This is a broad and comprehensive collection that shows how women activists across the globe are responding to the forces of the "new world order" in their communities. The first person accounts and regional case studies provide a truly global view of women working in their comm…
A memoir of avant-garde street artist and painter Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together
Family members, friends, coworkers and neighbors are often the first to know that a woman has been abused by an intimate male partner. What is the proper course of action for those with knowledge of abuse? Using a wide range of empirical data from international sources, Renate K…
Interrogating women's leadership and empowerment
Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex
In Bodies That Matter, renowned theorist and philosopher Judith Butler argues that theories of gender need to return to the most material dimension of sex and sexuality: the body. Butler offers a brilliant reworking of the body, examining how the power of heterosexual hegemony f…
'Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls' is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming and embrace a body-positive worldview to change pu…
"How to Be a Parisian" brilliantly deconstructs the French woman's views on culture, fashion and attitude. Unlike other books on French style, this illustrated handbook is full of wit and self-deprecating humour. The authors - Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline De Maigret and S…
