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Book SynopsisAn motivational story of a rug-hooking artist cooperative in Guatemala, Rug Money will inspire textile enthusiasts, rug-hooking artists, teachers and designers.Trade Review"You might start to read this book out of a passion for textiles in general, or rugs in specific, but you'll finish it because it says so much about how to do some good in this world." --Keith Recker, founder Hand/Eye magazine; Creative Director, International Folk Art Market"Rug Money is a template, a literal "how to" for social and economic change. And the leading indicator is the education and employment of women. Giving women agency, as Rug Money shows, means great promise for impoverished communities across the globe." --Amy Kaslow, award-winning journalist and photographer covering at-risk communities, worldwide"Rug Money provides a stellar example of why entrepreneurial opportunities such as Multicolores can transform individual artisans, their families, and entire communities. Read their story and be inspired." --Jeff Snell, Ph.D, CEO, International Folk Art Market"The book's strength lies in its stunning photos and the personal narratives of 10 women who find self-worth, camaraderie and joy in a sisterhood of artisans." --Christine Brunkhorst, book reviewer, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWe are lucky to have such insight from this author in her highly readable and relatable book. . . . From her we garner lessons such as cherishing the moments we have left, letting go of things, of vanity, of grudges, and smiling. Smiling like her photo that adorns the book cover, displaying the proud wrinkles of her time and life." -- NY Journal of Books"WithComing of Age, Madeleine May Kunin continues in her role as bearer of light for women everywhere. This time, she holds the lantern while walking gracefully, passionately and authentically toward her final years. Like the woman herself, Kunin's memoir is exquisite." -- Vermont Woman"Madeleine May Kunin's memoir "Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties" (Green Writers Press) introduces its chapters with brief poems based on themes like downsizing, independence, love late in life, being alone and "How will I die?" Kunin was the first woman elected governor of Vermont, former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and U.S. deputy secretary of education - and the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of any U.S. state. Now a professor-at-large at the University of Vermont and activist on behalf of women in politics, she is feisty, funny, introspective, unafraid and wise as she adjusts to what she calls old age, looking both back and ahead at her future. She is a most appealing guide through this territory. While she doesn't glorify old age, she proceeds thinking "the more life, the better," seeing aging as a new stage of development in which she continues to learn and find joy." - The New York Jewish Week November 2018"Her new work talks about her latest challenge: aging, particularly how it has affected her and her husband. While doing so, she also looks back on earlier parts of her life: her parents' escape from Europe and the difficulties she faced as a woman running for office and as a government official. Interspersed with her recollections are poems, which offer a different angle to her thoughts. . . . Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties is a slender work, less than 200 pages. However, Kunin fills it with warm memories and hopes for the future-even as she realistically looks at what life may bring during her remaining years." The Reporter December 2018

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Book SynopsisFrom the colonial through the antebellum era, enslaved women in the US used lethal force as the ultimate form of resistance. By amplifying their voices and experiences, Brooding over Bloody Revenge strongly challenges assumptions that enslaved women only participated in covert, non-violent forms of resistance, when in fact they consistently seized justice for themselves and organized toward revolt. Nikki M. Taylor expertly reveals how women killed for deeply personal instances of injustice committed by their owners. The stories presented, which span centuries and legal contexts, demonstrate that these acts of lethal force were carefully pre-meditated. Enslaved women planned how and when their enslavers would die, what weapons and accomplices were necessary, and how to evade capture in the aftermath. Original and compelling, Brooding Over Bloody Revenge presents a window into the lives and philosophies of enslaved women who had their own ideas about justice and how to achieve it.Trade Review'Nikki Taylor presents a compelling narrative not only of Black women's deadly force, but also of their organized and collective resistance. This study complicates the agency of women such as Nelly, Betsy, and Ellen, and dispels the idea that enslaved women were passive and powerless.' Karen Cook Bell, author of Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and Their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America'Brooding Over Bloody Revenge is a brilliant tour-de-force. This powerful set of case studies create a prism for illuminating African American women's intellectual arc, their lived experience as enslaved bodies, and their powerful response to slavery's lash and legacy. Nikki Taylor's voice offers remarkably fresh and convincing insights concerning violence, gender, and American slave culture.' Catherine Clinton, author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to FreedomThis book is a powerful, gripping, and violent telling of enslaved women's resistance. It is hard, but necessary scholarship. The past five years have led to an explosion of cutting-edge research that centers black women in nuanced ways. I count Nikki Taylor's new book as part of this welcome wave.' Kellie Carter Jackson, author of Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence'Nikki Taylor's framing of murderous actions as part of a larger practice of black feminist justice helps us understand these actions were not just about freedom and resistance. Taylor shows that enslaved women made many attempts to ameliorate their conditions, including coordinating with others, in search of justice.' Kelly A. Ryan, author of Everyday Crimes: Social Violence and Civil Rights in Early America'… a cogent reconsideration of long-held assumptions about the gendered experience of American slavery.' Publishers Weekly'A scorching, stunning look at private revolts against bondage.' Washington Independent Review of Books'Spanning from the colonial period through to the early national and antebellum eras, Taylor's extensively researched book not only powerfully depicts the trauma endured by enslaved women, it also details how federal and state governments and judicial systems propped up the institution of slavery and allowed or enacted its overwhelming violence.' Beth Farrell, Library Journal'…an extraordinary, and necessarily gruesome, account of the ways in which enslaved women resisted the violence and oppression they encountered daily. By challenging existing narratives, Taylor sheds new light on the lengths some went to for safety, dignity, revenge and justice.' Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine - Best Books of 2023Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Phillis and Phoebe; 2. Annis, Phillis, and Lucy; 3. Cloe; 4. Rose Butler; 5. Jane Williams; 6. Nelly, Betsy, and Ellen; 7. Lucy; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisRegarded as the ''first Czech woman composer of importance'' by the Grove Dictionary in 1954, Julie Reisserová''s name has since virtually disappeared from the musical and musicological landscape. Reisserová, one of Albert Roussel''s most famous Czech students during the interwar period, was not only a successful composer in her time, but also an active feminist. Her music was generally well received and performed by prestigious musicians. The only comprehensive study of her life and work, published in 1948, was written by Jirina Vacková. If Vacková was able to investigate the personal archives of the diplomat Jan Reisser ? Reisserová''s husband ? before they were seized and/or destroyed by the communist regime, her book remains hagiographical. This Element draws up a new biographical sketch of the artist, reviews Reisserová''s thoughts on the status of women composers between the wars, considers the reception of her six surviving scores, and examines her style.

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Book SynopsisThe topic of motherhood holds an enduring fascination as well as acting as an indicator to societal change. This book offers a rich comparative study across two generations of how women's experiences as first-time mothers unfold in real lives.Trade Review''I had hoped for more.' So ends Tina Miller's provocative, historically comparative look at women's experience of becoming a mother for the first time. Repeating an agenda-setting study she first undertook in the UK 21 years ago, Miller shows that, in many ways, it has never been a more challenging time to be a (working) mother. In this beautifully written, narrative-rich account, she shows how the 'intensified, individualised and undervalued' circumstances of motherhood are now deeply intertwined with pernicious (and illusive) ideas around 'balance' in the contemporary age. From one of the most authoritative scholars in the field, this book is a delightful - if troubling - read.' Charlotte Faircloth, UCL Social Research Institute, and author of Couples' Transitions to Parenthood'Tina Miller's qualitative research provides an illuminating insight into women's often ambivalent transition to motherhood and how this experience has changed - for better and, worryingly, for worse - since she conducted her original study over 20 years ago. As Miller writes, 'so much about mothering has become further intensified, responsibility-laden and of course, individualised: locking women in and keeping men out'.' Eliane Glaser, Author of Motherhood: Feminism's Unfinished Business'In spite of the fact that gender relations and norms have undergone radical changes over the past decades, ideas relating to motherhood remain surprisingly essentialist and, in many respects, out of sync with expectant and new mothers' everyday experiences. Tina Miller's timely and illuminating book shows how deeply ingrained gender essentialism is in society, and how profoundly this shapes transitions to motherhood.' Daniela Grunow, Goethe University FrankfurtTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Becoming a mother: generational shifts and narrative research; 2. Anticipating motherhood: the antenatal period; 3. Making sense of early mothering experiences; 4. A return to normal: becoming the 'expert'?; 5. Mothering experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic; 6. Conclusions and reflections; Appendices.

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Book SynopsisSelling French Sex challenges contemporary understandings of trafficking by exploring the discourses and experiences surrounding the migration of French women for work in the early-twentieth-century sex industry. It will interest students and scholars of French, immigration, women's and gender, and world history.Trade Review'With a cast of colorful characters - pimps, prostitutes, policemen, consular officials, and more - moving from Paris and other French cities to Havana, Buenos Aires, and throughout the Americas, Elisa Camiscioli links theories of embodiment and melodramas of trafficking to the experiences of women who sought adventure and livelihood by selling sex. Theoretically sophisticated and empirically innovative, this book reconceptualizes the history of prostitution through the history of migration and immigration control to trouble the boundaries between agency and coercion, public and private, work and leisure. A major achievement!' Eileen Boris, author of Making the Woman Worker: Precarious Labor and the Fight for Global Standards, 1919–2019'Elisa Camiscioli's impressive book is both an essential contribution to French history and a necessary reference in the global history of migration and sex trafficking in the twentieth century. Demonstrating clearly that the simple alternatives of 'coercion' and 'agency' cannot fully encompass the lives of trafficked women, Camiscioli's book provides a nuanced and humane account of a disturbing and often hidden subject.' Joshua Cole, University of Michigan'A groundbreaking work. Elisa Camiscioli brilliantly imbeds the history of twentieth-century French sex trafficking within the global history of migration, bringing a fresh perspective to both phenomena. Her analysis of the term 'white slavery' gives us novel insights into the links between sex and race. Lucidly written and impressively researched, Camiscioli has given us a vibrant transnational history of immigration, women, sexuality, and France.' Mary Louise Roberts, author of What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American GI in World War II France'Camiscioli constructs an intimate history of marginalized young French female migrants under surveillance as victims of 'trafficking.' She shrewdly resists assessing their experience according to the stark dichotomies of coercion and consent. Instead, her protagonists appear as vulnerable, yet resourceful migrants driven by economic precarity and propelled by aspirations to upward mobility. This is a deeply researched, brilliantly crafted and 'human scale' study.' Judith R. Walkowitz, Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures; Acknowledgements; Terminology; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The French Paradigm: Reconciling Individual Liberty and Sexual Slavery; 2. Desiring Undesirable Women: Fantasies of French Vice in the United States and Cuba; 3. Coercion and Choice: The Road to Buenos Aires; 4. The Gender of Identity Documents: Passports, Forgeries, and Fraud; 5. Rejecting Honest Work: Pimps, Apaches, and Other Undesirable Men; 6. Reputation and Repatriation: The Road Back to France; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive analysis of the United Nations'' efforts to incorporate the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda into its mediation practices. Based on extensive fieldwork and primary material, the book examines how gendered and racialised ideas about mediation as an ''art'' or a ''science'' have shaped the UN''s approach to WPS. Senior mediators view mediation as an art of managing relationships with mostly male negotiators, meaning that including women can threaten parties'' consent to the process. Meanwhile, experts and headquarters units see mediation as a science, resulting in the co-optation of gender expertise and local women to reinforce technical approaches to mediation. This has hindered the WPS agenda''s goal of meaningful women''s participation in peace processes. This book is an essential read for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners interested in gender, peace, and security.

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Book SynopsisRoutledge Companion to Women in Architecture illuminates the names of pioneering women who over time continue to foster, shape, and build cultural, spiritual, and physical environments in diverse regions around the globe. Trade Review"The publication of this anthology is cause for celebration. Bringing together a wide variety of scholars concerned with the diverse contributions of women in architecture from the preindustrial age to the present, the book brings to light the work of both little-known figures of the past and established leaders working today. This anthology will quickly be recognized as essential reading for students and for anyone with an interest in the field."—Alice T. Friedman, PhD, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of American Art, Wellesley College, MA "I strongly support the publication of editor Anna Sokolina's The Routledge Companion to Women in Architecture as a significant contribution to the literature in architectural history as well as intersecting fields of design, planning, and preservation. The collected chapters reveal the broad scholarship that has turned from a long-held, narrow cannon to engagement with alternative narratives of individuals, places, and projects. The inclusion of research on women from less studied geographies such as Mongolia, Russia, and Turkey, and projects in places from Palestine to Rwanda, contributes to filling the significant gap in studies on both the diversity and the networks women have created and stewarded. This edited volume will be a resource for teaching architectural history as well as for professional practice courses."—Thaïsa Way, PhD, FASLA,FAAR, Professor, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, Seattle"This fascinating volume offers an invaluable transnational perspective on the significant and wide-ranging nature of women's agency in the making of the built environment. From the early modern period to the present day, the case studies it presents interrogate and challenge our understandings of the interaction between gender and architecture."—Elizabeth Darling, PhD, Reader in Architectural History, School of History, Philosophy and Culture, Oxford Brookes University, UK"This book will be a valuable resource for scholars and students alike. In its historical and geographical breadth, it underscores the diversity of women’s contributions to architecture and proposes many new avenues of research. By illuminating little-known protagonists, the volume advances a more complete and inclusive architectural history." —Kathryn E. O'Rourke, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX"This anthology brings together high-quality scholarship that emphasizes the resourcefulness and talent of women who made their mark on the built environment. From institutions to archives to homes, spaces by women come alive in these inclusive, well-researched writings. Attuned to the needs of students, scholars, professionals, and the broader audience, this accessible volume is a long-awaited contribution to the literature on women in architecture."—Carla Yanni, PhD, Professor, Department of Art History, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey"The Routledge Companion to Women in Architecture provides an excellent and wide-ranging compilation of women’s contributions to the field of architecture. Making inroads into a vast realm of underdeveloped history, this book challenges our thinking about women’s roles throughout centuries of architectural production."—Alexandra Staub, PhD, Professor, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Penn State UniversityTable of ContentsPART I Women in the Early Profession and Leadership: Preindustrial Age to Early Twentieth Century From Domestic Realms into Public Life and Culture 1 Did Women Design or Build Before the Industrial Age? 2 For Homeowners and Housekeepers: The Architecture of Minerva Parker Nichols in Late Nineteenth-Century America 3 Nell Brooker Mayhew and the Arts and Crafts Movement in America 4 "Designing Houses Is Like Having Babies": Verna Cook and the Practice of Architecture in the 1920s and 1930s 5 The Forgotten Art of Florence Hope Luscomb 6 "This Is Not a Success Story": Florence Fulton Hobson, Architect in Northern Ireland PART II Women in the Modern Movement: The First Half of the Twentieth Century The Limits of Engagement in the Architectural Profession and the Agenda of "Modern" Work 7 Eileen Gray: Invitation to an Intellectual Journey 8 Blocks Versus Knots: Bauhaus Women Weavers’ Contribution to Architecture’s Canon 9 Lutah Maria Riggs: A Portrait of a Modern Revival-Style Architect 10 Regarding De Stijl through a Gender Perspective: The Life and Work of Han Schroder 11 Reclaiming the Work of Women Architects in Mandatory Palestine 12 More Than Shelter: Olive Tjaden’s Suburban Projects in New York and Florida PART III Women in the Context of Mid-Century Modernism Mainstream Practice Formations, Public Engagement, and Women’s Wider Agency in the Field 13 Lois Davidson Gottlieb: A Woman Fellow 14 Consulting and Curating the Modern Interior: The Work of Hilde Reiss, 1943–1946 15 Architect, Partner, Wife: Mid-Century Husband-and-Wife Partnerships 16 "Mrs. Meric Callery" 17 Katherine Morrow Ford: Designs for Living 18 Architect, Builder, Client, Secretary: The Women of the Sarasota School PART IV Women in Architecture of the Late Twentieth Century Architectural Work and Urban Planning: Drawing, Building, Educating, Archiving 19 Together Not Apart: Creating Constellations in Learning from an Archive 20 Women’s Contributions to Manitoba’s Built Environment: The Case of Green Blankstein Russell 21 Uncovering Her Archive: Ayla Karacabey in Postwar Architecture 22 Restless: Drawn by Zaha Hadid 23 "Something More Solid and Massive": The Architecture of Lauretta Vinciarelli 24 Flora Ruchat-Roncati and the "Will to Keep Working" Irina Davidovici and Katia Frey PART V Women in Architecture: From the 1960s to the Present Breaking the Glass Ceiling 25 Expanding the Legacy: The International Archive of Women in Architecture 26 Breaking the Silence: Women in Russian Architecture 27 Leaving a Lasting Legacy. Beverly Willis: Groundbreaking Architect, Artist, Designer, Filmmaker, and Philanthropist 28 Reflections: Creating an Architectural Practice 29 Collaborations: The Architecture and Art of Sigrid Miller Pollin

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Book SynopsisThis book foregrounds the rampancy of gender-based violence against women and girls in biblical texts and how it resonates with GBV in the contemporary context of Botswana and is intended for a wide readership including researchers, postgraduates, church and other representatives of religious institutions, and upper-level undergraduates.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. A Contextual Background 2. Establishing the Gaps: The Bible and GBV in Context 3. Gender-based Violence: Endemic in Biblical Texts and Botswana Context 4. A Way Forward Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines fictional works by women authors who have left their homes in West Africa and now live as members of the diaspora.In recent years a compelling array of critically acclaimed fiction by women in the West African diaspora has shifted the direction of the African novel away from post-colonial themes of nationhood, decolonization and cultural authenticity, and towards explorations of the fluid and shifting constructions of identity in transnational spaces. Drawing on works by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Buchi Emecheta, Ama Ata Aidoo, Sefi Atta, Chika Unigwe and Taiye Selasie, this book interrogates the ways in which African diaspora womenâs fiction portrays the realities of otherness, hybridity and marginalized existence of female subjects beyond Africaâs borders. Overall, the book demonstrates that life in the diaspora is an uncharted journey of expanded opportunities along with paradoxical realities of otherness. Providing a vivid and composite portrait of African womenâs experiences in the diasporic landscape, this book will be of interest to researchers of migration and diaspora topics, and African, womenâs and world literature.Table of ContentsIntroduction Ch. 1 Unbelonging, Race and Journeys of the Self in the Diaspora Fiction of Buchi Emecheta Ch. 2 Self and Other (s) in Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo Ch. 3 Violated Bodies and Displaced Identities in Chika Unigwe’s On Black Sisters’ Street Ch. 4. Negotiating Identity and Pan-African Aesthetics in Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Ch. 5 Re-Imagining Home (land) and Mirrors of the Past in Diplomatic Pounds by Ama Ata Aidoo Ch. 6 Unbecoming Dreams, Splintered Identities and Routes of Return in Taiye Selasie’s Ghana Must Go Ch. 7. Transnational Gaze(ing) and Shifting Identities in Short Fiction by Sefi Atta and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Ch. 8 There’s No Place Like Home: Memory and Identity in A Bit of Difference by Sefi Atta Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWomenâs Lives integrates the most current research and social issues to explore the psychological diversity of girls and women varying in age, ethnicity, social class, nationality, immigrant experience, sexual orientation, gender identity, ableness and body size and shape. The text embeds a lifespan perspective within each topical chapter and has an intersectional approach that integrates womenâs diverse identities. It includes rich coverage of women with disabilities and on middle-aged and older women throughout. Taking a deeper transnational focus, it also examines the impact of social, cultural, and economic factors in shaping womenâs lives around the world.This edition explores the latest areas of research and tackles important contemporary topics such as: feminization of immigration media portrayals of LGBTQ individuals and immigrants regulating testosterone levels in womenâs sports; disorders of sexual development; nonbinary identity the effects of social media on body image; sizeism new classification of sexual disorders menstrual equity and the tampon tax migrant women as transnational mothers academic environment for low-income, ethnic minority, and immigrant women effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on womenâs employment and work-family balance the dilemma of unpredictable work hours healthcare barriers experienced by immigrant women and LGBTQ individuals #MeToo movement; vigilante gender violence the fourth wave of feminism the role of immigrant women and ethinc minority women in grassroots feminist activism menâs support of feminist issues and more Boasting a new full-color design and rich with pedagogy, the book includes several boxed elements in each chapter. In The News boxes present current news items designed to engage students in thinking critically about current gender-focused events and issues. The What You Can Do boxes give students examples of applied activities that they can engage in to promote a more egalitarian society. Get Involved boxes ask students to collect data and to critically think about the explanations and implications of the activityâs findings. Learn About the Research boxes expose students to a variety of research methods and highlight the importance of diversity in research samples by including studies of underrepresented groups. At the end of each chapter, What Do You Think questions foster skills in critical thinking, synthesis, and evaluation by asking the student to apply course material or personal experiences to provocative issues from the chapter. The If You Want to Learn More feature provides names of the most current books available on various topics that are discussed in the chapter. Combining up-to-date research with an approachable and engaging writing style, Womenâs Lives is an invaluable resource for all students of gender from psychology, womenâs studies, gender studies, sociology, and anthropology.Table of Contents1. Introduction to the Psychology of Women. 2. Cultural Representation of Gender. 3. Gender Self-Concept and Gender Attitudes. 4. Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. 5. Gender Comparisons. 6. Sexuality. 7. Reproductive System and Childbearing. 8. Relationships. 9. Education and Achievement. 10. Employment. 11. Balancing Family and Work. 12. Physical Health. 13. Mental Health. 14. Violence Against Girls and Women. 15. A Feminist Future: Goals, Actions, and Beliefs. 16. References.

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Book SynopsisWomenâs Lives integrates the most current research and social issues to explore the psychological diversity of girls and women varying in age, ethnicity, social class, nationality, immigrant experience, sexual orientation, gender identity, ableness and body size and shape. The text embeds a lifespan perspective within each topical chapter and has an intersectional approach that integrates womenâs diverse identities. It includes rich coverage of women with disabilities and on middle-aged and older women throughout. Taking a deeper transnational focus, it also examines the impact of social, cultural, and economic factors in shaping womenâs lives around the world.This edition explores the latest areas of research and tackles important contemporary topics such as: feminization of immigration media portrayals of LGBTQ individuals and immigrants regulating testosterone levels in womenâs sports; disorders of sexual development; nonbinary identiTable of Contents1. Introduction to the Psychology of Women. 2. Cultural Representation of Gender. 3. Gender Self-Concept and Gender Attitudes. 4. Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. 5. Gender Comparisons. 6. Sexuality. 7. Reproductive System and Childbearing. 8. Relationships. 9. Education and Achievement. 10. Employment. 11. Balancing Family and Work. 12. Physical Health. 13. Mental Health. 14. Violence Against Girls and Women. 15. A Feminist Future: Goals, Actions, and Beliefs. 16. References.

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Book SynopsisThis book maps the problems and possibilities of the policies and practices designed to tackle violence against women in the domestic sphere over the last 40 years. In 2018, the United Nations declared the home the most dangerous place for women around the word, and in early April 2020, the United Nations Population Fund predicted that for every three months that government-enforced lockdowns in response to coronavirus an additional 15 million cases of domestic violence would occur worldwide. This book asks the simple yet critical question: how can governments best ensure women's safety in the twenty-first century?Taking its title from Elizabeth Wilson's 1983 book and her three-level approach of considering the role of social policy, the law and ideology, Fitz-Gibbon and Walklate draw on their expertise of femicide, domestic abuse and family violence to examine the salience of global and local policy and practice responses to such violence(s), and to ask timely questions abouTrade Review"The authors take as their mission to explore and write the post 1983 version of Elizabeth Wilson’s book of the same name. Fitz-Gibbon and Walklate’s book challenges many of the policies and practices that have become standard response to violence against women and children, in Australia and internationally, over the past 40 years. The criminalisation of violence particularly is a major focus. Much was promised from this policy change, but the authors argue it has not delivered the hoped for outcomes. The criminalisation response if supported by an integrated policy response. the authors posit, has a much better chance of success.The book is well researched, very readable and groundbreaking, it challenges the validity of current thinking – just what we need. Congratulations to the authors!"Professor Christine Nixon AO. APM. Victoria Police, Chief Commissioner 2001–2009Table of Contents1 Then and now: Historical reflections on violence(s) against women 2 From wife battering to coercive control 3 From invisible children to victim-survivors in their own right 4 From homicide to femicide 5 What is in a name? Charting the changing presence of victim-survivor voices in criminal justice policy 6 Criminalisation and its consequences 7 ‘Thinking otherwise’: An experiment in progressing a whole of system reform agenda 8 Concluding thoughts: Invading the boy’s club

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Book SynopsisThis book relocates the long life and literary career of the poet, playwright, novelist, philanthropist and teacher Hannah More (1745-1833) in the wider social and cultural contexts that shaped her, and which she helped shape in turn. One of the most influential writers and campaigners of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, More's reputation has suffered unfairly from accusations of paternalism and provincialism, and misunderstandings of her sincerely-held but now increasingly unfamiliar evangelical beliefs. Now, in this book, readers can explore a range of essays rooted in up-to-the-minute research which examines newly-recovered archival materials and other evidence in order to present the fullest picture yet of this complex and compelling author, and the era she helped mould with her words.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hannah More in ContextKerri Andrews and Sue Edney Tongues in Trees: Hannah More and the Nature Inscription Robin Jarvis Feeling Good: Sentimental Virtue in Hannah More’s The Search After Happiness (1773) and "Sensibility" (1782) Rose Hilton Defending "Reason’s rein": Rationalism as Persuasive Strategy in Hannah More’s Slavery: A Poem (1788) Adam Bridgen Writing Women at Work Maeve Adams "Hunger is not a postponable want": Hannah More’s charity reconsidered Kerri Andrews Hannah More’s Percy, A Tragedy, in the Spanish and French Theatrical Contexts Begoña Lasa Álvarez The Bluestocking and the Preacher: the Bifurcated Reception of Hannah More in Scandinavia Marie Nedregotten Sørbø Hannah More’s Sympathetic Strategies: Coelebs in Search of a Wife and the Evangelical Novel Nicky Lloyd Books and Readers in Hannah More’s Coelebs in Search of a Wife Joanna Maciulewicz Hannah More Rediscoveries: Letters, Literary Manuscripts, and Inscribed Books Nicholas D. Smith Bringing More to the Fore: Championing the life and work of Hannah More in Schools and Community Education Joanne Edwards Hannah More’s Energetic Sociality: Enthusiasms and Consequences Patricia A. DemersAn Extended Sermon on Hannah MoreRev Paula Hollingsworth

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking textbook engages readers in conversation about responding to the effects of diversity within formal criminal justice systems in Westernized nation-states. Moving past a binary concept of diversity that involves only race and gender, this book elaborates upon a wide variety of other forms of diversity, including sexuality, disability, mental health, gendered identity, refugees, the young and the ageing, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) peoples, with an awareness of how intersecting identities make some people more vulnerable than others. With reported statistics providing only a snapshot of the incongruent experiences of diverse minorities in contact with criminal justice systems, there is a clear need for nuanced training and accessible information regarding diversity in criminal justice. The book examines diversity in terms of both criminal justice agents and justice-involved individuals such as people in prison, those convicted of crimesTrade Review"This book is a powerfully written, engaging exploration of intersectionality and culturally safe practices. My first response, on reading was, to say, "Wow, this book has so many potential applications and I'll be recommending it to the many organisations I work with!". It is likely to be if value to new scholars, seasoned academics, policymakers, and practitioners alike. In many settings, we grapple with how to ensure that our approaches are inclusive and non-discriminatory. This book provides a framework likely to enhance critical thinking that will cause reflection and meaningful change across multiple sectors, including criminal justice. Highly recommend."Dr. Tracey Price-Allan, Director of MyCorZ Consultancy Ltd, Board Member of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA)"While it is questionable whether the criminal system can ever be culturally safe, this book makes an important contribution to critical understandings of cultural threats to marginalised people who are criminalised. It brings together a diverse field of scholars who interrogate the nature of criminalisation for oppressed peoples and make recommendations for systemic change. People in the criminalising system are often typecast as 'suspects', 'offenders' or 'inmates'. This book shines a light on their intersectional humanity and how the system intrudes on their, and our, basic human rights. Finally, this book addresses the toxic cultures within criminalising agencies that contribute to structural oppression within and outside of the agencies. This is a valuable resource for academics and students who want to learn about systemic bias and the harms it wreaks on individuals and society."Professor Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney "Understanding the underlying and implicit role diversity plays across criminal justice systems is vital in creating fair and just societies. This book provides a nuanced and in-depth analysis on working towards this shared goal and aspiration, whilst holding existing structures and systems accountable to being much better in its approach and application. Such diverse contexts and lived experiences can create cultural safe perspectives and practices as privileged across the various narratives within this edited collection." Professor Jioji Ravulo, The University of SydneyTable of ContentsPrefaceSection 1 – Understanding Culture, Diversity, ad Criminal JusticeChapter 1: Introduction to Culture, Diversity, and Criminal JusticeAlex Workman, Ranya Kaddour, and Patricia M. GriffinChapter 2: Trauma-Informed Practices: The Need for Cultural Safety in Criminal JusticeTinashe Dune, Alex Workman, Patricia M. Griffin, and Ranya KaddourSection 2 – Culturally Diverse PeopleChapter 3: Indigenous peopleKrystal Lockwood, Rachel Stringfellow, Stephen Corporal, and Sally WeidleChapter 4: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)Rashmi Pithavadian and Meghna BhatChapter 5: Refugees and Asylum Seekers Mary Hilmi, Katarzyna Olcoń, and Melissa PhillipsChapter 6: People with Disabilities, Chronic Disease, and Illness Anita Eseosa Ogbeide, Ranya Kaddour, and Lydia Kaki OcanseyChapter 7: Mental HealthBill Walsh, Jeffrey Czarnec, and Charles Tucker Jr.Chapter 8: Gender and Sexuality Diverse PeopleAlex Workman, Matthew Ball, and Tinashe DuneChapter 9: WomenJane Townsley, Ellie Lenawarungu, and Samantha BurtonChapter 10: MenDarren Stocker, Charles James Kocher, Robert Lindblom, and John McGuireChapter 11: The ElderlyLacey Schaefer and Emily MoirChapter 12: The YoungAngelica Ojinnaka, Leah Maree, Annalise Zareba, and Asheka JacksonSection 3 – Toward a Culturally Safe Justice SystemChapter 13: Intersectionality: The Way Forward for Culture, Diversity, and Criminology within Criminal Justice SystemsRanya Kaddour, Alex Workman, and Patricia. M GriffinGlossary

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the ways in which North American Muslim women artists talk back to dominant discourses about Muslim identity and work to counter mainstream stereotypes and representations. It examines the possibilities of constructing discourses of resistance to domination. Against a backdrop of dominant media representations of oppressed and passive Muslim women, the media interventions of the exceptional women artists whose voices are showcased in this book, demonstrate that Muslim women are diverse and autonomous agents who have, historically, and continue contemporarily, to fight against all forms of injustice including those that seek to circumscribe their realities and experiences. To explore expressions and articulations of alternative discourses, this book analyzes the media texts of exceptional women artists: the stand-up comedy of Palestinian-American Maysoon Zayid, the cinematic interventions of Iranian-American Shirin Neshat, and the television comedy Trade Review"Kenza Oumlil’s book is a compelling interdisciplinary analysis of gender and cultural representations of Muslim diasporic communities in North America. The text orchestrates an intellectual dialogue between U.S. black feminists and Muslim diasporic artists, providing a prescient intersectional framework with which to discuss issues of identity and self-representation. Oumlil makes a perceptive intervention that exposes the hegemonic cultural apparatus while also highlighting alternative aesthetic practices that challenge and subvert it."Ella Shohat, author of Taboo Memories, Diasporic Voices"Can Muslim women represent themselves? Kenza Oumlil’s North American Muslim Women Artists Talk Back: Assertions of Unintelligibility is the sustained record of her critical reflections on this vital question. The result is a pathbreaking momentum in rearticulatig the possibilities of constructing discourses of resistance to domination—a focussed and deeply satisfying read."Hamid Dabashi, author of Contemporary Art, World Cinema, and Visual Culture: Essays by Hamid Dabashi"North American Muslim Women Artists Talk Back describes an infiltration. Artists creep up on the mainstream, ambush and unsettle what they can, when they can. Oumlil shows us that the mainstream is no easy place for Muslim women artists to navigate. Riding with them through the currents of patriarchy and white supremacy will fill us with wonder. We will gasp and laugh and shake our heads in dismay and it will all be worth it."Sherene H. Razack, author of Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims from Western Law and Politics and Nothing Has to make Sense, Anti-Muslim Racism, White Supremacy and Law. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1: Talking Back to Power; 2: Assertions of Unintelligibility: Shirin Neshat’s Visual Innovations; 3: Using Humour to Talk Back: The Stand-Up Comedy of Maysoon Zayid; 4: Transitioning to the Mainstream in Television: Zarqa Nawaz’s Film and Television Productions; 5: Conclusions; Appendix A: Resource Guide

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1994, This Working-Day World is lively collection of essays presenting a social, political and cultural view of British women's lives in the period 191445. The volume describes women's activities in many different areas, ranging from the weekly wash to the rescue of child refugees. Each essay, from an international list of contributors, is based on new research which will complement existing studies in a range of disciplines by adding information on, among other topics, women's teacher training colleges, and women in the BBC, in medical laboratories and in Art schools. The book does not, however, idealise women: the militarism and racism of the period infected women too, and this is revealed in the account of women in the British Union of Fascists, and the analysis of the Pankhursts' merging of patriotism and gender issues.Through studies and personal accounts, This Working-Day World reveals past issues that are still pertinent to debatesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Section I: Social History, 1. The Weekly Wash, 2. A ‘Trade Union for Married Women’: The Women’s Co-operative Guild 1914–1920, 3. The Women’s Institute Movement – The Acceptable Face of Feminism?, 4. A Woman’s Right to Work? The Role of Women in the Unemployed Movement Between the Wars, 5. The Culture of Femininity in Women’s Teacher Training Colleges 1914–1945, 6. The Diary of Doreen Bates: Single Parenthood and the Civil Service, Section II: Political History, 7. Gendering Patriotism: Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst and World War One, 8. England’s Cassandras in World War One, 9. Women in the British Union of Fascists, 1932–1940, 10. British Feminists and Anti-Fascism in the 1930s, 11. Working with the ‘Kindertransports’, 12. An Austrian Refugee in Wartime Manchester, Section III: Cultural History, 13. ‘A Fair Field and No Favour’: Women Artists Working in Britain Between the Wars, 14. British Women Surrealists – Deviants from Deviance?, 15. Hilda Matheson and the BBC, 1926–1940, 16. ‘Nothing is Impracticable for a Single, Middle-Aged Woman with an Income of her Own’: The Spinster in Women’s Fiction of the 1920s, 17. Chloe, Olivia, Isabel, Letitia, Harriette, Honour, and Many More: Women in Medicine and Biomedical Science 1914–1945, Notes on Contributors, Appendix: Archive Resources for Research on 20th Century British Women, Index.

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Book SynopsisFeminism in the United States: A Concise Introductionpresents readers with the key debates and ideas central to contemporary US feminism. With a focus on intersectionality, the book highlights the goals, tactics, and varieties of feminism.This engaging, clear, and accessible text includes current examples, case studies, profiles of key figures in the movement, and opportunities/resources to gather more information. The reader will learn how to employ a feminist lens as an informed conversationalist, social media user, news consumer, and if so desired, activist. Readers will learn about the varieties of contemporary US feminism and how different strands of feminism emerge; the heterogeneity of the movement as it endures over generations in both hospitable and inhospitable climates; and the inequalities addressed and tactics used by feminists to create lasting social change.Feminism in the United States is ideal for undergraduate students, particularly thos

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Book SynopsisThe Collaborative Body in Qualitative Research challenges normative philosophies that have frequently neglected the body's place in research and then illustrates how the body is essential for all meaning making.By voicing the body', the first part of this rebellious book problematizes how the body is used/assessed, yet often silenced in academic writing. This book then fluidly moves to celebrating the body through discussing taboo topics like sex/sexuality in friendship, underwear (knickers), ageing, and death, as well as how a non-binary body moves in a heteronormative world. Through the lens of Bodyography, this book does research differently illuminating how the body flourishes, excites knowledge, and is complicated when placed on a screen'. This book celebrates a collaborative and arts-based approach. This book is a dialogue between The Bodies Collective, with dialogic resonance sections between each chapter and art pieces throughout.This boTrade Review"This is a rebellious book. It is a response-able book. It is a book that collectively refuses the timidity and the judgementalism, when it comes to bodies, which pervade the social and psychological sciences. The Bodies Collective challenges the absence of bodies, and the tendency to construe them as matter that is unspeakable, unthinkable, irrelevant, superficial and even abject, in the context of research and research writing. This book challenges that contempt for, and fear of, the body, as it develops collaborative ways of working that move beyond that familiar version of the disembodied researcher. It is thus a courageous work that the Bodies Collective undertakes here, as they map out ways of working together that are safe, engaging, intimate, erotic, playful, and mobile. Through their collaboration with each other, they map out an academic skinship that enables each, singly and collectively, to flourish, in the pursuit of new understandings that begin with the matter and mattering of intra-acting bodies." -- Bronwyn Davies. Independent scholar, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne and Emeritus Professor Western Sydney University, Australia"Challenging the Cartesian legacy, this important text will alert readers to hitherto neglected epistemic possibilities. Although the idea of texts without bodies has never made sense, much writing is tacitly body-silencing, thus – by extension – body-shaming. This is strange because the body is always thoroughly textualized and textualizing, in interaction and intra-action, and the embodied other is always you. In a marvellous, ground-breaking style, this book puts voice back into bodies, where it belongs." -- Alec Grant, PhD, Visiting Professor, University of Bolton, UK"An intimate, reflexive account of how to ‘be with’, ‘work with’, ‘stay with’ one’s body in an academic context. This book is not a simple cookbook with ready-to-go recipes on doing bodyography. It is an invitation to use some of its prompts affirmatively on the beautiful, rich methodological playfield qualitative scholars are currently creating for themselves." -- Karin Hannes, Professor in Transdisciplinary Studies and Creative Research methodology. Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium. Coordinator research group SoMeTHin’K; Curator Townsquare13; European Network Qualitative Inquiry."This book sparkles … it is a delicious read/ quite a romp/ into voicing the bodies…/ and staying with the trouble so hang on to your knickers/ readerseach jewel written at an angle/tells the truth but ‘tells it slant’ to polyamorous academia/ we the readers/ are included on the blind date and invited in to the friendship between this group of scholarly oddkinwriting image/full; seriously play/full and deeply lyrical/ excoriating texts together we / the readers become part of the resonation processand climb insideexperiences of dysmorphia and grief/ finding ourselves voices that have been disquietingly silenced in the academy/ we seem/ reading this book/ always to have had our knickers onbackwards read this book! you too will explore your response-abilityfrom the ache in the small of your back to your optic nerve/ you will laugh a lot and cry - and sometimes sob at / with the embodied/ poignant/ piercing beauty of it all… so …read this book!" -- Jane Speedy. Emeritus Professor of Education (Qualitative Inquiry) University of Bristol, UK"The Collaborative Body unfolds like a folk dance as chapter by chapter, each participant in The Bodies Collective takes the lead in turn, sharing unique insight that centres the body/ies as origin and site of inquiry, as inquirer, as act of inquiring, while the others (readers included) witness, then respond. Aligning with post-feminist, post-modern, post-human efforts at restoring the unity and connectedness of body-mind(s), this work leads the way for a new generation of scholars who are done with pretending their thoughts and minds exist beyond their embodiment. Relatable, accessible, enabling and a delight to clap along to, from first encounter to final breath this book reads as a processual creative act, birthing the field of Bodyography into being." -- Melissa Dunlop PhD, Psychotherapist, Researcher & Writer, Collaborative Artful Narrative Inquiry Network."This book is a breath of fresh air, a manuscript that teaches us alternative ways of researching and collaborating, allowing us to rethink the role of bodies in academia. The bodies collective presents us with a lively methodology full of humanity, creativity and corporeality. This book teaches us to collaborate organically and to know and write about what is submerged in our bodies, teaching us ways to reach beyond words." -- Inés Bárcenes Taland, Associate Professor at Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain.The Collaborative Body in Qualitative Research constitutes one of the most body-centered research tools in the fields of qualitative inquiry. Packed with accessible exploratory activities and examples, The Collaborative Body illustrates methodologies of compassionate critique, international collaborations, and politically personal communions. I recommend accepting their collective invitation to become a Bodyographer." -- Tami Spry, Body, Paper, Stage: Writing and Performing Autoethnography, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Performance Studies, St. Cloud State University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: We are the Bodies Collective. Researchers Working towards Change through Bodyography 1. Voicing the Unspeakable Body: The Politics of Appearance and the Silence that Pervades Academic Discourse Resonances to Chapter 1. Conversation with the Bodies Collective Around Power and Privilege 2. Embodied Friendship and Explicit Autoethnography: When is it Ok to Talk about Cis Women’s Bodies and Sex? Resonances to Chapter 2. Abject autoethnography: A Conversation 3. (Un)dressing the body: Underwear Stories and Audio-found-poetry Resonances to Chapter 3. The Academic Life of Knickers discussion 4: Uncovering the Non-Binary Body: Using Bodyography to Discover Gender Identity and Combat Body Dysmorphia Resonances to Chapter 4. The Presence of Absence and Other Refractions of Gender Identity 5. Equivalencies. Creative Rituals, the Ageing Body and Grief Resonances to Chapter 5. The Presence of Absence and the Twelfthtight Nights Through Creative Serious Play 6. Snacks from Cooking After the Bodyography Recipe: The Body as an Epistemological Entity Resonances to Chapter 6. Between Academic Skinship and Authorship – Cultivating Different Tastes and Appetites 7. Talking / Walking to Myself: Questioning the Primacy of the Word Resonances to Chapter 7. Matter as Mattering 8. Doing Online Embodied Research: Researching Together, Apart Resonances to Chapter 8: I Am Always in Relation to You, Whatever Form We Take Together An Ending to the Book and a Beginning of Sorts: Of Bodies, Organs, Time and Space

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Book SynopsisMotherhood, as a celebrated yet underappreciated role, is often thought of as a natural process, something instinctive that we refine by watching our own mothers and others in our community. We rarely think of motherhood as something that is time and culturally specific, yet, like culture itself, it is socially constructed, and both motherhood and childhood evolve over time. With the rise in educational attainment of mothers in the American population, the expectations associated with childhood increasingly include not just education but cognitive development and extracurricular activities as the partnership between parents and education intensifies in the joint project of human development of children. Motherhood, Childhood, and Parenting in an Age of Education offers a new way to conceptualize the high demands of contemporary parenthood. It traces the emerging narrative about the good mother, changes in the underlying assumptions of what constitutes the good mother, Trade Review"What makes this an important contribution is that it links changes in the wider society (and even the world as in the world educational revolution) to changes in what constitutes the good mother without pretending that we now know what constitutes good motherhood. That is, the book avoids essentialist traps and pretentious universal application claims while still showing how consequential the models of the good mother have become for mothers, children, and their societies. This will be a salient text for students, teachers, and researchers for years to come."–Francisco O. Ramirez, Professor of Sociology, Stanford University"Reading this book changes the way you think about how education has transformed motherhood and childhood over the past century, including the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Schaub’s compelling analysis is full of insights, creatively contrasting everyday notions and academic arguments with a wealth of evidence embedded in an accessible, engaging narrative of shifting intergenerational relationships. An important sociological contribution, it unmasks how the ever-tighter intersection between schooling and the family influences roles, expectations, and identities of childhood and parenthood everywhere." –Justin J.W. Powell, University of Luxembourg"The worldwide explosion of education has dramatically impacted parenting -- and motherhood in particular. Dr. Schaub impressively analyzes this transformation, based on her own research, the wider literature, and her own personal reflections. This unique book will be of great interest to those concerned with modern familial and educational arrangements".John W. Meyer, Professor of Sociology, emeritus, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. An Invitation2. The Good Mother Goes to School3. The "Good Childhood" Is a Delicate Balancing Act4. The Institutional Invasion5. The "Good Mother" Is an Engaged Parent6. The Normative Lens7. Before the Invasion8. The Invited Invasion as a Joint Project with the FamilyReferences

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Book SynopsisThis workbook is designed to be used to facilitate discussion and disseminate awareness amongst all professionals (social workers, teachers and health care professionals) who are required by law to report instances of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Suitable for use in group settings, it requires no prior knowledge of the subject, but is written in such a way for anyone to be able to facilitate a session with colleagues, which takes between one to three hours depending on the facilitator and group's needs. Divided into five chapters, it shows how to facilitate a training session using the material, including being aware of how people may be triggered by this difficult subject. Providing activities to facilitate discussion, it explains terminology and provides explanation of different types of FGM, risk factors and legal aspects including mandatory reporting in certain regions. Designed to be concise, it will give busy professionals a quick and effective tool to dissemTable of Contents0.Introduction. Chapter 4: When We Have Concerns About a Girl’s Risk of FGM. Chapter 5: Towards a Future Without Cutting.

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Book SynopsisMany female athletes struggle with body confidence and change their nutrition in unhealthy ways, only to the detriment of both their performance and their health. SPRING Forward: Balanced Eating, Exercise, and Body Image in Sport for Female Athletes provides performance nutrition and body image flexibility guidance for adolescent and adult female athletes. This book details the problems and the consequences, and provides extensive education on healthier, higher-quality performance.Nutritional details include specific nutritional needs for female athletes related to hormones and nutrition for peak performance, as well as fad diets. Body image education includes societal pressure, unrealistic ideals, handling mental aspects of body image, psychological obstacles, and dealing with more severe problems. Healthy performance is addressed along with sleep, camaraderie, and how to manage the ups and downs of being a female athlete.Several instructional manTable of ContentsIntroduction. Background. Nutrition: Starting with the Basics. Nutrition in Training. Advanced Nutrition – Supplements. When Nutrition goes Wrong. Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome. Information for Schools and Teams. The Session Manual. Handouts. Social Media. Parent Information. Resources.

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Book SynopsisWritten for the businesswoman and professional, this book offers insights and guidance on making the right decisions about career paths and shows ways to strategically prepare for a career transition, be it a promotion, change of sector, setting up one's own business or even changing careers altogether.Women are looking more and more at a change of work set-up (to at home' and hybrid models) and what they want out of their careers and wider life. In easy-to-follow steps, this book demystifies the unwritten rules of making a successful career transition. The reader is provided with a highly practical guide to navigating professional changes at all career points and of all types as well as a toolkit to facilitate the practice of these new skills and approaches. The book encourages professional women to stop, reflect, and do the groundwork on where they want their career to go. It provides the tools to identify what they want, prepare for change, and cultivate the necessary skiTrade Review"It’s important for women to build a list of ‘trusted advisors’ along with a corporate career survival tool kit, for which Smart Career Moves for Smart Women is invaluable! A successful career is more than just skills, it’s important to take control of your career from the outset, ensuring that you are clear about your values, so that any career decision you make is values led – this book creates the framework to allow you to do this! I wish this book had been available when I started my career, more than 40 years ago."Dr Heather Melville OBE, Senior Managing Director, Teneo"This book reveals the hidden skills necessary to be successful in moving between different work environments and how to be flexible while staying true to your core values and passion."Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General, World Nuclear Association"At a time of rapid, global change in society and the marketplace, women, especially, need to learn to adapt and prepare for their next career move, and this book is the ideal companion which shows how to do that."Kirsty Gogan, Managing Director, Lucid Catalyst"Susan has been a fabulous coach and professional resource with immense skill in helping one navigate career development. The book will be a great help to many professional women wanting insights and practical steps for developing their career."Dr. Liz Williams, Board Director, National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Australia"A subject that is very close to my heart has been handled here by an experienced career coach with sensitivity and understanding of the challenges professional women face."Cornelia von Rittberg, Business Matchmaker & Regenerator; International Art Broker"A wealth of insight and strategies offered with a personal tone and style that feels like Susan is coaching you along toward your goals."Jan M. Walton, Human Resources and Organisational Change Consultant"Dr Doering has written a practical, focussed guide for any woman struggling with the complex and challenging issues around career transition. Real-life examples bring the issues to life, and Dr Doering’s compassionate, coaching-focussed advice would be an invaluable resource for any professional woman at a career crossroads. The text shows a deep and helpful understanding of the issues facing women thinking about a career change. Dr Doering’s wide professional expertise and understanding of different cultural contexts give the book wide relevance."Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque CBE, Secretary General, International Order of St John of Jerusalem"Transitioning into a new role can undermine confidence and be extremely stressful if not approached in a pro-active way. Susan guides the reader through the balancing act of establishing credibility, building relationships and delivering on expectations."Helen Isacke, Founder and Director, Trusted Coach Directory UK"Smart Career Moves for Smart Women is essential reading for women at all stages in their career, and one that they can return to again and again as they encounter or seek new transitions. Written in a clear, honest and straight-talking style, it offers meaningful insights that will resonate with all working women. Having already made one major career transition with a change of both sectors and roles, a lot of the themes feel personally applicable. I am now finding myself returning to Susan’s insights as I embark on motherhood and the inevitable transition this will entail for my career. I will definitely be consulting this book when I contemplate how I want to re-enter working life after maternity leave and how I want to shape my career around my shifting values and needs.Susan masterfully applies her own expertise and emotional intelligence to sometimes complex situations and gives actionable advice that will give the reader the confidence and clarity of thought to grapple with the essential questions all women need to ask themselves about the outcomes they are seeking and what they are willing and able to change to make these happen. The toolkits and journaling exercises are excellent and will allow readers to engage with the content as actively as they choose and offer great value to return to again and again. The content is particularly timely and relevant as we adjust to the new ‘post-pandemic reality’ where women (and men) have realised a level of flexibility and work-life balance that can produce better outcomes for both their productivity and their well-being. I will certainly be consulting this book often as I navigate new changes and challenges in my career and transitions I wish to make. The valuable insight and advice it provides for women at all stages of their careers and across sectors makes it an unmissable read."Katie Reading, Wine BuyerTable of ContentsPart 1: Identifying what you want and making it happen 1. What you want to do is who you are 2. Knowing yourself better = better career choices 3. Navigating change and acquiring the tools to do this Part 2: Preparing for change 4. Preparing for change – understanding your choices 5. Exploring new pathways and opportunities 6. Thinking creatively about your next career transition Part 3: Getting to where you want to go and cultivating the skills that underpin successful career transitions 7. Transforming ideas and wishes into concrete opportunities 8. Learning the new 9. The people factor 10. Communication skills – communicating for purpose 11. Getting support 12. Moving into power 13. Planning your future career development Part 4: Believing in yourself 14. Aiming for satisfaction in your career journey 15. Practising being who you are

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents a comprehensive overview of inclusion and diversity in education across the globe. It examines how more inclusive education systems can be built and covers areas and topics such as disability studies, sexual minorities, and indigenous communities, marginalized communities among others.The book presents perspectives of experienced and cutting-edge researchers on inclusive practices that facilitates participation, equity, and access from across countries such as India, the USA, Australia, the UK, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Pakistan, Rome, Hungary, Sweden, and others. It discusses how spoken language, race, gender, and religion contribute to inclusion and marginalization. The volume also explores ideas on how schools and educational systems can respond to diversity-related issues, and the lessons learned about how to improve capacities for further inclusion. Additionally, it provides a holistic understanding of the classroom practices and interventions adoTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Foreword by Lorraine Graham AcknowledgementsEditors Bio List of Contributors1 What, Why, and How of Inclusion Santoshi HalderPART IExcluded Communities, Diversities, and the Bases for Inclusion 2 The Linguistic Diversity of Pluralist Cultures: Status of Linguistic Minorities in India and CanadaShruti Bedi and Sébastien Lafrance3 Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Lifestyles of the People of the Sundarbans: Traditional rituals and goddess Bonbibi Arupa Mandal and Santoshi Halder4 Religious Determinants of Accepting Women’s Activism and Inclusivity in Pakistan: The Beliefs of University Students Muhammad Ayub Buzdar, Viktoria Tidikis and Nora D. Dunbar5 Access, Participation and Achievement: Duo-Ethnographic Reflections on Barriers to Inclusion for Learners with Autism Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson and Michel Clasquin-Johnson6 Systemic Oppression of the Buraku People and Other Minorities in Japan: Intersectional Culture for Liberation Yasuko Futaba7 Enigma of Autism Spectrum Intersecting Dichotomy of Variability and Functionality Santoshi HalderPART IIInclusive Classrooms and Educational Interventions 8 Inclusive Early Literacy Practices for Emergent Bilinguals Kimberly McDavid Schmidt, Ekta Ghosh and Rashida Banerjee9 Developing Dyslexia-Friendly EFL Classrooms in Greece: The Teachers’ Perspective Maria Reraki10 The Education of Students with Visual Impairments in the Twenty-first Century in Hungary Judit Gombás and Beáta Prónay11 Educational Inclusion of Migrant Children in the Discourse and Practices of Teachers in Private and Public Russian SchoolsMaria Kozlova, Tatiana Ryabichenko, Igor Mikheev and Mike Titterton12 Disability in Schools: Segregation, Full Inclusion or Free Inclusion? Patrick Dwyer13 Inclusive Capability in Education Systems and Schools: Swedish Experiences in International Light Per SkoglundPART IIICommunity Inclusive Practices and Strategies 14 Inclusive Football Commentary: Should radio commentary learn from audio description to create a richer experience for audiences who cannot see the match? Lindsay Bywood, Inma Pedregosa, Barry Ginley and Alison F. Eardley15 Early Childhood Intervention Programs in Under-Resourced Communities: Reflections on Practice Sadna Balton and Shakila Dada16 Social Support and Acceptance: Transgender People’s Lived Experiences with Social Media as an Alternative Space Santana Parui and Santoshi Halder17 Inclusion: Responding to Diversity and Ideological ConfusionGarry Squires

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Book SynopsisSmashing Glass Ceilings is the book to help elevate and excite women across the education sector to become confident, successful and fulfilled in their careers. Empowerment can look and feel different for everyone, and this book is designed to show every woman how you can succeed in the education sector.In addition to providing a wealth of advice about leadership progression, bestselling author and presenter Kate Jones shares guidance on alternative options to leadership for women in education. Have you ever thought about launching and hosting your own podcast about teaching and learning? Are you keen to lead professional development training internally and/or externally? Are you a keen writer but not sure how to set up a website to blog or how to get published? Helpful tips and suggestions for these routes and more are presented alongside a wide range of diverse case studies and interviews that shine a spotlight on innovative women, from school leaders to entrepreneurTrade Review"Whether you are a teacher or a leader in schools, colleges or universities or supporting educators in other ways, Kate’s advice will enable you to be clear about your ambition and how to realise it."Vivienne Porritt OBE Co-founder and Global Strategic Leader of WomenEd "Kate’s book which combines personal reflections, case studies, and spotlights is a must-read for women (and most importantly men) working in education. The powerful stories and the very practical strategies on topics ranging from delivering CPD to applying for jobs to innovating are valuable and can help women reflect on their current and future careers regardless of the stage they are currently in. We need books which celebrate women in education, and Kate’s book is a great contribution to the field."Dr Iro Konstantinou Head of Research and Impact, Tony Little Centre, Eton College"This book is a powerful message of hope and solidarity. Its call for women to support each other is at once timely and timeless, and its vision of a more inclusive and equitable sector is not only inspiring but, as it shows, ultimately achievable."Emma Cate Stokes, Schools WeekTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Securing the Right Role 2. Women in Leadership 3. Leading and Delivering CPD 4. Innovation in Education 5. Writing about Education 6. Public Speaking 7. Social Media 8. Supporting and Empowering Women in Education

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Book SynopsisThis book situates the discourse on the gendered body within the rapidly transitioning South Asian socio-economic and cultural landscape. It critically analyzes gender politics from different disciplinary perspectives including psychoanalysis, post-structuralism, post-colonialism and law among others. Enriched by contributions from well-known South Asian feminist scholars, this book discusses themes such as democracy and dissent, citizenship and violence and how the female body has historically been used in these discussions as a shield and a weapon. It also focuses on technology and misogyny, the politics of veiling and unveiling, the body of the Muslim women in contemporary India as well as bodies which are marginalized or labelled transgressive or monstrous. The chapters in the volume showcase the complexities, convergences and divergences which exist in the conception and understanding of the gendered body, sexuality and gender roles in different socio-cultural spaces in Table of ContentsPart I: NEGOTIATION- 1 Wearing Multiple Bodies: Towards a Psychosocial Analysis of Women's Bodies in Globalized India- Rachana Johri 2 Mothering the Daugther's Body: Narratives from Two Muslim Mothers in India-Syeda Naghma Abidi 3 Conversations on the Covid 19 Pandemic Body: Violence and Touch-Krishna Menon, Deepti Sachdev and Rukmini Sen 4 The Politics of Un-Covering in India-Ambar Ahmad. Part II: STRUGGLE. 5 New Technologies and Gender Reproducing Bodies Resisiting Bodies. Bijayalaxmi Nanda 6 Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Tradition-Nayema Nasir 7 My Honor, My Crime- Aysha Baqir 8 Ghosts in search of Bodies- Shalini Masih Part III: RESISTANCE-9 Inside Girls Transgressing the hudd in Pakistani feminist poetry-Anu Aneja 10 The Yakshi as the Monstruous Feminine Some Representations from the Malayalam Speaking Region-Mamatha and Bindu 11 The Marginalised Tribal Body in Mahashweta Devi's Stories-Meenakshi Malhotra 12 The Body in Submission An Offering to Feminism- Jaya Sharma Part IV: PROTEST 13 Voicing Democracy and Reclaiming Citizenship: A Dialogic Conversation about Shaheen Bagh-Meenakshi Gopinath, Krishna Menon, Rukmini Sen and Niharika Banerjea 14 Campus Feminism and the Nation-State Women Students' Leadership of the Anti-CAA-NRC Uprising in India-Tamanna Basu 15 Rizia Rahman's Rokter Okshor Politics of Prostitution and the Consciousness of Civic Society in Bangladesh-Sohana Manzoor Part V: CRITIQUE 16 Disabled Body Pain and Vulnerability-Anita Ghai 17 Binarised Bodies Towards a Politics of Inarticulacy Instability and Anonymity- Giti Chandra 18 Knees and Feet Together Shoulders Back and Chest Out Embodying the Hidden Curriculum through Women's Girlhood Narratives- Aakansha D’Cruz Part VI: REPRESENTATIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS 19 Fragments of Memory The Thoa Khalsa incident of 1947 in the Amritsar Partition Museum- Shuchi Kapila 20 Not an island unto themselves but a part of the main women voices from the Sri Lankan conflict- Simran Chadha 21 On Umasangit- Nilofer Kaul 22 Affirmative Multiplicities: Towards an Anthropocene Theory of Corporeality- Brijesh Rana

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Book SynopsisPerhaps, male-mindedness seems to have adapted to changing-contemporary circumstances to become more covert and conspiratorial. Sexist suggestionsthrough objectification and substantiated subordinationfor instance, may have been explicit in Indian media a decade earlier. But in the contemporary times of online social media and vociferous feminism, such openness of unfairness against women in the media will, more often than not, be met with strife and unpalatable backlash - fearing which blatant prejudice is prudently steered clear of. It is, hence, understandable that patriarchy, to sustain itself as a culture, has adapted to become more benevolent in an increasingly hostile environment. To identify such sly and stealthy sexism embedded in media content, one may need a reconfigured grasp of contemporary feminist issues and an altered nuance for isolation and identification of discriminatory depictions. This book exposes redefined and hidden sexism that predominates the popular visuaTable of ContentsForeword Introduction Part 1: Evolving Sexism 1. Introduction to Part 1 2. New Wine in Old Bottles: Benevolent Sexism in the Indian Popular Visual Media 3. Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? Sexism in Fourth-Wave Feminism 4. Feminine Materiality and Masculine Narratives in Gaming 5. Androcentrism and Gender Stereotyping in Matrimonial Advertisements Part 2: Characterising Contemporary Feminist Cultures 6. Introduction to Part 2 7. Fourth-Wave Feminism: World View and the Indian Context 8. Gendered Memes: Stereotypical Representations to Agentic Counter-Conduct 9. New Dimensions in Relationships: Portrayal of the Culture through Cinema 10. Cinema for Change: Feminist Impressions in Heroine-Centric Plots Part 3: Indian Media and Sexism 11. Introduction to Part 3 12. Female Politicos in Indian Web Series: The Politics of Portrayal 13. Does Sexism Still Sell? Bigotry in Advertisements and its Effect on Body Image and Buying Behaviour 14. Sex Workers and Bollywood: A Study of Misrepresentations and Blurred Lines 15. Women and Emergent Agency in Hindi Partition Cinema 16. The Men and the Media 17. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe second volume of Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies addresses the complexities and inherent paradoxes within the expansive knowledge project known as Women's and Gender Studies for audiences both inside and adjacent to the field. Each of the volume's chapters identifies and critically examines a key term that circulates in this field, exploring how the term has come to be understood and mobilized within its everyday narratives and practices.In constructing provocative genealogies for their terms, authors explicate the roles that this language, and the narratives attached to it, play in producing and limiting possible versions of the field. The ongoing aim of Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies, both in the original volume and this entirely new extension, is to trace and expose important paradoxes, ironies, and contradictions embedded in the field from its high theory to its casual conversations that rely on these terms. Forging collective conversatiTrade ReviewLike Braithwaite and Orr’s first Rethinking project, this collection is a valuable resource for anyone interested in feminist studies and its ongoing academic transformations. Contributions both introduce and defamiliarize WGS keywords, routing them through diverse genealogies to activate new theoretical and political possibilities. This collection undertakes another round of “rethinking” that risks undoing what we think we know about Women and Gender Studies as an academic formation. A must-read for teachers and students alike.S.Trimble, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream WGSI, University of TorontoNot a recasting of its predecessor, Rethinking Women’s and Gender Studies Volume II expands on the critical vision, personal stakes, and political calculus that inhabits the field, with broad implications for doing feminist work in an increasingly authoritarian global present. Diverse, insightful, and affectively powerful, the original essays gathered here demonstrate the vitality of contemporary feminist scholarship.Robyn Wiegman, Professor, Literature and Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Rethink Women’s and Gender Studies Now? Section 1: Foundational Assumptions 1. Indigenous Feminism 2. Femininity 3. Citizenship 4. Inclusion 5. Intersex 6. Expertise Section 2. Ubiquitous Descriptions 7. Belonging 8. The Ph.D. 9: Nation 10. Women 11. Innocence Section 3. Epistemologies Rethought 12. Genealogy 13. Generation 14. Critical 15. Choice 16. Self-Care 17. Consent Section 4. Silences and Disavowals 18. Settler Colonialism 19. Asexuality 20. Cis 21. Disability 22. Nonhuman Animals Section 5. Establishment Challenges 23. Humanitarian 24. Sexual Violence 25. The Gaze 26. Transdisciplinarity 27. Transformation 28. Branding Conclusion: Continuing the Conversation Works cited Index

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Each life story is unique, yet each also entwines with other stories, sharing recurring themes linked to issues of gender, Jewishness, women''s education, politics, and migration.The book''s first section discusses relatively known analysts such as Sabina Spielrein, Lou Andreas-Salomé, and Beata Rank, remembered largely as someone''s wife, lover, or muse; and the second part sheds light on women such as Margarethe Hilferding, Tatiana Rosenthal, and Erzsébet Farkas, who took strong political stances. In the third section, the biographies of lesser-known analysts like Ludwika Karpinska-Woyczynska, Nic Waal, Barbara Low, and Vilma Kovács are discussed in the context of their importance for the early Freudian movement; and in the final section, the lives of Eugenia Sokolnicka, Sophie Morgenstern, Alberta Szalita, and Olga Wermer are examined in relation to migration and exile, trauma, loss, and memory.With a clear focus upon the continued importance of these women for psyc

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Book SynopsisIn the complex landscapes of multiple global crises, the book unfolds as a panoramic journey through the intricate pathways of women and power, weaving a tapestry that transcends crises and ushers in a transformative vision of a just world.Against the backdrop of a patriarchal history steeped in autocratic power practices, the author urges us to recognize, understand, and redefine power in its myriad forms for collective feminist power practices. With meticulous analysis, she unveils challenges posed by the patriarchal backlash, exposing the normalized male definitions of power and the societal structures that sustain pathological power relationships. The narrative of the book intertwines power, economy, and patriarchy, laying bare the many traps for complicity with the patriarchal systems. The author advocates for a paradigm shift, emphasizing the role of female memories and genealogies as foundational elements for a collective feminist practice. Power, in this context, emerges not as a force for dominance but as the ability to make a positive impact, flourishing in the rich diversity of differences. The envisioned future is one, where societies thrive on commons, planetary care, feminist economies, and pluriversality. The narrative charts a course toward a feminist democracy, rooted in nurturing the planet and safeguarding future generations. Governance and networks stand as keystones in shaping these utopian landscapes, where pioneers and movements play vital roles in sculpting the contours of tomorrow.The book offers practical tools for strengthening collective feminist practices that can restructure power pathologies. It unfolds as a captivating vista, where the echoes of the past harmonize with the aspirations of a feminist future.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses regional and global discourses on the rights of children, especially girls. It focuses on social and government initiatives to address the marginalization of women and girls in societies across the world.It traces the root causes for the vulnerable positions of girls and women and the challenges associated with improving their access to opportunities, education, healthcare and socio-economic freedoms. It explores national and international initiatives for the welfare and development of the girl child and recent social, legal and policy developments towards uplifting vulnerable girls in largely patriarchal societies in India. It looks at debates over age and rights; the status of the girl child; the causes and consequences of being vulnerable; various aspects of welfare and protection and the cultural relativism and violation of human rights of girls and women.An important volume on human rights, this book will be of interest to students, researchers

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1981 Controlling Women critically examines the forms of moral regulation and social control that were exercised over women at the time, arguing that the study of deviant' women cannot be separated from the study of how all women are defined and controlled. Contributors consider motherhood, prostitutes, abortion, alcoholism, retirement, geriatric patients, Broadmoor patients and legal controls of sexuality in Britain.Social definitions of women and institutional arrangements are used to control women, often in such a way that women see them, not as control, but as part of everyday routines part of the natural' order of things. The book identifies some of the ways in which women seek to resist or circumvent these forms of control.The book will still be of interest to all those concerned with the position of women in our society and, more specifically, to students and teachers of sociology, social policy and theories of deviant behaviour. I

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Book SynopsisA frank, funny and fabulous guide to sisterhood from Courtney Daniella Boateng and Renee Kapuku, the hosts of the hit podcast and global community, To My Sisters.Trade ReviewTo My Sisters puts some respect on platonic friendships in a world where we're told that the utmost accomplishment is getting a ring and walking down the aisle. Beautifully written. -- Jamelia DonaldsonTo My Sisters is an essential read. Courtney and Renée are incredibly wise and yet so relatable and encouraging. -- Victoria SanusiA toolkit to female friendships! I encourage you to read this book with an open mind and heart to truly embrace Courtney and Renee’s layered lessons of sisterhood. -- Adessy AkereleA guide to manifesting sisterhood that lasts a lifetime and nourishes beyond the surface level. -- Adele Walton * Dazed *The heart is a wonderful thing and can hold much more than romantic relationships. To My Sisters is a testament to the revolutionary power of sisterhood. -- Kelechi OkaforWith a focus on the importance of sisterly love and relationships, To My Sisters guides you through the process of building and nourishing these healthy connections. -- Hena Bryan * Huff Post UK *Lifelong friendships are so important. Beautifully written for the next generation of sisterhood. -- Davina Ajana, Sadé Magazine

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Book Synopsis''A testament to the revolutionary power of sisterhood'' Kelechi Okafor, author of Edge of Here''A guide to manifesting sisterhood that lasts a lifetime and nourishes beyond the surface level'' DazedFrom the hosts of the hit podcast, To My Sisters, comes this frank, funny, and essential guide to sisterhood for fans of Keep The Receipts and Slay In Your Lane.Join online big sisters Renée Kapuku and Courtney Daniella Boateng as they share their lessons, learnings and stories on sisterhood, and teach you how you can find, build and nourish lifelong friendships. Using their friendship profile framework, you'll discover what kind of friend you are open, demanding, reserved, strong or closed and how this impacts how you show up in your friendships. From setting your own goals and dreams, to outlining what you desire from your platonic relationships and identifying where you are being underserved, this book is your essential toolkit for buiTrade ReviewThe heart is a wonderful thing and can hold much more than romantic relationships. To My Sisters is a testament to the revolutionary power of sisterhood. -- Kelechi Okafor, Actress and author of Edge of HereTo My Sisters puts some respect on platonic friendships in a world where we're told that the utmost accomplishment is getting a ring and walking down the aisle. Beautifully written. -- Jamelia Donaldson, TreasureTressTo My Sisters is an essential read. Courtney and Renée are incredibly wise and yet so relatable and encouraging. -- Victoria Sanusi, co-host of the Black Gals Livin' PodcastA toolkit to female friendships! I encourage you to read this book with an open mind and heart to truly embrace Courtney and Renée's layered lessons of sisterhood. -- Adessy AkereleA guide to manifesting sisterhood that lasts a lifetime and nourishes beyond the surface level. -- Adele Walton, DazedWith a focus on the importance of sisterly love and relationships, To My Sisters guides you through the process of building and nourishing these healthy connections. -- Hena J. Bryan, Bookish BabeLifelong friendships are so important. Beautifully written for the next generation of sisterhood. -- Davina Ajana, Sadé Magazine

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This extraordinary collection of research and practices needs to be used as a manual for action. Years ago, Kofi Annan stated: “The future of the world depends on women.” The current world of aggression and oppression is one consequence of denying women access to leadership. There is no more time to consider women’s role as life-affirming leaders – we must enact and embody the clarity and wisdom contained in this new edition.’ -- Dr. Margaret J. Wheatley, author of ten books from Leadership and the New Science to Who Do We Choose To Be?, US‘Susan Madsen has done it again. With her editing of this second edition of the Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership she has provided both theoreticians and practitioners with updates as well as additional information and insights on a wide range of related subjects. Each of the many chapters is carefully researched and well written, with some addressing subjects previously largely ignored, such as how race and gender identity pertain to the matter at hand. Of course, the question of why, after decades of efforts to rectify the imbalance, are still so few women at the top, and in many countries and cultures none or nearly so, continues to linger. This volume though goes a long way toward providing some nimble and nuanced answers. It’s a resource worthy of its excellent predecessor.’ -- Barbara Kellerman, Fellow, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xxii Sally Helgesen Introduction to the Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership xxiv Susan R. Madsen PART I SETTING THE STAGE 1 The current status of women leaders worldwide 2 Elizabeth Goryunova and Susan R. Madsen 2 A brief landscape of research on women and leadership 23 Sherylle J. Tan and Lisa DeFrank-Cole 3 Reflections on glass: second-wave feminist theorizing in a third-wave feminist age? 33 Savita Kumra PART II ADVANCING WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP THEORY 4 Creativity in theorizing for women and leadership: a multi-paradigm perspective 48 Julia Storberg-Walker 5 Social psychological approaches to women and leadership theory 65 Crystal L. Hoyt and Stefanie Simon 6 Sociological approaches to women and leadership theory: toward an intersectional approach 84 Rana Abulbasal, Alicia Ingersoll, and Christy Glass 7 Communication approaches to gender and leadership theory 99 Carolyn M. Cunningham and Chrys Egan 8 Using organizational and management science theories to understand women and leadership 111 Chantal van Esch, Pooja Khatija, Diana Bilimoria, and Karlygash Assylkhan 9 No woman left behind: critical feminist leadership development to build gender consciousness and transform organizations 130 Laura L. Bierema, Eunbi Sim, and Weixin He PART III INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATORS TO LEAD 10 Women’s leadership aspirations 152 Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Lynne E. Devnew, Ann M. Berghout Austin, Mary Shapiro, and Beth Donchai 11 Women’s leadership ambition in early careers 171 Ruth Sealy, Charlotte Forsblad, and Nina Worts 12 Women’s leadership identity: exploring person and context in theory 187 Wendy Fox-Kirk and Chrys Egan 13 The role of purpose and calling in women’s leadership experiences 202 Karen A. Longman and Debbie Lamm Bray 14 Women, leadership, and power 220 Katharina Pick 15 Using neuroscience methods to explore gender differences in leadership 241 Amy L. Bartels and Suzanne J. Peterson 16 The connection between success, choice, and leadership for women 259 Sarah Leberman and Jane Hurst PART IV GENDER-BASED LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS 17 A new framework for gender-based leadership barriers 276 Amy Diehl and Leanne M. Dzubinski 18 Organizational processes and systems that affect women in leadership 292 Aï Ito and Michelle Bligh 19 Individual stresses and strains in the ascent to leadership: gender, work, and family 312 Amy E. Smith and Deneen M. Hatmaker 20 Gender stereotypes and unconscious bias 327 Deborah L. Rhode 21 Theorizing women leaders’ negative relations with other women 340 Sharon Mavin and Gina Grandy 22 The effect of media on women and leadership 357 Carole Elliott and Valerie Stead PART V DEVELOPING WOMEN LEADERS 23 Advancing women through developmental relationships 374 Wendy M. Murphy, Kerry Roberts Gibson, and Kathy E. Kram 24 Gender differences in developmental experiences 392 Cathleen Clerkin, Diane M. Bergeron, and Meena S. Wilson 25 Women-only leadership programs: a deeper look 410 Mary Ellen Kassotakis 26 Supporting women’s career development 426 Deborah A. O’Neil, Margaret M. Hopkins, and Margaret E. Brooks 27 How men can be better allies for developing women leaders 439 April Townsend, Susan R. Madsen, and Robbyn T. Scribner 28 Future strategies for developing women as leaders 455 Faith Wambura Ngunjiri and Rita A. Gardiner Afterword 468 Susan R. Madsen Index 471

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook of Research Methods on Gender and Management exemplifies the multiplicity of gender and management research and provides effective guidance for putting methods into practice.Trade Review‘This Handbook fills a much needed gap in methods and methodologies for those engaged in gender and intersectionality research in management studies. The contents cover traditional and novel approaches for those interested in giving voice to equity deserving groups who are overlooked, invisible and marginalized in management studies. It is a must have resource for all gender scholars.’ -- Gina Grandy, University of Regina, Canada‘Professors Stead, Elliott and Mavin have brought together numerous leaders in the field of gender in management to create an excellent understanding of the interdisciplinary and complex nature in conducting gender and management research. This welcomed and innovative Handbook delivers a range of methods that capture and provide critical insights to help our comprehension of gendered behaviours and practices. An extremely valuable addition to the field of gender and management.’ -- Adelina Broadbridge, University of Stirling, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook of Research Methods on Gender and Management 1 Valerie Stead, Carole Elliott and Sharon Mavin PART I AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS 1 A scholarly journey to autoethnography: a way to understand, survive and resist 10 Juanita Johnson-Bailey 2 Autoethnography in qualitative studies of gender and management 25 Saoirse O’Shea 3 Autoethnography in qualitative studies of gender and organization: a focus on women successors in family businesses 38 Allan Discua Cruz, Eleanor Hamilton and Sarah L. Jack PART II PRACTICAL APPROACHES 4 Focus group use in gender research aimed at program innovation 57 Maylon Hanold 5 Using oral history and archival research to advance gender studies in management and organisational studies 71 Hannah Dean and Lorna Stevenson 6 Translating gender policies into practice: mapping ruling relations through institutional ethnography 86 Rita A. Gardiner, Jennifer Chisholm and Hayley Finn 7 Participant observation in gender and management research 101 Farooq Mughal, Valerie Stead and Caroline Gatrell 8 Gendered encounters in a postfeminist context: researcher identity work in interviews with men and women leaders in the City of London 115 Patricia Lewis 9 Being ‘native’: insider research in qualitative studies of gender and management 130 Jouharah M. Abalkhail 10 Data with a (feminist) purpose: quantitative methods in the context of gender, diversity and management 145 Anne Laure Humbert and Elisabeth Anna Guenther 11 Topic modelling: a method for analysing corporate gender diversity statements 161 Aaron Page and Ruth Sealy PART III CRITICAL APPROACHES 12 Exposing interpellation with dystopian fiction: a critical discourse analysis technique to disrupt hegemonic masculinity 182 Mark Gatto and Jamie L. Callahan 13 Media semiotics: analysing the myth of the corporate superwoman 202 Anita Biressi 14 Intersectional reflexivity: using intersectional reflexivity as a means to strengthen critical autoethnography 214 Mayra Ruiz Castro PART IV METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 15 Visual research as a method of inquiry for gender and organizations 232 Alexia Panayiotou 16 Understanding the underrepresentation of women in union leadership roles: the contribution of a ‘career’ methodology 249 Cécile Guillaume and Sophie Pochic 17 Phenomenology and autoethnography as potential methodologies for exploring masculinity in organizations, communities and society 265 Joshua C. Collins and Jeremy W. Bohonos 18 Concept as method: ethnography in a posthumanist world 281 Lara Pecis 19 Using the Listening Guide to analyse stories of female entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: a diffractive methodology 295 Natasha S. Mauthner and Sophie Alkhaled Index 312

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This rich and inspiring book provides a collection of chapters that offer a very timely and critical reminder of the value created through women’s entrepreneurship. Under the guidance of Yousafzai, Henry, Boddington, Sheikh and Fayolle, the reader is encouraged to really reflect on what influences and constrains the growth of women’s entrepreneurship. At the same time, we are introduced to real insight into how women’s entrepreneurship plays out and is practiced in a variety of different and very interesting contexts. I am confident that this Research Handbook will be valued by many communities across the world and will provide the foundation for furthering real knowledge and understanding. I applaud the authors and editors for their exceptional and inspiring work.’ -- Sarah Jack, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden'The holistic perspective on value creation through women’s entrepreneurship that this comprehensive book spotlights, has been long overdue. Perceptive multi-level organization of the collection brings fine-grained insights on how women’s entrepreneurial activity can create value at four different levels – the individual, business, household and societal levels. A must-read for challenging underperformance notions of women entrepreneurs and enlightened evidence-based policymaking.' -- Anne de Bruin, Massey University, New Zealand‘The Research Handbook of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Value Creation is a long overdue and much welcome addition to our growing body of work on women’s entrepreneurship. The chapters included in this book provide a global perspective on the ways in which women-owned firms contribute value above and beyond commonly cited financial measures. Together, authors representing a diverse array of geographic regions show us how women entrepreneurs create not only economic value but also social value for their countries, communities, families, and for other women through their leadership and example.’ -- Susan Coleman, University of Hartford, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Research Handbook of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Value Creation 1 Shumaila Yousafzai, Colette Henry, Monique Boddington, Shandana Sheikh and Alain Fayolle PART I VALUE CREATION AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL 1 Women in Ethiopia: creating value through entrepreneurship 24 Atsede Tesfaye Hailemariam, Konjit Hailu Gudeta, Brigitte Kroon and Marloes van Engen 2 Evaluating the contribution of entrepreneurship training, perceived emancipation and value creation for rural female entrepreneurs in Uganda 37 Sylvia K. Gavigan, Thomas M. Cooney and Klavs Ciprikis 3 Creating value in the margins: rethinking value creation, empowerment and women’s entrepreneurship in South Africa’s street food sector 52 Jiska de Groot, Nthabiseng Mohlakoana, Abigail Knox, Debbie Sparks and Hans Bressers 4 Emancipation and value share: the individual-level value creation by women entrepreneurs in India 68 Renuka Vyas PART II VALUE CREATION AT THE BUSINESS LEVEL 5 Collaborative value creation in a highly adverse context: experiences of Hazara women entrepreneurs in Balochistan 83 Khizran Zehra, Leona Achtenhagen, Sadia Arshad, and Nadia Arshad 6 Cultivating business value beyond economic measures: narratives from Sweden 103 Annie Roos 7 Value creation in conflict zones: evidence from Afghan and Palestinian women entrepreneurs 118 Doaa Althalathini 8 Creating blended value: Sri Lankan women micro-entrepreneurs and their ventures 132 Nadeera Ranabahu and Mary Barrett 9 The latent entrepreneurs: inequality and enterprising women in the lucky country 147 Zara Lasater, Vinita Godinho, Robyn Eversole and Naomi Birdthistle 10 Women entrepreneurs creating value in informal public transport enterprises in Kenya 164 Anne Kamau and Winnie V. Mitullah PART III VALUE CREATION AT THE HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY LEVEL 11 Becoming an entrepreneur? Early identity formation among migrant women nascent entrepreneurs 178 Sanaa Talha and Gry Agnete Alsos 12 Migrant women entrepreneurs and value creation: narratives of household and community contribution in the British ethnic economy 194 Milka Kwiatek and Maria Villares-Varela 13 Iranian women entrepreneurs: creating household value through entrepreneurship 211 Vahid Makizadeh, Shumaila Yousafzai, Siavash Aein Jamshid and Marzieh Nasiri PART IV VALUE CREATION AT THE SOCIETAL LEVEL 14 Saudi Arabian women entrepreneurs: agents of change and value creators 235 Hayfaa Tlaiss 15 Exploring societal value creation through women’s informal entrepreneurial activities in Nepal – a narrative approach 246 Mirela Xheneti and Shova Thapa Karki 16 Women entrepreneurs as agents of change in the Americas: redefining the bottom line 261 Ruta Aidis 17 Women entrepreneurs creating value in a democratic South Africa – emerging beyond the informal sector 278 Ethné Swartz, Caren Scheepers and Frances Amatucci 18 Indian transgender women creating social value through social entrepreneurship 296 Roshni Narendran 19 Generation Y females in Ireland: an insight into this new entrepreneurial potential for value creation 309 Angela Hamouda, Kate Johnston and Rebecca Nevins 20 Radically overperforming women entrepreneurs in Mexico City: Alimentos Para Todos as a high impact social innovation case 327 Hans Lundberg 21 Post conflict development and value creation through women’s entrepreneurship: evidence from Swat, Pakistan 345 Musarrat Jabeen and Shandana Sheikh Index

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