Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Naidoo Kogi

Working owmen : Stories of strife, struggle and survival - New Delhi Sage Publications 2009 - 245p xvi

Table of contents
Foreword - Harsh Suri;
PART I: STRUGGLES IN THE WORKPLACE;
Experiences of a Black South African Woman - Thenjiwe Magwaza;
Single Motherhood in America: My Struggle - Heide Kaminski;
Redefining the Meaning of Work - Millicent Daweti;
Moving and Mixing: Stories of Migrant Women in New Zealand - Maureen Lewis;
PART II: EXPLOITATION IN THE WORKPLACE;
Homeless Women and the Choices They Make - Kay Sexton;
Pencilled in at the Margins: Dealing with Bullies at Work - Shelda Debowski;
Gender Equity in a Post-Apartheid South Africa - Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers;
In Search of a Title - Lynne Hunt;
PART III: HEALTH AND WELLNESS;
Our Lives with Mother and Alzheimer's Illness - Arlene Fester;
'Openly Positive': Living and Working with HIV/AIDS - Nokujabula Myeza and Dennis Francis;
Children Left Behind: Voices(Ukhuhebeza) of HIV+ Mothers - Nirmala Gopal and Reshma Sookrajh;
PART IV: HAVING FAITH: RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS;
Cultural Identities of South African Hindu Women - Sheila Chirkut;
Spiritual Strength in Overcoming Adversity - Anniekie Ravhudzulo;
Finding Work in the New Democracy - Arlene Fester;
PART V: FINDING SPACES: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT;
Living and Working in Calcutta: Jane's Story - Robyn Andrews;
Surviving with a Disability in New York City - Diane Saarinen;
Gendered Spaces: Men in Women's Places Vivian - Vivian Besen Ojong;
Poverty, Empowerment and Grass-roots Democracy: Defining Participatory Approaches - Sita Venkateswar;
PART VI: CONCLUSION;
Locating Women's Struggles in a Cultural Context - Fay Patel

ISBN: 9788178299228

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Women - Employment - History 2. Women - Psyhocology

Dewey Class. No.: 331.400000 / NAI