Challenges faced by women- Education, Career and Identity.


Book Description

Challenges faced by women- Education, Career and Identity’ deals with the struggles women go through to get educated and empowered in a male- dominated society. Women education is still considered secondary and women are deprived of their basic rights in many areas. Women are still under the clutches of patriarchy. There are many misconceptions regarding women education and empowerment in Islam. This is a modest attempt to correct prejudices about women in Islam. Book starts with the importance of women education and status of women education in India. Author emphasis the importance of women education in Islam and tries to erase misconceptions regarding women in social context by enlightening minds with references from Holy Quran and Hadith ( sayings of Prophet Muhammad pbuh). Why are women treated secondary in the family and the community? Why does Gender discrimination still persist? How long should we women tolerate inequality, injustice, discrimination, violence and abuse? Why men and society around impose restrictions and try to keep women under the clutches of dominance, when no religion denies women of their basic rights? Basic rights include education, empowerment, identity, rights in legal and financial matters and many more. Author points out the consequences of not educating women and denying them of their rights. Many examples of great women from Islamic and Indian history are presented who contributed by overcoming many challenges and barriers to give a bright and successful future for coming generations. The success stories of great women give inspiration to every person who reads.




Challenges Faced by Women- Education, Career and Identity.


Book Description

'Challenges faced by women- Education, Career and Identity' deals with the struggles women go through to get educated and empowered in a male- dominated society. Women education is still considered secondary and women are deprived of their basic rights in many areas. Women are still under the clutches of patriarchy. There are many misconceptions regarding women education and empowerment in Islam. This is a modest attempt to correct prejudices about women in Islam. Book starts with the importance of women education and status of women education in India. Author emphasis the importance of women education in Islam and tries to erase misconceptions regarding women in social context by enlightening minds with references from Holy Quran and Hadith ( sayings of Prophet Muhammad pbuh). Why are women treated secondary in the family and the community? Why does Gender discrimination still persist? How long should we women tolerate inequality, injustice, discrimination, violence and abuse? Why men and society around impose restrictions and try to keep women under the clutches of dominance, when no religion denies women of their basic rights? Basic rights include education, empowerment, identity, rights in legal and financial matters and many more. Author points out the consequences of not educating women and denying them of their rights. Many examples of great women from Islamic and Indian history are presented who contributed by overcoming many challenges and barriers to give a bright and successful future for coming generations. The success stories of great women give inspiration to every person who reads.




Career and Family


Book Description

In this book, the author builds on decades of complex research to examine the gender pay gap and the unequal distribution of labor between couples in the home. The author argues that although public and private discourse has brought these concerns to light, the actions taken - such as a single company slapped on the wrist or a few progressive leaders going on paternity leave - are the economic equivalent of tossing a band-aid to someone with cancer. These solutions, the author writes, treat the symptoms and not the disease of gender inequality in the workplace and economy. Here, the author points to data that reveals how the pay gap widens further down the line in women's careers, about 10 to 15 years out, as opposed to those beginning careers after college. She examines five distinct groups of women over the course of the twentieth century: cohorts of women who differ in terms of career, job, marriage, and children, in approximated years of graduation - 1900s, 1920s, 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s - based on various demographic, labor force, and occupational outcomes. The book argues that our entire economy is trapped in an old way of doing business; work structures have not adapted as more women enter the workforce. Gender equality in pay and equity in home and childcare labor are flip sides of the same issue, and the author frames both in the context of a serious empirical exploration that has not yet been put in a long-run historical context. This book offers a deep look into census data, rich information about individual college graduates over their lifetimes, and various records and sources of material to offer a new model to restructure the home and school systems that contribute to the gender pay gap and the quest for both family and career. --




Perspectives on Women’s Higher Education Leadership from around the World


Book Description

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Perspectives on Women’s Higher Education Leadership from around the World" that was published in Administrative Sciences




Women Leading Education Across the Continents


Book Description

Women Leading Education Across the Continents: Harnessing the Joy in Leadership is the fifth collection of research from scholars around the globe who seek to understand the successes, challenges and progress of girls and women leading in education. Using a variety of approaches to their inquiries, the scholars and practitioners in this book discover and document the work of women leaders throughout the world, seeking to understand in more nuanced ways how to chart a path for a more just society for all. This volume explores the status of women in educational leadership internationally, the factors that affect their leadership, their personal experiences and stories, and their work within the broader context of human rights. The journey of discovery in these pages invites titiro whakamua—looking toward a world for the good of all people.




Challenges and Negotiations for Women in Higher Education


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This book offers a clear, accessible exploration of lifelong learning and educational opportunities for women in higher education. It has been developed from work undertaken by members of the Women in Higher Education Network with chapters organized in three thematic sections: Ambivalent Positions in the Academy, Process and Pedagogy at Work, Career – Identity – Home.




Cracking the code


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This report aims to 'crack the code' by deciphering the factors that hinder and facilitate girls' and women's participation, achievement and continuation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, in particular, what the education sector can do to promote girls' and women's interest in and engagement with STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.




Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants


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There has been a marked increase in the number of immigrants worldwide. However, there is still limited research on immigrant experiences at work, especially the challenges and opportunities they face as they navigate and (re-)establish careers in new host countries. Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants is a comprehensive reference book that expands the understanding of career development issues faced by immigrants and explores organizational practices relevant to immigrant career development. The book presents research on the challenges, opportunities, and outcomes immigrants face as they navigate new employment and career landscapes. With coverage of such themes as career experience, career identities, and occupational downgrading, this book offers an essential reference source for managers, executives, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.




Theorising Identity and Subjectivity in Educational Leadership Research


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Theorising Identity and Subjectivity in Educational Leadership Research brings together a range of international scholars to examine identity and subjectivities in educational leadership in new and original ways. The chapters draw on a variety of approaches in theory and method to demonstrate the important new developments in understanding identity and subjectivity beyond the traditional ways of understanding and thinking about identity in the field of educational leadership. The book highlights empirical, theoretical and conceptual research that offers new ways of thinking about the work of educational leaders. The authors take critical approaches to exploring the influences of gender, race, sexuality, class, power and discourse on the identity and subjectivity formation of educational leaders. It provides global perspectives on educational leadership research and researchers and offer exciting new approaches to theorising and researching these issues. This book will appeal to researchers, students, and professionals working in the fields of educational leadership and sociology, and the chapters within offer readers new perspectives in understanding educational leaders, their work and their identities.




Analysing Identity


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People's identities are addressed and brought into being by interaction with others. Identity processes encompass biographical experiences, historical eras and cultural norms in which the self's autonomy varies according to the flux of power relationships with others. Identity Structure Analysis (ISA) draws upon psychological, sociological and social anthropological theory and evidence to formulate a system of concepts that help explain the notion of identity. They can be applied to the practical investigations of identity structure and identity development in a number of clinical, societal and cultural settings. This book includes topics on national and ethnic identification in multicultural contexts and gender identity relating to social context and the urban environment. Clinical applications that describe identity processes associated with psychological distress are also examined. These include anorexia nervosa and vicarious traumatisation of counsellors in the aftermath of atrocity. Analysing Identity is unique in its development of this integrative conceptualisation of self and identity, and its operationalisation in practice. This innovative book will appeal to academics and professionals in developmental, social, cross-cultural, clinical and educational psychology and psychotherapy. It will also be of interest to those involved with sociology, political science, gender studies, ethnic studies and social policy. Of particular note is the availability of new software, Ipseus, which facilitates ISA for use by practitioners. It enables them to enhance their professional skills by ascertaining their clients’ perspectives on self as located in the social world. This has been successfully used with pre-school three to five year-old children, and all other age-ranges through childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Ipseus is designed to be used in inter-cultural contexts and appeals to practitioners for their input for the generation of customized identity instruments (see www.identityexploration.com).