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Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this timely, self-reflective essay, a groundbreaking sociologist and philosopher examines the underlying causes of gender inequality and how we can fight against it. Following the shocking, infuriating accounts shared as part of the #MeToo movement, Raphaël Liogier felt compelled to apply his academic expertise to shed light on the roots of gender inequality and its many manifestations, including catcalling, workplace harassment, and rape, as...
Author
Series
Allie Burns volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for over three decades. In her new novel 1979, she returns to the past with the story of an investigative journalist whose work leads her into a world of corruption, terror, and murder. It's only January, and the year has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. But for journalist Allie Burns, bad news provides an opportunity to escape...
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Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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"Eileen Pollack had grown up in the 1960s and 70s dreaming of a career as a theoretical astrophysicist. Denied the chance to take advanced courses in science and math, she nonetheless made her way to Yale, where, despite finding herself far behind the men in her classes, she went on to graduate, summa cum laude, with honors, as one of the university's first two women to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in physics. And yet, isolated, lacking in confidence,...
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Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Bictor is a pretty typical eight-year-old: he races to get his chores done, finds math challenging and likes to play with his friends. One day, the new school teacher introduces Bic and the other students to the idea of equality between boys and girls. Bic has never really thought about it before, but he soon begins to notice the disparities around him. Like all the older girls and women in their Malawi village, his twin sister, Linesi, now walks...
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Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Push through the pushback. At age nineteen, Shannon Huffman Polson became the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley. A native of Alaska, she went on to reach the summits of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Kilimanjaro and spent more than a decade traveling the world. Yet it wasn't until she joined the military, as one of the Army's first female attack helicopter pilots, and went on to lead platoons on deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina, that she learned the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running: one of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's running for Nike before leaving to shake up the industry...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Mona Chollet celebrates the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the face of misogyny and persecution. Centuries after the infamous witch hunts that swept through Europe and America, witches continue to hold a unique fascination for many: as fairy tale villains, practitioners of pagan religion, as well as feminist icons. Witches are both the ultimate victim and the stubborn, elusive rebel. But who were the women who were accused...
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Nobody's Victim is an unflinching look at a hidden world most people don't know exists--one of stalking, blackmail, and sexual violence, online and off--and the incredible story of how one lawyer, determined to fight back, turned her own hell into a revolution.
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This book provides information about various forms of abuse and other nuances of violence as well as invaluable resources for domestic violence information and assistance. Readers will find a concise explanation of what constitutes domestic violence, so they can better recognize it when they see or experience it.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This book highlights some of the challenges women face in the workforce, such as lower pay, fewer promotions, and sexual harassment. Readers will also learn about the steps taken throughout history for and by working women.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"First, we leaned in. Now we stand up. Jaclyn Johnson--the founder and CEO behind Create & Cultivate, the fastest growing online platform and conference for millennial women in business--offers a rallying cry for a new generation of women who are redefining the meaning of work on their own terms: WorkParty"--
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Women working in the sciences face obstacles at virtually every step along their career paths. From subtle slights to blatant biases, deep systemic problems block women from advancing or push them out of science and technology entirely. Women in Science Now examines solutions to this persistent gender gap, offering new perspectives on how to make science more equitable and inclusive for all. This book shares stories and insights of women from a range...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Business Doing Good outlines six principles businesses can implement to effectively hire women who have experienced incarceration, poverty, addiction, and/or engagement in the sex trade. While making a difference to both women and communities, businesses will benefit from the many unique skills and perspectives these resilient women bring to work"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
"The world's discrimination and violence against women and girls is the most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: This is President Jimmy Carter's call to action. President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths. His urgent report covers a system of discrimination that extends to every nation. Women are deprived of equal opportunity in wealthier nations and "owned" by men in...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The 1964 Civil Rights Act is best known as a monumental achievement of the civil rights movement, but it also revolutionized the lives of American women. Title VII of the law made it illegal to discriminate "because of sex." But Congress gave little guidance about how much it wanted to change in a "Mad Men" world where women played mainly supporting roles. It was up to the Supreme Court, then, to endow that simple phrase with meaning, and its decisions...
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Pub. Date
1971
Language
English
Description
The records within Record Group 35 reflect Arlington citizens' concerns about women's rights in the 1970s through the 1990s and tell about the ongoing work of this commission. The records include documents such as agendas, minutes, reports from the committee and its subcommittee, background material specifically on sex descrimination, the Mary Marshall Scholarship, Annual Women's History Month dinners, and the notable women of Arlington biography...
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