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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results30 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 8 Sources Library Connexions LibraryAngels of the Workplace: Women and the Construction of Gender Relations in the Canadian Clothing Industry, 1890-1940 Steedman, Mercedes Book 1997 Examines how the intricate weaving together of the meanings of class, gender, ethnicity, family, and the workplace created a job ghetto for women. Detailing the disparities between men and women in te... Color of Violence : The INCITE! Anthology INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence (ed.) Book 2006 An anthology of critical writings demanding that we address violence against women of color in all its forms, including interpersonal violence, such as sexual and domestic violence, and state violence... Connexions: Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 10, Number 1 - Spring 1986 - The Arts and Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Democracy Against Capitalism  Wood, Ellen Meiksins Book 1995 Wood provides a brilliant explication and defense of the key theoretical concepts relevant to socialism, understood to be the most radical social and economic democracy. Eating Fire: Family Life, on the Queer Side Riordon, Michael Book 2001 An inside look at a rainbow of relationships, sexual and otherwise, that gay, lesbian, and transgendered people create to animate their lives: lovers, partners, parents/kids, quick tricks, torrid affa... Fighting Fires & Breaking Barriers: Against The Current vol. 145 Flynn, Kate Article 2010 Having a young daughter and working in the building trades, I am always scanning cultural representations of construction and skilled trades work to see if there are women. Whether Sesame Street or We... Fighting the Wal-Mart Plague: Against The Current vol. 118 Miller, Karen Article 2005 Liza Featherstone offers a devastating portrait of rampant sex discrimination at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Women working for the company at all levels — from cashier positions to the highest levels of cor... Gay Marriage Yes!: Against The Current vol. 110 The Editors Article 2004 Any doubts about the meaning of the struggle for the right of gay and lesbian marriage should have disappeared forever when Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco opened the marriage bureau at city hall ... Gender segregation is humiliating and damaging Namazie, Maryam Article 2017 The author looks at gender segregation, drawing on her own personal experiences in Iran but also in a broader context and the resulting psychological damage done to girls from a very young age. Good Girls, Bad Girls: Sex Trade Workers and Feminists Face to Face Bell Laurie Book 1987 Looks into issues like racism in pornography, reclamation of the label "whore," the concerns surrounding censorship and the myths and stereotypes that have made sex trade workers outcasts. Healing the Wounds: The Promise of Ecofeminism Plant, Judith Book 1989 An anthology of writings on ecofeminism. Machismo and Its Discontents: Against The Current vol. 134 Ferguson, Ann Article 2008 The one clear memory I have of 1968 (as opposed to all those other antiwar and pro-civil rights struggles in which I was engaged in the 1960s and ‘70s) is that I was a member of a faculty ad-hoc group... Media Think Winter, James Book 2000 Increasingly the news media are owned by a small group of very large corporations with extensive interests outside the industry, run by the corporate elite.Winter argues that instead of offering diver... The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press Hackett, Robert A.; Gruneau, Richard; with Donald Gutstein, Timothy A. Gibson and Newswatch Canada Book 2000 Asks a number of questions, including: How well do the news media filter reality, for what purposes, through what processes and in whose interests? How do newspapers and TV stations choose what news i... A Parable of Women's Liberation: Against The Current vol. 134 Tax, Meredith Article 2008 Interview with Meredith Tax. Recast Dreams: Class and Gender Consciousness in Steeltown Livingstone, David ; Mangan, J. Marshall (Editors) Book Red Emma Speaks: Selected Writings and Speeches by Emma Goldman Goldman, Emma (edited by Shulman, Alix Kates) Book 1972 A collection of essays which provide a comprehensive view of Emma Goldman's theories and beliefs. Reporting Gender Based Violence: A Handbook for Journalists Article 2009 Violence Against Women has presented particular challenges to the media and to society because of the way it has been consigned to the "private" sphere -- dampening public discussion and stifling medi... Targeting Iran Barsamian, David Book 2007 A critical analysis of the Bush administration's policies towards Iran. Transgender oppression and resistance Miles, Laura Article 2014 Miles discusses how socialists approach the question of fighting oppressions like transphobia is not an abstract matter. It goes to the heart of how we work with oppressed groups and individuals such ... Triple Jeopardy and the Struggle: Against The Current vol. 134 Louie, Miriam Ching Yoon Article 2008 Being bi- and female in the Asian movement also means putting in double, triple, quadruple time. The Third World Women’s Alliance, an offshoot of the Black Women’s Liberation Committee of the Student ... Women and Global Capitalism: Against The Current vol. 85 Dujon, Veronica Article 2000 Women are affected in unique ways by current forms of global economic integration. Their experiences, concerns and needs must be a central part of the groundwork for understanding and transforming thi... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesMATCH International To promote the welfare of women in Canada and overseas, by funding projects, while ephasizing a feminist vision of development. METRAC (The Metro Action Committee on Public Violence ) Promotes the rights of women and children to live free from violence and threats of violence.
Organization for Women's Liberation - Iran Organisation for Women's Liberation (OWL) was built on 14th December 2002 in direct response to the growing women's movement in Iran for equality and liberation The contemporary history of women's mov... White Ribbon Campaign A campaign that encourages men to wear a white ribbon on December 6 to remember the Montreal massacre and to show their opposition to all types of violence by men against women. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryEthics and Gender: Equality in the newsroom, Brussels Declaration Sources News Release 2009 Brussels Declaraton on Ethics and Gender: Equality in the newsroom. IFJ Calls on Unions to Confront Crisis of Gender Bias in the News Sources News Release 2010 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)calls for a new debate in newsrooms over reporting gender issues and gave its backing to a global campaign to combat sexist reporting. IFJ Conference: Ethics and Gender: Equality in the newsroom Sources News Release 2009 What is women's representation in the news management? How do women journalists make their way in today's media changes? What role can journalists unions play in promoting gender equality? How can med... IFJ Launches Booklet to Engage Media Professionals in Fight Against Gender Discrimination Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today called on media professionals and unions activists to join the fight against gender discrimination by releasing a booklet on gender equality... IPS Africa Launches Reporting Gender-Based Violence Handbook Sources News Release 2010 Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa has launched a new handbook for reporters to support sustained media coverage of gender-based violence beyond 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children. Male Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Media Still Struggling to Break Gender Barriers in Cambodia Corporal, Lynette Lee 2009 Cambodia's media organisations are a 'battleground' for old ways and new approaches when it comes to gender. |
