| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 245 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Experiences of a Black South African Woman; Single Motherhood in America: My Struggle; Redefining the Meaning of Work; Moving and Mixing: Stories of Migrant Women in New Zealand; Homeless Women and the Choices They Make; Pencilled in at the Margins: Dealing with Bullies at Work; Gender Equity in a Post-Apartheid South Africa; In Search of a Title; Our Lives with Mother and Alzheimer's Illness; 'Openly Positive': Living and Working with HIV/AIDS; Children Left Behind: Voices (Ukhuhebeza)1 of HIV+ Mothers. |
| Summary |
This book contains narratives pertaining to the challenges, struggles and success. stories of women in the workplace who come from diverse cultures and social backgrounds. The essays discuss the struggles of women who were marginalised but who fought. for recognition, dignity and respect in their workplaces and personal lives. The. narratives cross cultural boundaries, presenting multiple dimensions of the struggle. and success of women from different walks of life. Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Survival brings hope. for those who continue to suffer in silence. This multi-cult. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Employment.
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Women -- Employment. |
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Women -- Psychology.
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Women -- Psychology. |
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Women -- History.
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Women. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- History.
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History.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Naidoo, K. (Kogilam), 1956-
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Patel, Fay.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Working women. Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009 (DLC) 2008048188 |
| ISBN |
9788132101246 (electronic book) |
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8132101243 (electronic book) |
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9788178299228 (hard back) |
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8178299224 (hard back) |
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