Women category: 49097 books
The Unfinished Revolution
Voices from the Global Fight for Women's Rights
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
“It’s a time of change in the world, with dictators toppling and new opportunities rising, but any revolution that doesn’t create equality for women will be incomplete. The time has come to realize the full potential of half the world’s population.” —Christiane Amanpour, from the foreword
The...
Combating Violence Against Women
A Reality in the Making
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Women are the worst victims of violence as they are subjected to both general and gender based crimes. Gender based crimes are characterized as “Crime against women”. Crimes against women, despite of legal and institutional measures are in constant rise and has become a major cause of concern....
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Early medieval women exercised public roles, rights, and responsibilities. Women contributed through their labor to the welfare of the community. Women played an important part in public affairs. They practiced birth control through abortion and infanticide. Women committed crimes and were indicted....
Women Sport Fans
Identification, Participation, Representation
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Women worldwide are making their presence felt as sport fans in rapidly increasing numbers. This book makes a distinctive and innovative contribution to the study of sport fandom by exploring the growing visibility and interest in women who follow sport. It presents the latest data on women’s sport...
by Shanti Sosienski
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Women run for all kinds of reasons. We run for health, to ease tension, for strength, to challenge ourselves, to be social with friends, as professional athletes or the dream of being one, to turn our minds on, and to turn them off. Whether running a marathon, taking a quick jog around the neighborhood,...
She's a Knockout!
A History of Women in Fighting Sports
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Women’s fighting sports have a rich and storied history. As far back as the eighteenth century, female fighters battled at varying levels, from county fairs to elite events. With new opportunities to compete in legitimate arenas—from the Olympics and the Golden Gloves to wrestling tournaments...
Tennessee Women
Their Lives and Times
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
The second volume of Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times contains sixteen essays on Tennessee women in the forefront of the political, economic, and cultural history of the state and assesses the national and sometimes international scope of their influence. The essays examine women’s lives in...
13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do
Own Your Power, Channel Your Confidence, and Find Your Authentic Voice for a Life of Meaning and Joy
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2018
In the time of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement, international bestselling author and leading global expert on mental strength Amy Morin turns her focus to feminism, explaining what it means—and what it takes—to be a mentally strong woman.
The emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements...
Tripping the Prom Queen
The Truth About Women and Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Tripping the Prom Queen is a groundbreaking investigation into the dark secret of female friendship: rivalry.
Susan Shapiro Barash has exploded the myth that women help one another, are supportive of one another, and want each other to succeed. Based on interviews with women across a broad...
Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running
The Best Advice to Get Started, Stay Motivated, Lose Weight, Run Injury-Free, Be Safe, and Train for Any Distance
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running is designed specifically to address the unique challenges and rewards the sport presents to the fastest growing segment of the market—women runners.
More than 10 million women across the country now identify themselves as regular runners. In...
Our Turn Our Time
Women Truly Coming of Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Our Turn, Our Time is an amazing collection of essays written by women who are committed to celebrating and valuing the passage into the second half of life. These women are redefining the role older women play in contemporary society by embracing creativity, spirituality, and sisterhood. These essays...
What Happy Women Know
How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Change Women's Lives for the Better
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
The director of Canyon Ranch's award-winning Life Enhancement Program draws on the latest discoveries in psychology and gender-specific medicine to help all women enjoy richer, healthier, more fulfilling lives.
In this innovative book about what brings women happiness, Dr. Dan Baker focuses...
Women of the 1960s
More Than Mini Skirts, Pills & Pop Music
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
An in depth look at the lives of women in the swinging 1960s—beyond the sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll.
The 1960s were a progressive decade, bringing many life changing events, especially for women. Women of the 1960s explores the experiences of teenagers, young career women, and those...
What Women Really Want
How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2005
An invigorating and inspiring take on the new ways American women are changing and improving our culture and the way we live from Kellyanne Conway, counselor to president Donald Trump, and Celinda Lake, a leading political strategist for the Democratic party.
Women are the most powerful force...