Women & Gender Studies

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We're Not Taking Care of Our Mothers

We’re Not Taking Care of Our Mothers

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This chapter focuses on a woman whose husband has frequented sex workers. She believes that far from being "bored at home," men turn to sex workers because their wives are exhausted … 8 $0.80 Add
We're Talking Vulva!

We’re Talking Vulva!

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We’ve got a long way to go, baby: Confronting the dangerous myth that we’ve made it

We’ve got a long way to go, baby: Confronting the dangerous myth that we’ve made it

From: F-Bomb

In this chapter, the author confronts the dangerous 21st century myth that the push for gender equality has been a success and that the struggle is over. She argues that this is in no way the … 24 $2.40 Add
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What a Rush it was

What a Rush it was

From: Gang Life

The story of Janie, aged twenty-five, and George, eight years older, is in Chapter Five. Both Aboriginal, they were married until George killed a rival a couple of years ago. He also tried to … 18 $1.80 Add
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What Aboriginal Women Have to Say

What Aboriginal Women Have to Say

From: The Fourth World

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What Can’t Be Packed Away

What Can’t Be Packed Away

From: The M Word

Marita Dachsel reflects on moving, death, SIDS, superstition, names, nostalgia, child safety and freedom. 9 $0.90 Add
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What could possibly go wrong?

What could possibly go wrong?

PART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE

From: Nerve

This chapter talks about conflict, hardships, and challenges that may arise during a leaders career and how to handle these situations successfully as women leaders. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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What Do I Get?
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What Do I Get?

navigating the healthcare minefield

From: Bleed

In this chapter, Lindeman examines reproductive rights in the context of hysterectomies. She describes her own personal experience attempting to obtain a hysterectomy, the dismissal of female … 12 $1.20 Add
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What Does Our Progress Mean?

What Does Our Progress Mean?

From: About Canada: Queer Rights

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What Is Safety?
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What Is Safety?

From: Messy Cities

Kimahli Powell uses their experience with the Toronto-based charity, Rainbow Railroad, to explore what it means to provide a safe community for LGBTQIA+ individuals amidst a housing crisis. 7 $0.70 Add
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What Survival Means

What Survival Means

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author reflects on their time in Los Angeles in the 1990s, and her friendship with someone who was dying of AIDS. 12 $1.20 Add
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What the F*ck?

What the F*ck?

From: Stampede

In the opening chapter, the author describes her personal experiences of the Stampede, and how those prompted her to examine the event through a feminist lens. 22 $2.20 Add
What's Up With White Women
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What’s Up With White Women

Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice

What’s Up with White Women? is a practical guide for white women who are interested in becoming more effective in their cross-cultural, anti-racist practices. Blending real-life stories, … 274 View
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When Change is Your Only Option
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When Change is Your Only Option

Part 2. You are Formidable: Your Superpower

From: Women Winning Office

In When Change is Your Only Option Nash provides a brief history of her own life and how she first became involved in activism and labour politics. Nash describes her time working with the … 8 $0.80 Add
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When Is Your Time?
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When Is Your Time?

Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign

From: Women Winning Office

In When Is Your Time? Nash explores the issues with waiting for the ‘right time’ to run for office. This chapter primarily focuses on advice for women running for office. 11 $1.10 Add
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When Sisters Become Competitors

When Sisters Become Competitors

Coastal Women's Innovative Utilization of Trawler By-Catch in Ghana

From: Changing Tides

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