erotic Fiction Critical Essays on
Book SynopsisErotic texts written by and for women play a significant role in negotiating relations of gender, sexuality and kinship, and in shaping popular ideas about romance and the erotic. Examining the “mainstreaming” of women's erotica, this collection of new essays focuses on the publication and reception of women's popular erotic fiction across various genres and cultural contexts.
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McFarland & Company Women Who Ride the Hoka Hey Enduring Americas
Book SynopsisThe Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge is an endurance ride that takes participants across the United States. Fewer than 10% of participants are women. Chronicling the journeys of 14 women who participated in the Hoka Hey from 2010 to 2013, this feminist cultural analysis relates their often harrowing stories of life on the road.
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McFarland & Company Genius on Television Essays on Small Screen Depictions of Big Minds
Book SynopsisWhether it's Sherlock Holmes solving crimes or Sheldon and Leonard geeking out over sci-fi, geniuses are central figures on many of television's most popular series. This collection of essays explores why TV geniuses fascinate us and how they shape our perceptions of what it mean to be highly intelligent.
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McFarland & Company Mother Natures Daughters 21st Century Women
Book SynopsisNearly half of all farmland in the US is owned by women - 295,000 of them. In an enterprise traditionally dominated by men, they are taking a lead role in overhauling a complex, often dysfunctional food system. This book features the stories of eight women farmers who persevere despite treacherous weather and erratic commodities markets.
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McFarland & Company Her Turn on Stage The Role of Women in Musical
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McFarland & Company Women Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Book SynopsisFrom the first woman Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Bertha von Suttner (1905), to the latest and youngest female Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai (2014), this book provides a detailed look at the lives and accomplishments of each of these 16 Prize winners. A history of the Prize and a biographical sketch of Alfred Nobel are included.
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McFarland & Company Women and Capital Punishment in the United States
Book SynopsisThe history of the execution of women in the United States has largely been ignored and scholars have given scant attention to gender issues in capital punishment. This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. The Bulloch Belles First Ladies a Spy Mother of a
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McFarland & Company Will the Real Pakistani Woman Please Stand Up
Book SynopsisIn a series of absorbing case studies, this book focuses on the portrayal of Pakistani women in the global media. Analyzing Hollywood films, British documentaries, newspapers and mainstream US magazines, this book traces sensational female figures of Pakistan - all of whom have been subject to patriarchal violence - highlighting the imagery of exploitation and eroticism.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Creating Womens Networks
Book SynopsisDiscover a dynamic new force in leadership development. This remarkable guide shows companies exactly how they can better retain and increase leadership talent through the establishment of women''s networks--networks that link specific female employee concerns and larger organizational goals in ways that bolster the bottom line. Based on the cutting-edge research of Catalyst--America''s foremost nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of women in business--this guide explains why women''s networks are valuable. It shows how companies large and small have leveraged women''s networks to their advantage. And it provides a detailed framework readers can follow to create a network within their organization. Charged with first-person success stories, it will prove invaluable to executives and managers concerned with decreasing turnover, increasing employee satisfaction, and optimizing the leadership potential of their entire work force.Trade Review"Many successful networks learn the hard way. This book contains the secrets for growing a network and creating and managing a powerful advisory relationship with your company. And you'll avoid the pitfalls along the way. I wish I'd had this book when we started our network!" (Sue Burke,, president, Women's Forum of Kodak Employees) "Starting a networking group can be relatively easy; however, sustaining the positive momentum that such a group generates is a very complex and difficult problem. Catalyst has provided us with a wonderful resource for starting a group and meeting its longer-term challenges as well." (Mona Lau, managing director, globalization and diversity, Banker's Trust)Table of ContentsForeward by Sheila Wellington. BEGINNINGS. Do You Need A Network? The Right Roles and Goals for Your Network. On Your Mark, Get Set: Getting Organized and Started. IT'S UP AND RUNNING, NOW WHAT? Want Real Power? Build Companywide Support. You've Arrived! Putting Your Plans into Action. Stay Focused! Keeping on Track as the Network Ages. What If You Face Real Problems? How to Make Them Coquerable Challenges. Appendix A. Catalyst's Summary Findings from the Women's Workplace. Appendix B. Examples from the Women's Network.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc True to Ourselves
Book SynopsisLeague of Women Voters of the United States A celebration of passionate, heroic women who represent theexpanding power and influence of women in American public life. Inthis dynamic collection, twenty-two extraordinary leaders shareinspiring personal stories that reflect the universal desire toeffect change in the world. Representing the nation''s ethnicdiversity, these outstanding women demonstrate that everyone cantruly make a difference. True to Ourselves presents a remarkable mix of women who haveconfronted tough choices, challenges, and tests of their owncharacter with determination and conviction. From polar explorerAnn Bancroft and Smith College president Ruth J. Simmons to secondlady Tipper Gore, activist Sarah Brady, and politicians CarolMoseley-Braun, Polly B. Baca, and Patsy T. Mink, the contributorsdescribe lives enriched by family, career, and their own commitmentto the larger public good. They reveal turning points thatcompelled them to change their liveTrade Review"Even today, women can still feel alone in their struggle forpersonal satisfaction and success. The stories in True to Ourselvesdemonstrate that -- whatever our aspirations -- the power we needto face our personal challenges lives within us all." --DianeCromer, founder and partner, Keefer/Cromer Communications "The moving and deeply personal stories in True to Ourselves remindall women that at any time, they are the mentors, leaders, andgivers of encouragement that can make a difference in each other'slives. Beautifully written and wonderfully inspiring." --MarjorieMargolis Mezvinsky, former representative from Pennsylvania "It will be sad if only women read this book. Men who, howeversecretly, ask the question "What do women want?" will find answershere - both serious and profound." --Al Swift, formerrepresentative from Washington "A rich source for laughter, tears, and wisdom, this book presentsreal insights, felt histories, and burning examples of what we needto know for the next generation and the next millenium." --Nancy Y.Bekavac, president, Scripps College "If you're looking for a female role model, this book is a goodplace to start. It's filled with stories of risk taking andleadership that will inspire commitment to public service."--Harriett Woods, former president, National Women's PoliticalCaucusTable of ContentsPart I: True to Ourselves. 1. Being Clear in Passion and Desire (Ann Bancroft). 2. Capturing Opportunities for Leadership (Ellen Hume). 3. Recognizing Moments of Learning (Ruth J. Simmons). 4. My Journey to Feminism (Mary Dent Crisp). Part II: Woman Power. 5. Getting and Being Ready (Rosalie E. Wahl). 6. Woman Energy (Bella S. Abzug). 7. Up from Silence (Olympia J. Snowe). 8. Face to Face with Power (Carmen Delgado Votaw). 9. Expanding Our Horizons (Eva M. Clayton). Part III: The Measure of Woman. 10. The Measure of Woman (Kathleen Kennedy TownsAnd). 11. Standing Alone (Carol Moseley-Braun). 12. Battling for My Cause (Sarah Brady). 13. Coloring Outside the Lines (Barbara Roberts). Part IV: Turning Points. 14. My Moral Compass (Christine Todd Whitman) 15. A Change in Plans (Patsy T. Mink). 16. The Power of Partnership (Tipper Gore). 17. Seasons of a Life (Polly B. Baca). Part V: New Directions. 18. What Do Women Want? (Celinda C. Lake). 19. Beyond Self Interest (Angela E. Oh). 20. My Otherness (Maria Hinojosa). 21. Getting Political (Amy R. Simon). 22. Building Bridges (Vicki Miles-LaGrange).
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Third Shift
Book SynopsisToday''s women work not one but three shifts: the first from nine to five, the second at home, and the third in their minds as they review the decisions and actions of the day. While the first and second shifts may be physically exhausting, the third shift can be psychologically rending because many women use it to second-guess their motives, doubt their choices, and question their trade-offs. Michele Bolton shows women how to turn the third shift into a source of self-awareness and self-confidence instead. Drawing from a three-year study of women in Silicon Valley and her own experiences as a working mother, Bolton explores the three most important dilemmas all women face, whether they''re corporate executives, entrepreneurs, or full-time moms. She then presents women with a practical plan for facing these dilemmas, making the hard choices, and embracing their decisions.Trade Review"Many women executives today struggle with the work/life balance. Michele Bolton's study and work assures us that those who take the time to listen to their inner selves often have greater effectiveness on both fronts." (Lisa Salamone, executive vice president, The Gap) "This book does a wonderful job of offering practical, readable advice to women struggling to balance home and work. But I have a little secret to share. It is also a great book for men who want (and need!) to learn about 'third-shift' stress, and discover how they can become part of the solution." (David Sadker, professor, American University, and co-author, Failing atFairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Managing the Third Shift: Choices and Challenges for Women. THE IDENTIFYING CHALLENGE: WHO ARE WE. The Myth of Androgyny: Who Are We Supposed to Be? Gender at Work: When Does It Matter? A Business of One's Own: Who are We When We We're on Our Own? From High-Rise to Hearth and Home: How Do We Thrive? THE TASK CHALLENGE: WHAT ARE WE TO DO? Management 101 for Women: Doing What Matters. Women Entrepreneurs: Balancing Logic and Emotion. Women at Home: Understanding the Job Description. THE BALANCE CHALLENGE: WHO COMES FIRST? The Crux of the Matter: Defining Personal Achievement.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Handbook of Addiction Treatment for Women
Book SynopsisProviding essential theoretical and practical guidelines for clinicians, educators, policymakers, and public health professionals, The Handbook of Addiction Treatment for Women is a comprehensive resource of the most current research and knowledge from recognized experts in the field of addiction and treatment. This much needed guide offers an historical context on the issue of women and addiction, examines the myriad challenges of the female addict, and includes recommendations for choosing a course of treatment that will meet the specific needs of an individual woman addict.Trade Review"...a much-needed resource." (Psychiatric Services, January2004) "...one would hope that this book will be widely accepted andutilized for its strengths..." (Addiction, No.97, 2002) "...provides a comprehensive overview of the many facets ofsocial work practice with women who suffer from variousaddictions." (Journal of Social Work Practice in theAddictions, Summer 2003)"The Handbook of Addiction Treatment for Women brings to thefield the thinking of researchers and practitioners in a veryreadable, practical compendium. This book is for anyone who caresabout women with addictions." --Mary Beth Johnson, director,Addiction Technology Transfer Center, National Office "This is a wonderful book that addresses an unusually diverseset of issues, some of which are often neglected. It is not onlyuseful to clinicians, but also to educators, researchers,policymakers, and anyone responsible for treatment program design."-- Joan E. Zweben, clinical professor of psychiatry,University of California, San Francisco; executive director, EastBay Community Recovery Project and 14th Street Clinic, Oakland,CaliforniaTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING ADDICTED WOMEN. 1 Women s Addiction and Treatment Through a HistoricalLens(Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner and Patricia RoseAttia). 2 Women and Addiction: Expanding Theoretical Points ofView(Stephanie Brown). 3 Helping Women Recover: Creating Gender-ResponsiveTreatment(Stephanie S. Covington). PART TWO: MAJOR ADDICTIONS AMONG WOMEN. 4 Drug- and Alcohol-Abusing Women (Lynn E. O Connor, MilenaEsherick, and Cassandra Vieten). 5 The Queen of Diamonds: Women and Compulsive Gambling (Diane RaeDavis). 6 Women and Eating Disorders (Susan D. Raeburn). 7 Sexually Addictive Behavior in Women (Judith E. Rubin). 8 Women and Relationship Addiction (Carol Tosone). 9 Women and Spending Addictions (Linda Barbanel). 10 Women and Smoking (Jeannine Crouse). PART THREE: LIFE CYCLE ISSUES FOR ADDICTED WOMEN. 11 Adolescent Girls and Addiction (Rose Fajardo Latino). 12 Addiction and Recovery in Midlife (Nancy Waite-O Brien). 13 Older Women and Addictions (Renee S. Katz). PART FOUR: ADDICTIONS ISSUES FOR ETHNICALLYDIVERSE WOMEN. 14 Black Women and Addictions (Muriel Gray and Melissa B.Littlefield). 15 Latinas in Cultural Transition: Addiction, Treatment,andRecovery (Juana Mora). 16 Asian and Pacific Islander Women and Addiction (Kerrily J.Kitano and Liane J. Louie). PART FIVE: SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND SETTINGS. 17 Addiction and Women in the Workplace (Jane M. Nakken). 18 Effective Intervention and Treatment for Lesbians (LaurieDrabble and Brenda L. Underhill). 19 Addictions and Women with Major Psychiatric Disorders (Diana M.DiNitto and Catherine Crisp). 20 Homeless Addicted Women (A. Meredith Deming, Karen McGoff-Yost,and Anne L. Strozier). 21 Addictions and Women in the Criminal Justice System (Katherinevan Wormer). 22 Women Affected by Addictions (Elizabeth Zelvin). PART SIX: TREATMENT APPROACHES AND MODALITIES. 23 Group Treatment of Substance-Abusing Women (Eileen P. Beyer andKaren Carnabucci). 24 Women in Self-Help Programs (Joyce Schmid). PART SEVEN: EPILOGUE AND RESOURCES. 25 Epilogue (Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner and StephanieBrown). Resources (Nancy K. Brown and Rita Rhodes). About the Authors. Name Index. Subject Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Standing at the Crossroads Next Steps for High
Book SynopsisThere is an increasing need to understand how women will prioritize or integrate the many roles and possibilities now available to them. This book looks at the fundamental pressures that influence the career and personal life decisions that high-achieving women make.Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xv The Authors xix Introduction: Standing at the Crossroads 1 Part One: Five Themes for High-Achieving Women 1. Acting Authentically 17 2. Making Connections 39 3. Controlling Your Destiny 72 4. Achieving Wholeness 111 5. Gaining Self-Clarity 136 Part Two: Next Steps for High-Achieving Women 6. Growing Through Life Experience 163 7. What Can Organizations Do? 189 Appendix: The Research Design 217 References 225 Index 231 About the Center for Creative Leadership 239
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Taylor & Francis Inc Womens Health In Mainland Southeast Asia 35 Women
Book SynopsisA thought-provoking look at women's health in developing nations! This book shows how war, military regimes, industrialization, urbanization, and social upheaval have all affected the choices Southeast Asian women make about their health and health care. When you read these first-person accounts from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Burma, you'll be drawn into the lives of women dealing with drastic changes in their societies. The meticulous case studies in this book examine how social, cultural, and economic forces contribute to the way women make personal health care decisions. Women's Health in Mainland Southeast Asia offers a thought-provoking look into the lives of women in this developing part of the world. Topics addressed in Women's Health in Mainland Southeast Asia include: a proposed new approach to women's health, where treatment is determined by society, culture, and gender rather than by biology alone the relationship between menstruation andTable of Contents Introduction: Reflections on Gender, Power, and Health in Mainland Southeast Asia Gendered Bodies: Recruitment, Management, and Occupational Health in Northern Thailand’s Electronics Factories Female Garment Factory Workers in Cambodia: Migration, Sex Work, and HIV/AIDS Negotiating Care: Reproductive Tract Infections in Vietnam Women’s Health in Northeast Thailand: Working at the Interface Between the Local and the Global Menstrual Madness: Women’s Health and Well-Being in Urban Burma Reproducing Inequalities: Abortion Policy and Practice in Thailand Index Reference Notes Included
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Taylor & Francis Inc Widows and Divorcees in Later Life On Their Own
Book SynopsisGet a fresh perspective on how older women adapt to life without a spouse! Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again examines new perspectives on the problems older women face adjusting to life without a spouse. The book examines the transition from the togetherness of marriage to the solitude of being suddenly single, exploring how older widows and divorcees adapt. A multidisciplinary panel of practitioners, researchers, and academics addresses the challenges facing elderly women after a divorce or the death of a spouse, including issues of physical and psychological well-being (clinical depression, nutrition), economics (reduced Social Security benefits, loss of pension income, health care costs), social support (public policy, counseling), and living arrangements. Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again presents fresh insights into the challenges single women face as they age, including disability and chronic health problems, threats to ecTable of Contents Introduction: Widows and Divorcees in Later Life Increased Hospitalization Risk for Recently Widowed Older Women and Protective Effects of Social Contacts Health, Widowhood, and Family Support in the North and South Pacific: A Comparative Study African Widows: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives The Impact of Minority Group Status on the Projected Retirement Income of Divorced Women in the Baby Boom Cohort Gender, Widowhood, and Long-Term Care in the Older Mexican American Population Transitions to Supported Environments in England and Wales Among Elderly Widowed and Divorced Women: The Changing Balance Between Co-Residence with Family and Institutional Care Care Arrangement Choices for Older Widows: Decision Participants’ Perspectives Widowhood and Spirituality: Coping Responses to Bereavement Not on Their Own Again: Psychological, Social, and Health Characteristics of Custodial African American Grandmothers Conclusions About the Contributors Index Reference Notes Included
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Rizzoli International Publications Strong Like a Woman
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Unilit El Poder de la Madre Que Ora Serie Favoritos
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) The History of Lady Sophie Sternheim Extracted by
Book SynopsisThis is the first translation of this work into English since 1776, and the only English version that is complete and unadulterated.Sophie von LaRoche is credited with being the first German female novelist and author of the first German woman''s novel. The History of Lady Sophia Sternheim is the first German Bildungsroman with a female protaganist, the first full-fledged German epistolary novel, and the first German sentimental novel. Its autobiographical aspects, incorporating thinly disguised vignettes of Wieland, Goethe, and other great figures of the day, give the work an unmistakably true-to-life flavor and immediacy.
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Women in Engineering Gender Power and Workplace
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State University of New York Press Womens Secrets Suny Series Environmental Public
Book SynopsisWomen''s Secrets provides the first modern translation of the notorious treatise De secretis mulierum, popular throughout the late middle ages and into modern times. The Secrets deals with human reproduction and was written to instruct celibate medieval monks on the facts of life and some of the ways of the universe. However, the book had a much more far-reaching influence. Lemay shows how its message that women were evil, lascivious creatures built on the misogyny of the work''s Aristotelian sources and laid the groundwork for serious persecution of women.Both the content of the treatise and the reputation of its author (erroneously believed to be Albertus Magnus) inspired a few medieval scholars to compose lengthy commentaries on the text, substantial selections from which are included, providing further evidence of how medieval men interpreted science and viewed the female body.
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