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Publisher
Zed Books
Language
English
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"A panoramic account of the ever-evolving opportunities and challenges for girls, the new ways they have [been] able to present and speak up for themselves, and the popular hysteria that has frequently accompanied their progress"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"We tell girls that they can be anything, so why do 90 percent of Americans believe that geniuses are almost always men? New York Times bestselling journalist Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged the system--and celebrates the women geniuses past and present who have triumphed anyway. Even in this time of rethinking women's roles, we define genius almost exclusively through male achievement. When asked to name a genius, people...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"A major challenge in studies of environmental governance is dealing with the diversity of the people involved at multiple levels--villagers, development agents, policy-makers, private resource users and others--and taking seriously their aspirations, conflicts and collaborations. This book examines this challenge in two very disparate parts of our world, exploring what gender-equality, resource management and development mean in real terms for its...