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Working women / by Berlatsky, Noah.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-178) and index.This collection of articles pro and con on working women examines whether women experience discrimination at work, how motherhood affects working women, whether the Lean In movement helps working women, and how workplace harassment affects working women.
Subjects: Women; Sex discrimination; Discrimination in employment;
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Playing with the boys : why separate is not equal in sports / by McDonagh, Eileen L.; Pappano, Laura,1962-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-334) and index.What's the problem -- The sex difference question -- Title IX : old norms in new forms -- Sex-segregated sports on trial -- Inventing barriers -- Breaking barriers -- Pass the ball.
Subjects: Sports; Sex discrimination in sports; Sex discrimination against women;
© 2008., Oxford University Press,
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Sourcebook on violence against women / by Renzetti, Claire M.,editor.; Edleson, Jeffrey L.,editor.; Bergen, Raquel Kennedy,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The Third Edition of this comprehensive volume covers the current state of research, theory, prevention, and intervention regarding violence against women. The book's 15 chapters are divided into three parts: theoretical and methodological issues in researching violence against women; types of violence against women; and, new to this edition, programs that work. Featuring new chapters, pedagogy, sections on controversies in the field, and autobiographical essays by leaders in grassroots anti-violence work, the Third Edition has been designed to encourage discussion and debate, to address issues of diversity and cultural contexts, and to examine inequalities of race and ethnicity, social class, physical ability, sexual orientation, and geographic location"--The publisher.
Subjects: Women; Abused women.; Family violence.; Sex discrimination against women.;
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Men on strike : why men are boycotting marriage, fatherhood, and the American dream--and why it matters / by Smith, Helen,1961-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-212) and index.The marriage strike : why men don't marry -- My body, my choice, your body, no choice -- The college strike : where the boys aren't -- Why does dad stay in the basement? -- Why it matters -- Fighting back, going galt or both?American society has become anti-male. Men are sensing the backlash and are consciously and unconsciously going "on strike." They are dropping out of college, leaving the workforce, and avoiding marriage and fatherhood at alarming rates. The trend is so pronounced that a number of books have been written about this "man-child" phenomenon, concluding that men have taken a vacation from responsibility simply because they can. But why should men participate in a system that seems to be increasingly stacked against them? As Men on Strike demonstrates, men aren't dropping out because they are stuck in arrested development. They are instead acting rationally in response to the lack of incentives society offers them to be responsible fathers, husbands, and providers. In addition, men are going on strike because they do not want to be injured by the myriad of laws, attitudes, and hostility against them for the crime of happening to be male in the twenty-first century. Men are starting to fight back against the backlash. Men on Strike explains their battle cry, and offers helpful suggestions for men and for society.
Subjects: Men; Men; Marriage.; Sex discrimination against men.;
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Career defense 101 : how to stop sexual harassment without quitting your job / by Holley, Meredith.;
Strong women, troubled men -- Talk -- Strategy 1: Law -- Strategy 2: Reality -- Strategy 3: Mapping -- Strategy 4: Action -- Strategy 5: Consequences -- Strategy 6: Creation -- Strategy 7: Purpose -- What next! "Many woman have worked twice as hard as everyone else to get to the top of their field, and sexual harassment can still make them feel trapped, afraid, and vulnerable. They may be wondering if they have a responsibility to other women in their field (or to other women in their family) to change a sexist environment. As a trial lawyer and coach, Meredith Holley uses what she has learned from her own experiences of overcoming harassment, stalking, and discrimination, as well as her legal experience, to help her clients. Even women who do not want to bring a legal claim for their harassment are able to use the strategies she teaches in Career Defense 101 to overcome sexual harassment and reach a new level in their careers"--Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Sexual harassment; Sexual harassment.; Sexual harassment of women.; Sex discrimination in employment.;
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Thriving in an all-boys club : female police and their fight for equality / by Rabe-Hemp, Cara E.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index.Introduction: The history of women in policing : matrons to patrol officers -- Section I: Female police officers of the 1980s : Title Niners. Girls, why do you want to be police officers when you grow up? ; Becoming a police officer ; Changing the gender of policing ; Facing the intimidations of harassment and discrimination ; The dangers on the beat -- Section II: Female police officers of the 1990s : crime fighters or communication experts. Community policing ; Pathways and entering police work ; Gaining acceptance and culture shock ; Making rank : glass ceiling or escalator? -- Section III: Female police officers of the 2000s : career minded and college educated. Doing policing differently? ; Women's work ; Motherhood ; Work and life balance -- Conclusion: The current status of women police and future directions."In 1845 women entered the career of policing, and ever since it's been an evolving history for them. There are countless stories of women shaping this career, adding particular gifts and abilities to the profession. There are, also, countless stories of their struggles to fit in and survive in this "all-boys club." Thriving in an All Boys Club: Female Police and Their Fight for Equality examines one of the most debated issues surrounding female police officers - their ability to find acceptance in the male subculture. Through the stories of women who joined policing in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, readers learn that women's acceptance in policing is complex and officer's experiences are wide-ranging. Stories of resistance and harassment by colleagues, the glass ceiling in promotion, and gender specific obstacles related to pregnancy and childcare are common. Their stories show a strong sense of determination and perseverance to perform the duties of police officer. The potential for enduring change in the field of policing is growing as women continue to make strides in achieving high ranks, breaking down assignments barriers, and ensuring just opportunities for future generations of female police officers. Despite the struggles that women face to survive in the "all-boys club" of policing, women not only survive, most thrive in this almost exclusively male occupation." -- Publisher's description
Subjects: Policewomen; Police administration; Sex discrimination against women;
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When women stood : the untold history of females who changed sports and the world / by Allred, Alexandra,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When Women Stood is an unapologetically new sport and social history that unveils the often-overlooked chronicle of women and their fight for equality. From early Amazons and suffragists to modern-day athletes and social influencers, this is an eye-opening history of women told through the always-influential world of sports"--When Women Stood is an eye-opening chronicle of the amazing women who refused to accept the status quo and fought for something better for themselves and for those who would follow. Featuring exclusive insight from athletes such as Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Kathrine Switzer, Nancy Lieberman, Briana Scurry, and Nancy Hogshead-Maker, this book includes the stories of female football players, Olympic athletes, powerlifters, and soccer stars, of historians, archeologists, crusaders, and scientists. Women's sports history cannot be told without also telling the story of the fight for gender and racial equality, economics, medical biases, gay and transgender history, violence, religion, media, abuse, and activism. When Women Stood is the first to go beyond the record books and gold medal counts to truly dig into the vital role women and sports have played in instigating change in society as a whole. And it shows that, despite seemingly unsurmountable odds, the true spirit of the female athlete can never be restrained. -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Women athletes; Women athletes; Sports for women; Sports for women; Sex discrimination in sports; Sex discrimination in sports;
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Women and crime : a text/reader / by Mallicoat, Stacy L.,editor,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Women and crime: introduction -- Theories of victimization -- Women and victimization : rape and sexual assault -- Women and victimization : intimate partner abuse and stalking -- International issues in the victimization of women -- Theories on female offending -- Girls and juvenile delinquency -- Female offenders and their crimes -- Processing and sentencing of female offenders -- The incarceration of women -- The supervision of women: community corrections, rehabilitation and reentry -- Women professionals and the criminal justice system: police, corrections, and offender services -- Work professionals and the criminal justice system: courts and victim services.
Subjects: Feminist criminology.; Women; Female offenders.; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.;
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Lisa's story : the interrupted life of Petoskey, Michigan's first female police officer, Lisa M. Piel / by Piel, Lisa M.(Lisa Michele),1957-1994.; Piel, Art,1930-; MacKay, Mitchell Jon.;
Subjects: Piel, Lisa M. (Lisa Michele), 1957-1994.; Policewomen; Police; Homicide; Sex discrimination against women; Sex discrimination in employment;
© c1998., Adams Press,
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Tainted witness : why we doubt what women say about their lives / by Gilmore, Leigh,1959-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index.Introduction : tainted witness in testimonial networks -- Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, and the search for an adequate witness -- Jurisdictions and testimonial networks : Rigoberta Menchú -- Neoliberal life narrative : from testimony to self-help -- Witness by proxy : girls in humanitarian storytelling -- Tainted witness in law and literature : Nafissatou Diallo and Jamaica Kincaid -- Conclusion : testimonial publics--#BlackLivesMatter and Claudia Rankine's Citizen."In 1991, Anita Hill's testimony during Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearing brought the problem of sexual harassment to a public audience. Although widely believed by women, Hill was defamed by conservatives and Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court. The tainting of Hill and her testimony is part of a larger social history in which women find themselves caught up in a system that refuses to believe what they say. Hill's experience shows how a tainted witness is not who someone is, but what someone can become. Tainted Witness examines how gender, race, and doubt stick to women witnesses as their testimony circulates in search of an adequate witness. Judgment falls unequally upon women who bear witness, as well-known conflicts about testimonial authority in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries reveal. Women's testimonial accounts demonstrate both the symbolic potency of women's bodies and speech in the public sphere and the relative lack of institutional security and control to which they can lay claim. Each testimonial act follows in the wake of a long and invidious association of race and gender with lying that can be found to this day within legal courts and everyday practices of judgment, defining these locations as willfully unknowing and hostile to complex accounts of harm. Bringing together feminist, literary, and legal frameworks, Leigh Gilmore provides provocative readings of what happens when women's testimony is discredited. She demonstrates how testimony crosses jurisdictions, publics, and the unsteady line between truth and fiction in search of justice."--Jacket.
Subjects: Sex discrimination against women; Sex discrimination; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.; Witnesses; Crime; Women; False testimony.; Feminist theory.;
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