Women's employment is one of the most widely-discussed and widely-misunderstood issues of modern society. Are women today oppressed, or do they have the best of both worlds? Do women have to go out to work to gain equality with men? Or do they already do more than their share of…
This book provides a set of learning activities that address issues related to workplace diversity.
"When The Second Shift was first published in 1989, it was hailed as "a scream in the dark" and "a brilliant, urgently needed analysis ... of the working woman who has it all". Now, in the twenty-first century, The Second Shift remains as important and relevant as when it was fi…
"Comparative sociohistorical study examines interplay of the economy and gender relationships in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Offers extended treatment of the impact of Operation Bootstrap on Puerto Rican women and gender relationships, the impact on women of t…
"Comparative sociohistorical study examines interplay of the economy and gender relationships in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Offers extended treatment of the impact of Operation Bootstrap on Puerto Rican women and gender relationships, the impact on women of t…
This book presents research findings from across the global South that substantively improves our understanding of time-use, poverty and gender equalities, to shed light on why unpaid work is indispensable to economic analysis and effective policy making. Unpaid Work is increasi…
A discussion of the development of gender identity in women that includes an examination of the role of women in countries including Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mexico and China. The book considers male bias to women and women in work.
