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Grace and grit Grace and grit Lilly M. Ledbetter "Married at seventeen, Lilly soon had two children. Depressed about the poverty her family was living in, and the death of her dreams of a bigger life, she went against her husband's wishes and got a… OL16134761W
Unnatural selection Unnatural selection Mara Hvistendahl "Lianyungang, a booming port city, has China's most extreme gender ratio for children under four: 163 boys for every 100 girls. These numbers don't seem terribly grim, but in ten years, the skewed se… OL17745657W
The State of world population 2000 The State of world population 2000 Nafis Sadik,United Nations Population Fund,United Nations Population Fund. 76p. : 30 cm OL18915445W
Pensions Pensions Robin Ellison xv, 156 p. ; 26 cm OL1929028W
Tainted witness Tainted witness Leigh Gilmore 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… OL19664250W
The geek feminist revolution The geek feminist revolution Alexander Páez,Kameron Hurley,C.S.E. Cooney,C S E Cooney "The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer, including "We Have Always Fought," which won the 2013 Hugo for Best Related… OL19666436W
Sex discrimination in uncertain times Sex discrimination in uncertain times Margaret Thornton "This collection of essays arose from a conference held to mark the silver anniversary of the Australian Sex Discrimination Act (1984). The collection has two aims: first; to honour the contributions… OL19901814W
Multiply/divide Multiply/divide Wendy S. Walters "Essays that explore the psyches of cities such as Chicago, Manhattan, Portsmouth, and Washington D.C" -- OL20011506W
Breaking through bias Breaking through bias Andrea S. Kramer More than fifty years after the beginning of the Women's Movement and forty years after passage of Title IX, women are still not "making it" in traditionally male careers. Women start their careers o… OL20029863W
Sharing the work Sharing the work Myra H. Strober "Myra Strober became a feminist on the Bay Bridge, heading toward San Francisco. It is 1970. She has just been told by the chairman of Berkeley's economics department that she can never get tenure. D… OL20045732W
She/He/They/Me She/He/They/Me Robyn Ryle Open your eyes to what it means to be a boy or a girl ― and above and beyond! Within these pages, you get to choose which path to forge. Explore over one hundred different scenarios that embrace near… OL20162075W
Investigating Gender Investigating Gender Martha E. Thompson Gender analysis remains central to understanding social life, yet focusing on gender alone is inadequate. Recent feminist sociological scholarship highlights how gender intersects with other systems … OL20547635W
Kim Jiyoung, born 1982 Kim Jiyoung, born 1982 Cho Nam-ju In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul lives Kim Jiyoung. A thirtysomething-year-old “millennial everywoman,” she has recently left her white-collar desk job―… OL20670294W
Sex discrimination Sex discrimination Incomes Data Services Law in context - Direct sex discrimination - Indirect sex discrimination - Other forms of discrimination under the SDA - Harassment - Victimisation - Proving discrimination - Liability for discrimina… OL21627596W
When Women Didn't Count When Women Didn't Count Robert Lopresti xvii, 352 pages ; 25 cm OL24192621W
Coming to Coming to Caren Umbarger "October, 1929 -- Mason City, Iowa. Lillian is a college-educated actress and young mother who seeks love, creative fulfillment, and a part in the local play"--Page 4 of cover. OL28169454W
Parvana (The Breadwinner #1) Parvana (The Breadwinner #1) Deborah Ellis Originally published in Canada as The Breadwinner. There are many types of battle in Afghanistan.Imagine living in a country where women and girls are not allowed to leave the house without a man.… OL2954222W
Gender and Power Gender and Power R. W. Connell Sexual politics—from economic equality to anti-gay violence—is a vast area of debate. This exceptional book seeks to integrate gender and sexuality into the mainstream of social and political theory … OL3509994W
Young Women in China Young Women in China Margaret Rau Explores social, economic, and political influences on the lifestyle of today's young Chinese women. OL452851W
Discrimination Discrimination Angela Phillips Examines the history of discrimination and prejudice from its first recorded appearance in 380 A.D. to present crises between different races, religions, and class systems. OL663808W
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