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  • The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

    Creator:
    Mau, Sindy Kay
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    Old women face a unique set of obstacles in their quest for empowerment. In this study the concept of empowerment is explored by politicizing issues of personal safety. The most significant factors that impede an old woman's sense of safety and control include oppression, primarily ageism and sexism, along with...
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    violence by men against women and children" (132). The "objective social basis" that Mies refers to

  • Selections from Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia

    Creator:
    Shaw, Susan M., Barbour, Nancy Staton, Duncan, Patti, Freehling-Burton, Kryn, and Nichols, Jane
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    For millennia, women around the world have shouldered the responsibility of caring for their families. But in recent decades, women have emerged as a major part of the global work force, balancing careers and family life. How did this change happen? And how are societies in developing countries responding and...
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    Part of Book

  • Guatemala

    Creator:
    Maes, Cari
    Abstract:
    A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Guatemala from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
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    Part of Book
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    (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook

  • Colombia

    Creator:
    Morales Ortiz, Maralisa
    Abstract:
    A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Colombia from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
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    Part of Book
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    (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook

  • Bolivia

    Creator:
    Kellar, Brenda
    Abstract:
    A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Bolivia from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
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    Part of Book
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    (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook

  • Argentina

    Creator:
    Archer, Whitney K. and Delatorre, Mayela
    Abstract:
    A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Argentina from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
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    Part of Book
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    (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook

  • Nepal

    Creator:
    Furman, Kali
    Abstract:
    A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Nepal from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
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    213 and Social Welfare estimated that 40,000 women aged 12–30 were working in cabin and dance

  • Micronesia

    Creator:
    Lockhart, Janet
    Abstract:
    A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Micronesia from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
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    Part of Book
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    (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook

  • Guam

    Creator:
    Furman, Kali
    Abstract:
    A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Guam from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
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    Part of Book
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    (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook

  • Bhutan

    Creator:
    Gharti Chhetri G. C., Sanju
    Abstract:
    A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Bhutan from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
    Resource Type:
    Part of Book
    Full Text:
    (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook