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A critical look at the difficulties women face in the field of Jewish studies, drawing on quantitative data, personal stories, and the gendered history of the field The field of Jewish studies has ex …

An ancient entertainer robbed of her livelihood while pregnant; a medieval holy woman performing a ‘miraculous termination’; an abortion provider prosecuted as a witch during the Reformation; a Victo …

Beginning with the broad theme of the Hindu widow and narrowing it down to Gujarati widows, Vatsala Mehta has made a time-sweep through three millennia of Indian social history starting with the Veda …

Discover the Extraordinary Journey Within The Woman in Me offers an illuminating voyage through the complexities and triumphs of modern womanhood. This compelling narrative invites you to explore the …

This collection of essays provides the first systematic and multidisciplinary analysis of the role of gender in the formation and dissemination of the American social sciences in the late nineteenth …

A remarkable autobiography of Alice Rothchild’s journey from 1950’s good girl to irreverent, feisty, feminist obstetrician-gynecologist forging her own direction in the contradictory, sexist world of …

Paternal, patriarchal, and fraternal concepts, metaphors, and images have long dominated thinking about politics. But the political, Gil Anidjar argues, has always been maternal. In a series of finel …

A razor-sharp and quick-witted analysis of why we need a new approach to fixing the gender inequality embedded in work. Even in wealthy democratic countries, gender inequality in paid and unpaid work …

Breaking Free: Discover the Journey Towards Comfort and Empowerment In a world where societal norms often dictate personal choices, Naked Truth: The Movement Against the Bra invites you to explore th …

Thirty years after its first publication, Womansword remains a timely, provocative work on how words reflect female stereotypes in modern Japan. Short, lively essays offer linguistic, sociological, a …