Author : Meghan Tschanz
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 23,50 MB
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830847790
Meghan Tschanz was radically changed after witnessing the violence and oppression experienced by women around the globe. She also became keenly aware of how her own Christian culture was often complicit in the problem. As you read Meghan's transformative story, you'll be inspired to amplify your voice, confront injustice, and discover a biblical standard for gender equality.
Author : W. Brad Johnson
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 38,88 MB
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1633699463
When it comes to mentoring, women face more barriers than men. Here's how men can help change that. Increasingly, new employees and junior members of any profession are encouraged—sometimes stridently—to "find a mentor!" Four decades of research reveals that the effects of mentorship can be profound and enduring; strong mentoring relationships have the capacity to transform individuals and entire organizations. But the mentoring landscape is unequal. Evidence consistently shows that women face more barriers in securing mentorships than men, and when they do find a mentor, they may reap a narrow range of both professional and psychological benefits. Athena Rising is a book for men about how to eliminate this problem by mentoring women deliberately and effectively. Traditional notions of mentoring are modeled on male-to-male relationships, yet women often report a desire for mentoring that addresses their interpersonal needs. Women want mentors who not only understand this, but truly honor it. Coauthors W. Brad Johnson and David G. Smith present a straightforward, no-nonsense manual for men working in all types of institutions, organizations, and businesses to become excellent mentors to women, because as women succeed, lean in, and assume leading roles in any organization or work context, the culture will become more egalitarian, effective, and prone to retaining top talent.
Author : Swanee Hunt
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 19,33 MB
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822373564
In the spring of 1994, the tiny African nation of Rwanda was ripped apart by a genocide that left nearly a million dead. Neighbors attacked neighbors. Family members turned against their own. After the violence subsided, Rwanda's women—drawn by the necessity of protecting their families—carved out unlikely new roles for themselves as visionary pioneers creating stability and reconciliation in genocide's wake. Today, 64 percent of the seats in Rwanda's elected house of Parliament are held by women, a number unrivaled by any other nation. While news of the Rwandan genocide reached all corners of the globe, the nation's recovery and the key role of women are less well known. In Rwandan Women Rising, Swanee Hunt shares the stories of some seventy women—heralded activists and unsung heroes alike—who overcame unfathomable brutality, unrecoverable loss, and unending challenges to rebuild Rwandan society. Hunt, who has worked with women leaders in sixty countries for over two decades, points out that Rwandan women did not seek the limelight or set out to build a movement; rather, they organized around common problems such as health care, housing, and poverty to serve the greater good. Their victories were usually in groups and wide ranging, addressing issues such as rape, equality in marriage, female entrepreneurship, reproductive rights, education for girls, and mental health. These women's accomplishments provide important lessons for policy makers and activists who are working toward equality elsewhere in Africa and other postconflict societies. Their stories, told in their own words via interviews woven throughout the book, demonstrate that the best way to reduce suffering and to prevent and end conflicts is to elevate the status of women throughout the world.
Author : Chantelle Adams
Publisher : Stoke Publishing
Page : pages
File Size : 11,9 MB
Release : 2017-04-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781988675046
WOMEN RISING is a compilation of women's voices, sharing their stories of heartache, loss, struggle and the beautiful lessons they learned while going through these difficult moments in their lives. These women have overcome the odds, have fought a great fight, have lost and loved, have come to the moment that could break them and chosen to walk a new path and light their own way. You will find every story unique, powerful and full of lessons that have the potential to change your life. This is a book that will renew your faith in the ability to truly live when all feels lost. The Dalai Lama once said so eloquently, "The world will be saved by the western woman." It is time to rise. Read on, and join us in speaking your truth, sharing your story and changing the world together, one voice at a time
Author : Dalisia Coppersmith
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2024-02-15
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : Tiffany Reese
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1646115422
Take charge of your life—the strong woman's guide to crushing it How do you learn to love who you are, follow your dreams, and seize the moment—when just getting to Friday feels like a struggle? Strong Women Rising has some pointers. It's the witty, useful, practical guide to navigating everything from career opportunities and personal relationships to mental health and body image. Hilarious anecdotes, bite-size advice, and quick writing prompts will help you find the confidence and inner strength to live like strong women do and achieve the goals that feel out of reach. Now is the time to get out of your comfort zone and unleash your inner badass. Strong Women Rising includes: All you need is (self) love—Learn to quiet negativity and self-doubt, explore what self-care means for you, and practice letting go of the past. The ego balancing act—This kick-in-the-pants guide will help you see how awesome you really are—and keep you from getting too stuck in your own head. Gratitude (yes, really)—Get in the habit of feeling grateful for your talents, your body, the other strong women around you, and coffee. Especially coffee. Get some extra practice taking care of business with Strong Women Rising.
Author : Elizabeth Cunningham
Publisher : Monkfish Book Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0983358974
"Smart and earthy . . . richly imaginative . . . the epitome of the storyteller's art."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, named one of "The Year's Best Books" "This amazing book could well become a classic of women's literature."—Booklist, named one of the "Year's Ten Best Fantasy Books" Young Magdalen and Jesus, brimming with youthful charm and arrogance, find each other and fall in love, forging a bond that is stronger than death. Their pleasure is overshadowed by a brilliant but unbalanced druid who knows a perilous secret about Maeve's past. The prequel to The Passion of Mary Magdalen. Now in paperback!
Author : Brené Brown
Publisher : Random House
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,40 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 081298580X
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Don’t miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, and worthiness. Her pioneering work uncovered a profound truth: Vulnerability—the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome—is the only path to more love, belonging, creativity, and joy. But living a brave life is not always easy: We are, inevitably, going to stumble and fall. It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong. As a grounded theory researcher, Brown has listened as a range of people—from leaders in Fortune 500 companies and the military to artists, couples in long-term relationships, teachers, and parents—shared their stories of being brave, falling, and getting back up. She asked herself, What do these people with strong and loving relationships, leaders nurturing creativity, artists pushing innovation, and clergy walking with people through faith and mystery have in common? The answer was clear: They recognize the power of emotion and they’re not afraid to lean in to discomfort. Walking into our stories of hurt can feel dangerous. But the process of regaining our footing in the midst of struggle is where our courage is tested and our values are forged. Our stories of struggle can be big ones, like the loss of a job or the end of a relationship, or smaller ones, like a conflict with a friend or colleague. Regardless of magnitude or circumstance, the rising strong process is the same: We reckon with our emotions and get curious about what we’re feeling; we rumble with our stories until we get to a place of truth; and we live this process, every day, until it becomes a practice and creates nothing short of a revolution in our lives. Rising strong after a fall is how we cultivate wholeheartedness. It’s the process, Brown writes, that teaches us the most about who we are. ONE OF GREATER GOOD’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR “[Brené Brown’s] research and work have given us a new vocabulary, a way to talk with each other about the ideas and feelings and fears we’ve all had but haven’t quite known how to articulate. . . . Brené empowers us each to be a little more courageous.”—The Huffington Post
Author : Stephanie Raffelock
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 13,28 MB
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1647421640
Ever since Eve was banned from the garden, women have endured the oftentimes painful and inaccurate definitions foisted upon them by the patriarchy. Maiden, mother, and crone, representing the three stages assigned to a woman’s life cycle, have been the limiting categories of both ancient and modern (neo-pagan) mythology. And one label in particular rankles: crone. The word conjures a wizened hag—useless for the most part, marginalized by appearance and ability. None of us has ever truly fit the old-crone image, and for today’s midlife women, a new archetype is being birthed: the creatrix. In Creatrix Rising, Stephanie Raffelock lays out—through personal stories and essays—the highlights of the past fifty years, in which women have gone from a quiet strength to a resounding voice. She invites us along on her own transformational journey by providing probing questions for reflection so that we can flesh out and bring to life this new archetype within ourselves. If what the Dalai Lama has predicted—that women will save the world—proves true, then the creatrix will for certain be out front, leading the pack.
Author : Cecilia Muñoz
Publisher : Seal Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 158005949X
Advice and inspiration for women of color seeking new heights of influence, from the "incredible" top Latinx advisor to President Obama (Jennifer Palmieri, author of Dear Madam President). Women of color today are contributing to an unprecedented wave of "firsts"-whether they are the first in a family to attend college, the first to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or the first in public office, women of color are reaching new heights of influence. Cecilia Muñoz was a first, too, and she knows what it means to make her way without exemplars to follow. The first Latinx to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council, Muñoz draws lessons from the challenges she faced as the senior Hispanic person in the Obama White House and as a longtime powerful voice in the Civil Rights Movement. She shares her insights, along with those of some extraordinary women of color she met along the way, as an offering of inspiration to women of color who are no longer willing to be invisible or left behind. Full of invaluable lessons about working through fear, facing down detractors, and leading with kindness, Muñoz provides the thoughtful insight and tactical tools women of color need to be successful-without compromising who they are.
