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The Ohio University Women in Sports Podcast hosted by Kendall Kraft ('25) and Katelyn Whittle ('25) tells the stories of current female students and alumni from the world's first Master's in Sports Administration program.

A century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever before, and more women want to have a career and family, yet challenges persist at work and at home. This book traces how generations of women have responded to the problem of balancing career and family as the twentieth century experienced a sea change in gender equality, revealing why true equity for dual career couples remains frustratingly out of reach.

When Linda Babcock asked why so many male graduate students were teaching their own courses and most female students were assigned as assistants, her dean said: "More men ask. The women just don't ask." It turns out that whether they want higher salaries or more help at home, women often find it hard to ask.

This podcast explores the issues of women in the work place and honors those who have achieved greatness through their work. These episodes are motivational.

Dr. Lori Spoozak, gynecologic oncologist, palliative medicine and physician champion of the Woman to Woman peer mentoring program at The University of Kansas Health System, talks with mentors about their respective cancer journeys. They discuss their experiences with cancer and answer common questions.

Join us as we sit down with accomplished women leaders from various fields, who share their personal experiences, challenges, and triumphs. Discover how these trailblazers have overcome barriers and shattered glass ceilings, while making a positive impact on their communities and industries.Through these enlightening conversations, we explore the importance of a liberal arts education in shaping well-rounded, intellectually agile leaders.

Dead Woman Pickney chronicles Yvonne Shorter Brown’s life growing up in Jamaica between 1943 and 1965 and teaching in Canada from 1969. Told with stridency and humour, the stories include both personal experience and history. Taking up the haunting memories of childhood, along with persistent racial marginalization of Black people, both globally and in Canada, the author sets out to construct a narrative that at once explains her own origins in the former slave society of Jamaica and traces the outsider status of Africa and its peoples.

Podcast by Alumni & Friends - Brown University

Queen's University's Chapter of the Scientista foundation aims to promote the advancement of undergraduate and graduate women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). Our propose is to provide women in science with the resources and support necessary to help them succeed in their current and future endeavours. "Women of Scientista" is a social media initiative with the goal of highlighting women in STEMM on Queen's campus, including professors, researchers and graduate students.

The Women's Center podcast highlights the stories of those who exist in our community space around us, whose stories you may not know, but definitely should. From the serious to the not-so, our topics range from light-hearted hot-takes to discussions on important histories, happenings, and movements. Tune in to hear the lovely voices of your neighbors and @ us on Instagram to be featured on the show! Cover Art By: Katie C. Lew

The Foxfire Magazine, a literary journal first published in 1967 in Rabun Gap, Georgia, was founded on the belief that stories and meaning could be found in Appalachian spaces, not only in classics such as Shakespeare. Filled with poetry and prose from local students and authors, the magazine also featured interviews with relatives and neighbors. These oral histories conducted by students from the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School quickly became the star of the magazine. Now, pulled from the vast Foxfire archive, come twenty-one oral histories from southern Appalachian women.

In Life Stages and Native Women, Kim Anderson shares the teachings of fourteen elders from the Canadian prairies and Ontario to illustrate how different life stages were experienced by Metis, Cree, and Anishinaabe girls and women during the mid-twentieth century.

Indigenous communities have been organizing against violence since newcomers first arrived, but the cases of missing and murdered women have only recently garnered broad public attention. Violence Against Indigenous Women joins the conversation by analyzing the socially interventionist work of Indigenous women poets, playwrights, filmmakers, and fiction writers.

The Rebel Women of Sunderland is a project that shines a light on the lives of Rebel Women from Sunderland with specially commissioned artworks and stories. This podcast takes inspiration from the stories told in the exhibition through conversations with modern-day iconic Sunderland women.

Even if you are not a sports enthusiast, you’ve most probably heard of Sania Mirza, PT Usha, Rani Rampal, Deepika Kumari, and Bachendri Pal.But what about Archana Venkataraman, Chekrovulu Swuro, Rita Gombu, Vandana Rao, and Sarita Devi?Probably not. While some soar to stardom, others remain in the shadows despite their exceptional talents. Welcome to Almost Perfect, a captivating series that unearths the remarkable yet often overlooked stories of Indian women athletes. We shine the spotlight on those who competed alongside the best but never quite achieved the fame they deserved. Their ...

The Queen's University Women in Science and Engineering Chapter proudly presents its seventh season of the 'How To Be WiSE' Podcast, a bi-weekly podcast that provides interviews focusing on the experience of being a woman in STEM. Each episode highlights guests who converse about the diversity of experiences and contributions of women in their respective fields of science. The goal of our podcast is to share the female experience in STEM by providing a space for female-identifying persons to share their stories, experiences, expertise and professional opinions.

Settler ranching in southern Alberta conjures the image of a lone cowboy riding through the foothills or a stoic ranch hand roping errant cattle. But women have always played an integral part in the cattle industry, often working without recognition or support to meet the challenge of the frontier. Ranching Women in Southern Alberta examines the rhythms, routines, and realities of women’s lives on family ranches.

Securing Canada’s Future offers a comprehensive analysis of the most serious challenges that Canada will face in the near future. Written by leading Canadian women scholars and security experts, this collection covers the most critical risks and threats on the horizon, including rising Chinese power, resurgent Russian aggression, escalating competition in the Arctic, the near irreversibility of climate change, disaster management and mitigation, evolving cybersecurity threats, and gendered violence.

The women's rights movement grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the mid-1800s and also addressed other women's legal rights issues. The second wave of the movement, which promoted economic, political, and social equality, gained momentum in the 1960s and '70s, when such groups as the National Organization for Women fought for equal pay and laws banning employment discrimination.

I've always known I was a monster. My mother abandoned me when I was 10 years old because I have a freakish mutant disease that makes me incapable of feeling pain. I bounced from one foster family to another because too many people like to test my medical condition in a game of "try to make Ollie scream". At 16, I killed a man for taking that game too far. Two years later, I'm still on the run in Kodiak, Alaska.