Gender studies: women and girls Books

In recent decades, large-scale social changes have taken place in Europe. Ranging from neoliberal social policies to globalization and the growth of EU, these changes have significantly affected the conditions in which girls shape their lives. Living...

Women all over the world are facing numerous challenges and obstacles in the workplace as gender inequality is still running rampant. To see big change, the patriarchal mindset within business settings needs to be broken. Management education plays a...

Almost all economies have, or are at least starting to, understand the significance of examining and mainstreaming gender issues in the world of work. Sociocultural evolution and various other factors have helped these developments, but there is still so...

What happens when you put a normal person into an abnormal situation? Do they break, or do they harden up? This memoir exposes the underbelly of a part of the hospitality industry in Australia, covering the five years the author spent as the unpaid night...

I was one of the 1st 12 women in the U.S.A. to work in police radio car. Until then, women were delegated to inside desk jobs. We were under a tremendous handicap. The male deputies received a full police uniform with all of the safety equipment. The...

There was once a time in Ancient Egypt where women ruled like Kings and enjoyed more equal rights than modern women today. Revolutionary Woman reminds us of that time and calls for an all-out revolt. It explains how we came to be a world of women who...

"Nice work, boys!" was a phrase Hanalei often heard thrown at her throughout her time working in the ski industry and restaurant kitchens. As one of the only women in both fields, one of the youngest, and a new leader, she details her struggles,...

Part autobiography and part business memoir, former Starbucks vice president Christine McHugh shares how she went from serving single shots to creating programs adopted by stores worldwide. From a young age, Christine McHugh dreamed of finding a place in...

All of life is comprised of moments that fill us with happiness or sadness, fear or confidence, pain or joy. These moments collectively form the foundation-the stories-that shape our lives.At the heart of our life's stories, we all have moments in which...

How can successful women flourish when they’re caught in a never-ending battle of seemingly conflicting interests: ambitions to pursue demanding careers, dedication to home and family, desire for intellectual self-improvement, and yearning for...

Antisexist provides men and women with an understanding of how sexist behaviors harm women and girls, along with helpful action steps to manage sexism. Powerful stories from diverse individuals illustrate the global impact of sexism. Antisexist...

This raw and real memoir features a deeply authentic woman who moved through extraordinary challenges to become the woman she always believed she could be and lead a successful and joyful life. Lilly A. Gwilliam courageously bares it all to show you how...

Vera’s Story is a deeply personal one. It is the powerful tale of a Czech family caught up in the storm of history, from the aftermath of World War I through the fall of the Berlin Wall. Seventy-five years later, their wounds have healed, but the...

It's relaxing to not think about work even for just a few minutes and while in the office. A coloring book is a recommended addition to your office resources. The activity promotes quietness, wellness and even stimulates the brain. Areas of the brain...

An adult-only coloring book, this one contains explicit images that would rouse your active imagination. Coloring is a recommended adult activity for its therapeutic effects. When you color, you tend to concentrate on the task so it becomes easy to...

What's your ideal man? Build the man of your dreams with the different personalities shown in this coloring book. Coloring allows you to relax and perhaps see the world from a whole new, less stressed perspective. If you're trying to understand the...

When you're an adult and you love coloring, there's no shame in that! Coloring is an effective way of calming the nerves and removing the worries from your mind. The use of these naughty images will boost your desire to color even more. These ladies are...

Faith Confronts Evil tells the stories of African American women before the Civil War who countered the rampant evil of slavery with the strength of their Christian faith. They claimed the words of the gospel, that Jesus comes to set the captives free...

After growing up in a small town with deep family roots, then spending much of her adult life in larger cities many miles away from that hometown and family; the author and her family relocated back "home" in 2007. Adjustments were made as they found...

En este relato real, revivo los impactantes recuerdos de aquella terrible tarde y del suceso traumático que dejó una huella imborrable no solo en mi familia sino en todo el vecindario.En medio de la desesperación se fusionaron la...

Are you in search of a simple, functional and effective Monthly Budget Planner? One that does not have the countless pages to log daily expenses? This Monthly Planner may just be the planner you are look for.Book DetailsBeautiful Sunflower Cover...

In a world of high-tech fashion, oncoming technology, and all the glitters, Empress realizes that in the year 1991, she has to race against time to make her mark at Walcott College. Leaving the bustling city life of Gully, Empress travels to the quiet...

Conscious Empowerment: A Guide to Helping Girls Build Self-Esteem & Confidence explores the intersection of race, culture, ethnic background, and socioeconomic status on the development of a young girl's self-esteem and confidence.This book speaks to...

In today's technology companies, only 10% of women find themselves in executive roles. This book offers a fresh, anecdotal look at why - and provides an insider's view of life in a tech start-up.In Come into My Office: Stories from an HR Leader in...

Gary Douglas küldetése, hogy véget vessen a férfiak és nők közötti szűnni nem akaró konfliktusnak.A Salon des Femmes egy olyan telekurzus átirata, amit Douglas egy csoport nővel együtt tartott. Beszélgettek a férfiakról, nőkről, a férfi és női...

“A beautiful journey with a powerful message.” —Andy Chaleff, author of The Last LetterJulie MacNeil is 6’4”, and although she is neither a WNBA athlete nor a famous model, she has a remarkable story to tell. As an...

Talent, long study, and much hard work produce great art, ordinarily the work of a single person. On the other hand, elements of greatness sometimes find each other, meld, and produce beauty greater than the sum of the parts. So it is with Winged Clouds...

The Stones Speak is the story of three people who come to recognize that choosing to remain emotionally closed is ultimately more painful than taking the risk to open their hearts. Their choices show how pushing through past events and healing old...

Fugitives from a man as alluring as he is violent, Andrea Jarrell and her mother escape Andrea's father together and develop a powerful and unusual bond. Once grown, Jarrell thinks she's put that chapter of her life behind her-until a woman she knows is...

From humble beginnings, the Brontë family of Haworth, England reached a degree of literary fame that has seldom been replicated. Specifically, Charlotte, Emily and, to a lesser extent, Anne all made significant contributions to world literature...

Woman Blooming out of Gloom is a doctoral thesis that provides an in-depth analysis of the works of Senegalese author Mariama Bâ. By addressing such issues as marriage, polygamy, motherhood, and womanhood, Bâ was able to establish a creative space for...

“Knowledge has to make friends with luck and mystery in order to bring a healthy baby into the world.” For many women, the road to motherhood is disappointing and lonely. The doctors, the shots, the uncertainty, the money, the poker face...

Your product is great. So why is marketing it so hard?Many SaaS companies struggle with marketing. Teams try everything they can to drive more traffic, leads, and signups. Yet revenue growth remains...lumpy. Slow. Frustratingly inconsistent.If this...

In an age where academic curriculum has essentially pushed theatre studies into 'post-script', and the cultural 'space' of making and watching theatre has been largely usurped by the immense popularity of television and 'mainstream' cinemas, it is...

Midwifing--A Womanist Approach to Pastoral Counseling: Investigating the Fractured Self, Slavery, Violence, and the Black Woman, is an investigation of intergenerational trauma. Exploring the impact of slavery, violence, racism, sexism, classism, and...

Hollywood is a long way from author Jane Foltzer's native Romania where she lived under the rule of the communist government. She could only dream about being an entrepreneur. At the same time, she was a battered woman who lived in fear of her husband, a...

The journey of a 11 yr old who was forced to live not only through the drowning death of her beloved brother at age 9, but what happened afterward. As you read it you will be drawn in, and find a lie that caused the author, after learning more about what...

A story that celebrates family and friends, Chosen to Be a Vessel, by author Grace Knesek, offers a series of reflections and stories culled from throughout her lifetime. Written at different time periods, Knesek shows how Gods grace showered her amid...

Art Versus TherapyWe live in an uncertain world. Global catastrophes, infrastructures crumbling, inequalities within social systems, terrorism and the oxymoron of Holy War does not rest peacefully in my mind. Domestic abuse a symptom of unrest and an era...

Contributions by Novia Shih-Shan Chen, Elizabeth Rae Coody, Keri Crist-Wagner, Sara Durazo-DeMoss, Charlotte Johanne Fabricius, Ayanni C. Hanna, Christina M. Knopf, Tomoko Kuribayashi, Samantha Langsdale, Jeannie Ludlow, Marcela Murillo, Sho Ogawa,...

Contributions by Megan Brown, Jill Coste, Sara K. Day, Rachel Dean-Ruzicka, Rebekah Fitzsimmons, Amber Gray, Roxanne Harde, Tom Jesse, Heidi Jones, Kaylee Jangula Mootz, Leah Phillips, Rachel L. Rickard Rebellino, S. R. Toliver, Jason Vanfosson, Sarah E...

A Tyrannous Eye: Eudora Welty's Nonfiction and Photographs is the first book-length study of Eudora Welty's full range of achievements in nonfiction and photography. A preeminent Welty scholar, Pearl Amelia McHaney offers clear-eyed and complex...

This Woman's Work presents a social history and critical biography based on the life of award-winning writer Bebe Moore Campbell (1950-2006). It offers the personal story of a popular novelist, journalist, and mental health advocate. This book...

The months between the presidential election of 2016 and the summer of 2019 have been a wild ride, from the unexpected (and for many traumatic) results of the election to growing recognition of how profoundly the Trump presidency has changed our lives,...

Sigrid Scholtz Novak was born October 4, 1931 in Reichenbach, East Germany. She went to school in Breslau, Silesia, and after the war in Jever and Wilhelmshaven, North Germany. She studied in London and Paris before coming to America where she completed...