Showing results for "Women and Development" in Social Sciences

When it comes to sex, common wisdom holds that men roam while women crave closeness and commitment. But in this provocative, headline-making book, Daniel Bergner turns everything we thought we knew about women's arousal and desire inside out. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with...

Louise's goal is to see that all women experience self-love, self-worth, self-esteem, and a powerful place in society. In her inimitably warm and forthright manner, she offers penetrating insights on how women of all ages and backgrounds can achieve this goal and make the coming years the most...

"An instant classic." —Arianna Huffington "Will inspire people from across the political spectrum." —Jonathan Haidt An essential shortlist of leadership ideas for everyone who wants to do good in this world, from Jacqueline Novogratz, author of the New York Times bestseller The Blue Sweater...

A provocative and deeply important study of women’s lives, women’s choices—and an ‘unspoken taboo’—that questions the societal pressures forcing women into motherhood Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we...

What keeps women from being their best? Joyce has been helping women better themselves by helping identify emotional barriers and physical, mental, and spiritual obstacles in their lives for years. Now she provides another answer-confidence. Our society has an insecurity epidemic, women in...

The idea that gender is a performance—a tenet of queer feminist theory since the 1990s—has spread from college classrooms to popular culture. In Performance All the Way Down, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard O. Prum brings gender performativity into conversation with genetics, development, and evolutionary biology, arguing that the sexual binary is not essential to human genes, chromosomes, or embryos. Our genomes are not blueprints, algorithms, or recipes for the physical representation of our personal sexual essences or fates.

Power Moms has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher...

New York Times Bestseller The internationally syndicated radio host celebrates a group of critically important yet usually overlooked women—stay-at-home moms—and offers them words of inspiration and wisdom. “I’m scared out of my mind.” Dr. Laura hears this frequently from women who...

“You Can And You Will” is hosted by Kathrine Louis – Executive Coach, corporate leader, art and design lover, full-force Libra and single mama of three. A woman who understands what it means to strive for success while balancing a full life. This podcast is for women who want to move forward, be successful, be happy and feel supported along the way. Women who are capable and ambitious, yet often find themselves managing a lot at once – careers, families, expectations – while wanting a life that feels grounded and aligned. Here, we keep things clear and practical. No overwhelm. No ...

Welcome to The Smilie Empowerment Podcast, the ultimate source of inspiration, motivation, and guidance for busy Latinas and women who want to unleash their inner power and find their voice. Join us to explore various topics to help you overcome obstacles, boost confidence, and achieve your goals. We've got you, from personal growth and self-care to career and leadership development, relationship, friendship advice, and leadership. Tune in now, and let's empower ourselves together! ¡Sintoniza ahora y empoderémonos juntos!

Welcome to The Smilie Empowerment Podcast, the ultimate source of inspiration, motivation, and guidance for busy Latinas and women who want to unleash their inner power and find their voice. Join us to explore various topics to help you overcome obstacles, boost confidence, and achieve your goals. We've got you, from personal growth and self-care to career and leadership development, relationship, friendship advice, and leadership. Tune in now, and let's empower ourselves together! ¡Sintoniza ahora y empoderémonos juntos!

LSE Department of International Development celebrates International Women's Day 2020 by interviewing three women in our department at different stages of their academic career. They tell us about their career journeys, highlights and barriers they have faced as well as what hopes they have for the International Development industry.

What About Men? has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher...

A road map for rewiring our brains to unlearn harmful beliefs, heal broken bonds, and transform our communities The beliefs that hold us back—inherited prejudices, self-limiting thoughts, destructive patterns—often feel permanent. But what if they're not? In Radical Unlearning, you’ll...

“[A] paean to feminism and the solidarity of womenkind. . . . This book is a celebration of women in their various roles: mother, sister, civil rights advocate, consumer advocate, first-class mechanic, politician—which Roberts’ own mother once was.” —Washington Post “The perfect...

From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change. The Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. In response...

#MeToo in the Corporate World has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher...

An essential resource that addresses the unique experiences of trauma, healing, and mental health in Asian and Asian American communities. Coauthors Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon are professional therapists who witnessed firsthand how mental health issues often went unaddressed not only in their...

A practical, inspirational, revolutionary guide to social innovation Many of us have a deep desire to make the world around us a better place. But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually...

An updated edition of a standard in its field that remains relevant more than thirty years after its original publication. Over thirty years ago, sociologist and University of California, Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild set off a tidal wave of conversation and controversy with her...