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Books on: women s roles

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Women and Sex Roles: A Social Psychological Perspective

Book by Irene H. Frieze, Jacquelynne E. Parsons, Paula B. Johnson, Diane N. Ruble, Gail L. Zellman, Esther Sales, Jeanne Marecek, Gwendolyn Lewis, Joan Hertzberg, Deborah Lee; W. W. Norton, 1978

Subjects:

Sex Role, Women--Psychology, Women--Social Conditions

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...of the Sociology of Sex Roles . Itasca, Ill.: Peacock...175-88. CHERRY, s. H. The Menopause Myth...Doubleday, 1972. CHISHOLM, s. "Racism and Anti...40-45. CHISHOLM, s. "Sexism and Racism...and CRAIK, K. H. "Women as Politicians: The Social...Psychology of the American Woman." American Journal of...
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Contemporary Stage Roles for Women: A Descriptive Catalogue

Book by Sandra Heys; Greenwood Press, 1985

Subjects:

Acting, Actresses, American Drama--20th Century--Indexes, English Drama--20th Century--Indexes, Sex Role In Literature, Women--Drama--Indexes

Collections: Entire Library

...20-30s, supporting role , therapist, kind...Timmins: 60 plus, short role , stroke victim, Nurses: two short roles. WOMANSPEAK, Gloria...Short play. Contemporary Woman: 20-40, lead , central...figure who converses with women from the past. Abigail Adams: supporting role , writer, scholar...free love, ran for U.S. president. Mother...
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Sex as a Political Variable: Women as Candidates and Voters in U.S. Elections

Book by Richard A. Seltzer, Jody Newman; Lynne Rienner, 1997

Subjects:

Sex Role--United States, Voting--United States, Women In Politics--United States, Women Politicians--United States

Collections: Entire Library

...1992 . "Do Women Vote for Women?" July/August, p. 98...Rule, Wilma 1990 . "Why More Women Are State Legislators: A Research...If Senator Baker Were a Woman: An Experimental Study of...The Political Integration of Women: Roles Socialization, and Politics...Prejudice: Political Ambition and Role Orientations Among Female Partisan...
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Pearl S. Buck's Chinese Women Characters

Book by Xiongya Gao; Susquehanna University Press, 2000

Subjects:

American Fiction--Chinese Influences, Buck, Pearl S--(Pearl Sydenstricker)--1892-1973--Characters--Women, Buck, Pearl S--(Pearl Sydenstricker)--1892-1973--Knowledge--China, China--In Literature, Women And Literature--China--History--20th Century, Women And Literature--United States--History--20th Century, Women In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...female and broom , suggesting that a woman was sup- posed to be always confined...taken apart, 0' 3f , means young women. Clearly, Chinese women were sexual objects for men. However, a woman's roles in Chinese society are best seen in...
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Women in the New Asia: The Changing Social Roles of Men and Women in South and South-East Asia

Book by Barbara E. Ward; UNESCO, 1963

Subjects:

Women-- Asia, Southeastern

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Contributors 19 PART I Men, women and change: an essay in understanding social roles in South and South-East Asia...life of Ceylon women, by B. S. Siriwardena 150 Men's and women's roles in India: a sociological...

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Journal Articles on: women s roles

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Exploring the Impact of Gender Role Self-perception on Communication Style

Journal article by Michelle D. Kirtley, James B. Weaver III; Women's Studies in Communication, Vol. 22, 1999

Subjects:

Communication, Sex roles, Womens studies

Collections: Entire Library

...toward the communal gender role expressed distress and apprehension...other words, agentic men and women reported experiencing significantly...1081) = -5.40. Gender role differences. The regression model for the gender roles measure yielded eight regressor...represented. Since gender roles are socialized, unique variations...differing patterns of gender role stereotypes. Also, the Southern...
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Negotiating Leadership Roles: Young Women's Experience in Rural Egypt

Journal article by Rania Salem, Barbara Ibrahim, Martha Brady; Women's Studies Quarterly, Vol. 31, 2003

Subjects:

Citizens, Political behavior, Rural areas, Women, Young adults

Collections: Entire Library

...they enter into public roles. We posit that as young...their prescribed feminine role. For those who successfully...institutions of patriarchy place women at a remove from direct...secure privileges for women in the household and...alliances, both of a woman and of her adult children...marriagability" to women as a political strategy...boundaries in womens public roles. The price of transgression...
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Creating Safe Spaces and Building Social Assets for Young Women in the Developing World: a New Role for Sports

Journal article by Martha Brady; Women's Studies Quarterly, Vol. 33, 2005

Subjects:

Gender equity, Sports, Sports history, Women

Collections: Entire Library

...perceptions about girls roles and opportunities...empowerment among women (Madhavan et al...the transformative role of female solidarity...adolescent girls and young women. While there is...action-oriented role, boys can learn...contributions of girls and women, which in turn may...perception of appropriate roles for females. These...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton as "Madonna": The Role of Metaphor and Oxymoron in Image Restoration

Journal article by Karrin Vasby Anderson; Women's Studies in Communication, Vol. 25, 2002

Subjects:

Christianity and politics--Social aspects, Clinton, Hillary Rodham--Public relations, Feminism--Political aspects, Women politicians--Public relations, Women--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...candidate for the U.S. Senate. On February...appeared to drown the woman at its helm, and Rodham...candidate for the U.S. Senate. This study...perspective, however, is the role that metaphor and oxymoron...its long history in U.S. culture. Madonna in...that is liberatory for women. Postmodern feminists...only confirms traditional roles and representations of...
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Contemporary Women's Roles through Hmong, Vietnamese, and American Eyes

Journal article by Lisa A. Long; Frontiers - A Journal of Women's Studies, Vol. 29, 2008

Subjects:

Civilization, Western--Influence, Feminism--Analysis, Vietnam War, 1959-1975, Western culture--Influence, Women in war

Collections: Entire Library

...as Constance S. Richards...position of women in Southeast...Vietnamese Woman in the New...attain prominent roles in national...because "I am a woman. I can drink...farmwork as women are in contemporary...to play the role of decision...that gender roles as Westerners...situate gender roles within war...their Between Woman and Nation...Constance S. Richards...and Latina women) and how these...

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Magazine Articles on: women s roles

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Soldiering Ahead: Since Women Began Advancing into Its Upper Ranks, the U.S. Military Has Become Both a More Humane Workplace and a More Lethal Fighting Force. What Role Has Female Leadership Played?

Magazine article by Holly Yeager; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 31, Summer 2007

Subjects:

Command of troops--Social aspects, Command of troops--Training, Leadership--Social aspects, Recruiting and enlistment--Research, Recruiting and enlistment--Social aspects, United States. Armed Forces--Demographic aspects, United States. Armed Forces--Laws, regulations and rules, Women and the military--Civil rights, Women and the military--Social aspects, Women military personnel--Civil rights, Women military personnel--Social aspects

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...Ahead: Since Women Began Advancing...Ranks, the U.S. Military Has...Fighting Force. What Role Has Female Leadership...had few female role models and mentors...presence of more women in the senior...commander, also a woman, "did things...the men from the women and the men from...able to find one woman: Joan of Arc...recently the U.S. polities correspondent...
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Coming to the Aid of Women in U.S. Prisons

Magazine article by Dorothy S. Mcclellan; Monthly Review, Vol. 54, June 2002

Subjects:

Women criminals--Social aspects, Women prisoners--Social aspects

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...Coming to the Aid of Women in U.S. Prisons. by Dorothy S. McClellan I first...at his prison. No woman had ever worked inside...womens new social roles, would lead to their...3) Applied in U.S. prisons, the program...find detrimental to women. For a brief political...had a progressive woman governor, Ann Richards...
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Labor's New Face: Women Renegotiate Their Role

Magazine article by Amy Waldman; The Nation, Vol. 265, September 22, 1997

Subjects:

AFL-CIO--Membership, Labor movement--Analysis, Sweeney, John J.--Social policy, Women in the labor movement--Analysis, Working women--Analysis, Working women--Statistics

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...Renegotiate Their Role. by Amy Waldman...the A.F.L.s leadership--including...At headquarters, women head ten of twenty...Thompson--a woman and person of color...organizers who work with women at the bottom about the "Ask a Working Woman" survey, and they...with poor immigrant women." Says a union...should the A.F.L.s leaders--male...
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More Women in Senior Roles: If Only Companies Really Wanted It

Magazine article by Gerry Purcell, Shirley Knight; Ivey Business Journal Online, November 2011

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Canada, Careers, Executives, Leadership, Women, Workplace diversity

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More Women in Senior Roles: If Only Companies...million in the U.S. and proportionate...of opportunity for women in senior roles stem from an underlying...i.e., staff) roles; and even in companies where women are more than 80...
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Elisabetta Sirani: Beginning a New Role for Women in Art

Magazine article by Kandace Steadman; School Arts, Vol. 95, September 1995

Subjects:

Painting, Italian--Study and teaching, Sirani, Elisabetta--Works, Women painters--Biography

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Sirani: beginning a new role for women in art by Kandace Steadman...producing work in Europe were women. At that time, it was...merits of an educated woman and advocated basic instruction for women in music, reading and...1979. Harris, Ann S. Women Artists, 1550...

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Newspaper Articles on: women s roles

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Iraqi Women Praise U.S. Role in Their Country during Visit

Newspaper article by Beth Sneller; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 7, 2004

Subjects:

Hussein, Saddam

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Iraqi Women Praise U.S. Role in Their Country during...guessing surrounding U.S. involvement in the Middle...program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State...telling their stories. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert arranged...shaking with passion, both women stressed how thankful...liberating the Iraqis. The woman gave her a cross necklace...
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Women Seek Role in Peace Talks; Want More Female Leaders Involved

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 17, 2011

Subjects:

Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes, Pacific settlement of international disputes, Peace negotiations, Women executives--Negotiation, mediation and arbitration

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Women Seek Role in Peace Talks; Want More Female...TIMES Eleven prominent Afghan women this week called on the United...nation. The women met with U.S. administrators and policymakers...with the Taliban and before U.S. troops begin withdrawing...
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RP Taps Role of Women in Conflict Prevention

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2010

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Women

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

RP Taps Role of Women in Conflict Prevention. BUTUAN...and highlights women rsquo;s contribution to conflict prevention...Mindanao.The government rsquo;s move is in full support of the...impact of war of women rsquo;s contributions to conflict prevention...
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Bigger Role for Women in Peace Effort Pushed

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 7, 2010

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Peacekeeping forces, Women, Women's rights

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Bigger Role for Women in Peace Effort Pushed. As the world celebrates International Women rsquo;s Day on Monday (March 8), United Nations...General Ban Ki-moon said that more women should be given a bigger role in peacekeeping...
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A Multitude of Roles for Women Judges; (Opening Remarks Delivered during the 2008 Convention and Seminar of the Philippine Women Judges Association at the Historic Landmark Manila Hotel, March 7, 2008)

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2008

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Historic buildings--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Judges--Conferences, meetings and seminars, United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Women's associations--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Women's organizations--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Women--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Women--Societies, clubs, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

A Multitude of Roles for Women Judges; (Opening Remarks...NAZARIO HON. Alfredo S. Lim, City Mayor of...Court, Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna, Justice Teresita...we essay a multitude of roles. Foremost, within these...emulate. No doubt, our role as lady magistrates consists...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: women s roles

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Feminism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...workplace, changing family roles, redress for sexual...aspects of feminism, see woman suffrage . History Women traditionally had been...A. C. Rich, Of Woman Born (1986); H. L...Problematic (1989); S. L. Bartky, Femininity...al. Body/Politics: Women and the Discourses of Science (1990); S. Ganew, A Reader in...
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Ballet

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...masks took the female roles. The first ballet using trained women was The Triumph of Love...heels (for both men and women) were newly designed...entrechat (elevation) for women, shortened her skirt...performer to interpret his role through the dance and...encouraged. Bibliography See S. Lifar, A History of...
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Winfrey, Oprah

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...picture debut Steven Spielberg s The Color Purple (1985), and...of other movie and television roles followed. Winfrey subsequently...One of the countrys wealthiest women (her estimated worth in the...Words (1997); biography by H. S. Garson (2004); study by...
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Virginia , State, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...2001; he succeeded James S. Gilmore 3d, a Republican...2 senators to the U.S. Congress and has 13...1620 by beginning to send women to the colony. Although...government. Virginias Role in the New Nation During...again played leading roles. Other leaders such as...James Longstreet , R. S. Ewell , A. P. Hill...
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Hepburn, Katharine

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...in her early roles she was usually...more interesting women who were also...sophisticated woman, a persona mirrored...private life. In Woman of the Year...films are Little Women (1933), Alice...and The Trojan Women (1970). For...A Remarkable Woman (1985); G...1995); A. S. Berg, Kate...

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