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Da sempre la rabbia ha una cattiva fama, è considerata un'emozione sgradevole e deprecabile. In generale, quindi, tendiamo a provare nei suoi confronti una certa paura e a non concederle spazio, che si tratti della nostra o di quella altrui. Questo vale in particolare per le donne: di fatto, una donna che esprime liberamente la propria rabbia viene definita stizzosa, isterica o eccessivamente drammatica. Per questo, le donne più degli uomini hanno la tendenza a rimuoverla e a nasconderla, in primis a se stesse, dietro il volto dell'amarezza, della delusione, del dolore.

Libere e padrone del proprio destino: era questa l'idea che le donne italiane avevano di sé. Ma era un'illusione, perché le cose negli ultimi vent'anni sono cambiate profondamente. In peggio. Non solo le donne italiane non hanno più fatto progressi, ma hanno cominciato ad arretrare, svegliandosi nel paese più maschilista d'Europa. Quali sono le radici di questo fenomeno e, soprattutto, perché le donne italiane hanno smesso di combattere per difendere i propri diritti? Il libro racconta storie, personaggi e fenomeni forse imprevedibili.

Gli occhi delle donne sono sempre stati usati dagli uomini come specchi nei quali cercare un riflesso per poter costruire la propria immagine e alimentare la propria autostima. Tuttavia, oggi qualcosa sta cambiando. Accade difatti che le proprietà correttive dello specchio degli occhi femminili abbiano cominciato a invertire il loro meccanismo di funzionamento e ad agire in senso contrario, amplificando limiti e difetti maschili. Come reagiscono gli uomini? La gran parte si sente smarrita, inquieta e disorientata, maggiormente fragile e insicura.

Que explote todo es el segundo libro de la escritora y periodista Arelis Uribe, autora del libro de cuentos Quiltras y columnista de varios medios nacionales. Este audiolibro reúne distintos textos que viajan por temáticas que cruzan la vida e ideología de muchas identidades, en especial mujeres que buscan no sólo luchar por un bien común y por una vida de respeto mutuo en un mundo liderado por lo masculino, sino que buscan de alguna u otra forma destruir desde la base todas las ideologías y los discursos imperantes.

In this path-breaking and genre-defying book, Parmesh Shahani - vice president at Godrej Industries Ltd - draws from his decade-long journey in the corporate world as an out and proud gay man to make a cogent case for LGBTQ inclusion and lay down a step-by-step guide to reshaping office culture in India.

Avec beaucoup d'humour et une courageuse sincérité, Elizabeth Day s'inspire de ses propres déboires personnels, mais aussi de son célèbre podcast "How To Fail" qui a vu défiler des célébrités telles que Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Alastair Campbell et David Nicholls, pour nous livrer un puissant manifeste aux accents féministes et s'élever contre les diktats de la perfection. À l'heure des réseaux sociaux, difficile d'échapper à ce flux constant de photos de stars en bikini, de bébés joufflus et de plages paradisiaques.

White women are one of the most influential demographics in America - we are the largest voting bloc, with purchasing power that exceeds anybody else’s, and when we unify to demand change, we are a force with which to be reckoned. Yet, so many of us sit idly on the sidelines, opting out of raising our hands to do, learn, and engage in ways that could make a difference. Why?

The journey of motherhood can be a challenging and tumultuous one for a woman. In this audiobook, author Ankita Jain presents a plethora of possibilities, promises and reality checks that the experience of motherhood can bring. The book is the outcome of a collection of columns penned by the author during her days of pregnancy. While socially, motherhood is assumed to be a fulfilling phase in a woman’s life, it is also beset with challenges, and at each stage, the woman also makes a choice about her body, her life, relationships, family and future.

Meet the women and female-identifying heroes who have defied death, flouted cultural norms, and risen above poverty to become CEOs, entrepreneurs, activists, role models, media moguls, and movement creators. This collection of stories, essays, and interviews celebrates their superpowers: love, determination, vision, and grit. These 50 women share their wisdom and advice in ways that will inspire you to discover your own superpower.

Täglich kümmern sich Frauen um die Belange anderer: in der Beziehung, im Job, im Haushalt, als Mütter oder Töchter. Diese stillschweigend vorausgesetzte und zeitintensive emotionale Arbeit frustriert - kein Wunder, dass Frauen auf der ganzen Welt ausgebrannt und überfordert sind. Das geht gar nicht und muss sich ändern, denn die Organisation des gemeinsamen Lebens ist Sache beider Partner!

Voices from the Blue tells the story of the hundred years of service of female police officers within the Metropolitan Police through the voices of the women who fought their way towards equality and won the respect of both their colleagues and the public. The authors have interviewed hundreds of former and serving policewomen and with the co-operation of the Metropolitan Police and the Women's Police Association now have access to the files and stories of thousands of former officers who served over the past hundred years.

With contributions from a wide array of scholars and activists, including leading Chicana feminists from the period, this groundbreaking anthology is the first collection of scholarly essays and testimonios that focuses on Chicana organizing, activism, and leadership in the movement years. The essays in Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activisim and Feminism in the Movement Era demonstrate how Chicanas enacted a new kind of politica at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, and developed innovative concepts, tactics, and methodologies that in turn generated new theories, art forms, organizational spaces, and strategies of alliance.

Recurriendo a sus años como activista y comentarista de los problemas de las mujeres en Medio Oriente, Eltahawy explica que desde que comenzó la Primavera Árabe en 2010, las mujeres en el mundo árabe han tenido dos revoluciones que afrontar: una lucha junto a los hombres contra los regímenes opresivos y otro lucha contra todo un sistema político y económico que reprime a las mujeres en estos países.

Nancy K. Miller describes her friendships with three well-known scholars and literary critics: Carolyn Heilbrun, Diane Middlebrook, and Naomi Schor. Their relationships were simultaneously intimate and professional, emotional and intellectual, animated by the ferment of the women’s movement. Friendships like these sustained the generation of women whose entrance into male-dominated professions is still reshaping American society. The stories of their intertwined lives and books embody feminism’s belief in the political importance of personal experience.

¿Qué implicaciones tiene ser madre, parir y dar de mamar? Las mujeres nos enfrentamos a una doble presión, ser mamás, como dicta el mantra patriarcal, y triunfar o sobrevivir como podamos en el mercado de trabajo: un ejercicio casi imposible de malabarismos cotidianos. A lo largo de la historia, la maternidad ha sido utilizada como instrumento de control y supeditación de las mujeres.

In May 2006 Jacob Zuma was found not guilty of the rape of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo - better known as Khwezi - in the Johannesburg High Court. Another nail was driven into the coffin of South Africa's fight against sexual violence. Vilified by Zuma's many supporters, Khwezi was forced to flee South Africa and make a life in the shadows, first in Europe and then back on the African continent.

¿Sabías que el 95% de las mujeres se ocupan del cuidado de hijas e hijos frente al 68% de los hombres? ¿O que el 84% de las mujeres asumen las tareas del hogar frente a un 42% de los hombres? La carga mental es la planificación, la creación de listas, el recuerdo de detalles, fechas, citas, y todo el trabajo invisible que realizamos de forma constante para organizar nuestras vidas y las de las personas que nos rodean. Muchas veces ni siquiera somos conscientes de la cantidad de carga que llevamos encima cada día.

In this anthology of creative nonfiction, 28 writers set out to discover what they know, and don't know, about the person they call Mother. Celebrated writers Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith have curated a diverse and insightful collection that challenges stereotypes about mothers and expands our notions of motherhood in the South. The mothers in these essays were shaped, for good and bad, by the economic and political crosswinds of their time.

¿Sabías que el 95% de las mujeres se ocupan del cuidado de hijas e hijos frente al 68% de los hombres? ¿O que el 84% de las mujeres asumen las tareas del hogar frente a un 42% de los hombres? La carga mental es la planificación, la creación de listas, el recuerdo de detalles, fechas, citas, y todo el trabajo invisible que realizamos de forma constante para organizar nuestras vidas y las de las personas que nos rodean. Iria Marañón analiza de qué está hecha esa carga extra que soportan las mujeres y da consejos y pistas sobre cómo pueden deshacerse de ella.

¿Sabías que en la India hay muchas niñas que no pueden acceder a la educación? ¿O que el 40 % de los matrimonios infantiles se producen en este país? Incluso, con frecuencia, las familias con pocos recursos sienten desilusión y rechazo cuando nace una hija. Durante los más de trece años que Jaume Sanllorente ha dedicado a la lucha pacífica contra la pobreza en Bombay, ha sido testigo de la discriminación que sufren las mujeres en la India.