Gender encompasses biological sex but extends beyond it to the socially prescribed roles deemed appropriate for each sex by the culture in which we...

The experience of being a woman in the modern world cannot be easily described using a series of psychological clichés and generic feminist languag...

Women want to be all of themselves and want to be their own selves, not examples of types. They want to work out their own individual combinations ...

Camps as a global and ubiquitous mass phenomenon of the present and a flexible isolation tool for/against specific socially, politically, or ethnic...

Between 1870 and 1970, 26 million Italians left their homeland and travelled to places like Canada, Australia and the United States in search of wo...

Centuries before Santa Fe declared itself to the world as a centre of art and style, it was establishing the values and traditions that attracted t...

Many Canadians say that British Columbia is the zaniest political province. It's too diverse, too polarised -- geographically, demographically and ...

When the Twin Towers in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington were hit by aeroplanes, the western world stood in shocked silence. Then came the ...

This engaging and insightful book is the first historical study in English portraying the lives and fates of Czech women. The seven life stories, r...

This engaging and insightful book is the first historical study in English portraying the lives and fates of Slovak women. The seven life stories, ...

The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy in a range of areas ...

Gender-based discrimination, harassment, and violence against women in the home, workplace, and society at large are continuing topics of legislati...

This book presents current research focusing on sexual minorities. Topics discussed include gay and lesbian parenthood; asexuality; media represent...

This book is based on 18 life stories as told by women over the age of 70 with roots in 27 different countries. Each story is analysed as a unique ...

"A moving and inspiring memoir of a same-sex couple as they create a life together, adopt twins, and overcome challenges, from outside and within, ...

The link among health, well-being and social support is well-known. Social support represents an important protective factor against stress both di...

This book explores the historical roots of the current status of women in Malta, and through extensive examination of the intricate interconnectedn...

Standing Together is a powerful expression of women's collective and individual strength. It is a collection of personal stories from women who hav...

Alberta's Conservative governments have employed several strategies to resist feminist claims for women's equality, from stonewalling during the 19...

"Our voices scrubbed out and forgotten. There are those who research and write about sex workers who often forget we are human." --Amy Lebovitch S...

This book traces suicide in creative women. Stress, alcohol, and life's traps ensnared these women. But why especially the creative ones? The Direc...

Surrogacy is heavily promoted by the stagnating IVF industry which seeks new markets for women over 40, and gay men who believe they have a 'right'...

What drives young women and what drives them mad? Twentysomething women talk about their feminism. What they do, how they do it and why they choose...

The Information Society is an evolving project, with new 'ensembles' of social practices and of information and communication technologies (ICTs) e...

Christened Claudia Alta Taylor when she was born in a country mansion near Karnack, Texas, she received her nickname 'Lady Bird' as a small child; ...

Christened Claudia Alta Taylor when she was born in a country mansion near Karnack, Texas, she received her nickname "Lady Bird" as a small child; ...

No one after reading this thought-provoking book will blithely assert that we are living in an age of equality between the sexes. Taking the 1930s ...

No one after reading this thought-provoking book will blithely assert that we are living in an age of equality between the sexes. Taking the 1930s ...

Dance has become increasingly visible within contemporary culture: just think of reality TV shows featuring this art form. This shift brings the ba...

Over the past several hundred years, many women have made major, significant contributions to society, to their countries and to their field of end...

It's 1981, and Sylvia Taylor has signed on as rookie deckhand on a wallowy 40-foot salmon troller. Looking forward to making money for university, ...

This is a memoir of the writer Beryl Fletcher's life between the year of her birth in 1938 and 1972. It is the story of one woman's life -- but it ...

There are (at least) two competing views on prostitution: Prostitution as a legitimate and acceptable form of employment, freely chosen by women an...

This novel follows the narrator, a film-maker, through the process of writing a script. With a central motif being the story of Helen of Troy and t...

Dr. Margaret Phillips was a pioneering missionary who served in China at a time when women were usually dutiful wives, and certainly not unmarried ...