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Women play a more visible and prominent role in politics and government in contemporary Norway than anywhere else in the world. constitute close to 40 percent of those who fill public corporate boards, councils, and committees; hold 40 percent of parliamentary and almost 30 percent of local council seats.

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Presents a comprehensive study of the experiences of women in modern German society. This book examines aspects of change and continuity in the lives of women and analyses the social differences, as well as the common ground shared between women of various classes.

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Presents a comprehensive study of the experiences of women in modern German society. This book examines aspects of change and continuity in the lives of women and analyses the social differences, as well as the common ground shared between women of various classes.

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With large numbers of people migrating to other countries after World War II, scholarship has focused on the status, problems, and successes of women immigrants since 1945. This bibliography is an international compilation which reveals the breadth of work on feminist immigration issues.

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Lynne Welch has compiled 26 provocative essays representing the latest research findings on the topic of women in higher education.

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More women are receiving advanced degrees and ascending to the ranks of deans, provosts, and presidents, but despite gains in advancing gender equality, efforts at true empowerment are still met with significant resistance within academia.

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This exhaustive bibliography contains more than 2,300 annotated entries on the lives of women in Japan. The volume lists works published in English from 1841 to the present, and a particularly significant feature is the inclusion of literary works by Japanese women.

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The definitive compilation of the inspiring and educational stories of women in medicine through the ages and around the world.

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Entries appear in chapters devoted to agriculture and economy, national development, education and training, health, home and family, and labor force and workplace.

A valuable source of data on women in Nigeria, the book will be useful for researchers and planners interested in women in this country and women in general.

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A concise survey of the treatment of jailed women in America since the early 1800s, their unique problems, the effect on their families, and the state of prisons today.

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This book is an intimate journey into the experiences and insights of 79 Australian women in relationships with bisexual men. The research, revelations, and reflections in this book tell us much about global constructions and understandings of intimate relationships, sexual desires, and love, and the socio-cultural representations and labeling of genders and sexualities.

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Thus, scholars in disciplines other than sociology, including American studies, criminology, economics, history, literature, political science, law, psychology, social psychology, social work, women's studies, and urban studies, will find this volume of significant interest.

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Erin Solaro delivers a wake-up call on the damage and repercussions of government neglect, rightist fervor, and feminist ambivalence about women in the military

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Written by a pioneer in the field of Middle Eastern women's history, this book presents a concise and comprehensive history of the lives of the region's women since the rise of Islam. It shows why hostile or apologetic responses are completely inadequate to the diversity and richness of the lives of Middle Eastern women.

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Provides a balanced survey of existing literature on women throughout the third world.

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This study examines the experiences of East German women and their transition into the capitalist order in reunited Germany, attempting to make a valuable contribution to the understanding of the gendered contexts in transitional societies.

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The first and only comprehensive biographical dictionary devoted to mythological women.

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This latest Seal Studies title explores a new discourse of feminism within ethnic studies